July 12, 2012
Africa: AfDB Supports Economic Reforms in Burundi With U.S. $18 Million
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved a USD 18 million grant from the Fragile States Facility resources to finance Burundi's Fifth Economic Reform… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Co-Hosts Second African Women Economic Summit
The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB, Donald Kaberuka, will speak at the Second African Women Economic Summit, which opens in Lagos, Nigeria, on 12 July. Read more »
July 10, 2012
Africa: Visit of President Yayi Boni to the AfDB
Three days from the African Union (AU) Summit scheduled to take place from July 14-16, 2012, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the AU Chairperson, Dr. Yayi Boni, who is also Benin's… Read more »
July 11, 2012
North Africa: African Economic Outlook Launches in North Africa Alongside Youth Jobs Debate
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will undertake the regional launch in Tunis of the 2012 edition of the African Economic Outlook (AEO) report on 16 July, under the high… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Delegation Takes Part in First Workshop On Long-Term Finance On Climate Change
The first workshop on long-term finance related to climate change in a series initiated at the COP 17 conference in Durban in 2011 took place in Bonn, Germany, from 9 to 11 July… Read more »
July 10, 2012
Africa: Parliamentarians Key to Institutionalisation of Value for Money, Accountability in Health Sector
African Finance and Health Ministers as well as parliamentarians, civil society, bilateral and multilateral partners gathered in Tunis, and agreed to intensify multisectoral… Read more »
Africa: 40 African Ministers Pledge for Enhanced Voice and Accountability in Health
Times are changing. Increasingly, health professionals are accountable for the way they use the resources, the services they avail to people and more generally, the results they… Read more »
Africa: Fertility Decline Key to Capturing the Demographic Dividend in Africa
High-profile speakers like Dr. Babatunde Osotimehim, Executive Director for UNFPA and Hans Rosling, Chairman of Gapminder Foundation spoke at length about the importance of family… Read more »
Africa: Rapid Child Mortality Decline in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa witnessed unprecedented declines in child mortality over the past two decades. The average child mortality rate decreased from 174 per 1,000 in 1990 to 121 per… Read more »
Africa: Using Public-Private Partnership to Finance National Hospitals - the Case of Lesotho
Many African countries are facing increasing demands for health financing with fewer limited resources available and dwindling donor financing. This disconnect compels African… Read more »
Africa: A Dynamic and Skilled Health Workforce Is Key to Universal Health Coverage
Achieving the Health Millennium Development Goals (WHO) in Africa will require substantial investments in training a dynamic and skilled health workforce. Most countries in Africa… Read more »
Africa: Capturing the ICT Dividend - AfDB Supports the Rise of E-Health in Africa
Spurred by technological innovations, a revolution in ehealth is taking place in Africa. A large part of this revolution is due to the phenomenal growth in mobile phone usage in… Read more »
July 16, 2012
Africa: African Economic Outlook 2012 (AEO) Regional Launching in Tunis
On the occasion of the African Economic Outlook 2012 (AEO) regional launch in Tunis, under the high patronage of the Tunisian Head of Government, the African Development Bank… Read more »
July 10, 2012
Africa: President of Benin, Dr Thomas Yayi Boni, Visits African Development Bank
The president of Benin, Dr Thomas Yayi Boni, will be making a visit to the African Development Bank at its temporary relocation agency offices in Tunis on 10 July. He will meet the… Read more »
Africa: The 2nd African Women's Economic Summit
In partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB), New Faces New Voices (NFNV) is hosting its second African Women Economic Summit (AWES). African government, regulators,… Read more »
July 09, 2012
Africa: AfDB Holds Seminar On Youth Employment in Lusaka
The African Development Bank hosted a High Level Policy Dialogue Seminar on Youth Employment in Lusaka, Zambia, focusing on the challenges and opportunities faced by countries in… Read more »
July 06, 2012
Africa: Financial Closure Ceremony for the Henry Konan Toll Bridge Project in Abidjan
The financial closing ceremony for the construction, operation and maintenance of the Henry Konan Bedie Toll Bridge Project in Abidjan ('Abidjan's 3rd bridge') was held at the… Read more »
July 05, 2012
Africa: AfDB Strengthens Its Anti-Corruption Agenda and Procurement Rules
The Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank Group have approved policies designed to strengthen the institution's anti-corruption agenda as well as its procurement… Read more »
Africa: Health Ministers Say Investing in Health Is Key to Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Africa
African finance and health ministers, parliamentarians, civil society organizations, private sector and representatives of bilateral and multilateral development institutions,… Read more »
July 03, 2012
Africa: AfDB President Meets With Tunisian Prime Minister
The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, was received in audience on Tuesday, 3 July by Tunisia's Prime Minister and head of government, Hamadi Jebali… Read more »
July 05, 2012
Africa: Enhancing Implementation of Environmental and Social Management Plans in the Agriculture
The Bank, through the natural resources and environment management, and the compliance and safeguard divisions, is holding two regional workshops in Dakar, Senegal (July 5-6, 2012)… Read more »
July 02, 2012
Africa: Emmanuel Mbi Is the First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the AfDB
Prior to joining the AfDB, Mr. Mbi worked for over 31 years at the World Bank and held several senior positions, the last being Director for Strategy and Operations, covering the… Read more »
June 29, 2012
Africa: AfDB Boosts 'One Bank' Policy to Build a Better Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) strengthened its "One Bank" approach in order to strengthen the economies and social structures of its member countries in Africa during the… Read more »
Africa: Guinea Bissau - The AfDB Finances the Rehabilitation of the Agricultural and Rural Sectors
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Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings will be held in Marrakech in 2013
Mr. Nizar Baraka, the Minister of Economy and Finance of the Kingdom of Morocco, and Ms. Cecilia Akintomide, Vice-President and Secretary General of the African Development Bank… Read more »