June 07, 2011
Africa: Inga - A Key to African Development And a Central Solution to Climate Change (AfDB)
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June 08, 2011
Africa: Africa Governments Urged to Improve Business Environment for Private Sector (AfDB)
African governments need to create a better business environment for the private sector so that companies can generate domestic revenue to help alleviate poverty and boost… Read more »
Africa: The AfDB Pleads for an African Green Fund
Africa could do much more to tackle climate change through the establishment of a continent-specific green fund, says Aly Abou-Sabaa, chairman of the Climate Change Coordination… Read more »
Africa: Fifteen African Nations Embarking On Climate-Smart Development (AfDB)
More than 400 stakeholders from 45 nations, including 15 African countries, will gather in Cape Town, South Africa on 24-25 June for the 2011 Climate Investment Funds (CIF)… Read more »
Africa: Development Experts Call for Greener Development Finance At AfDB Annual Meetings
Development finance experts convened at the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to discuss more environmentally and socially responsible ways of funding… Read more »
Africa: Accelerating Resource Mobilization for Water And Sanitation (AfDB)
The African Development Bank Group continues to place high priority on the water sector as a way of assisting Regional Member Countries (RMCs) to realize poverty reduction and… Read more »
May 30, 2011
Africa: Designing Targeted Financing to Build Africa's Carbon Market (AfDB)
While global carbon markets are taking off, Africa lags far behind with only 7% of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) global market share. The African Development Bank (AfDB) is… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Hosts Events to Promote Climate-Smart Development
During the month of June, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will host two major development forums with an eye to expanding support for green growth in Africa. Read more »
May 27, 2011
Africa: Climate Change High On AfDB's 2011 Annual Meetings Agenda
Delegates attending the 6-10 June Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will devote considerable time and energy in discussions about climate change and… Read more »
May 25, 2011
North Africa: AfDB Emphasizes Inclusive Growth in North Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has published an annual report for North Africa which highlights the importance of inclusive growth following recent changes in the… Read more »
May 23, 2011
Africa: The African Development Bank Strengthens Biodiversity Preservation
Conservation experts from the African Development Bank, development agencies, civil society, and regional governments met in Tunis, Tunisia on May 17-18, 2011 to identify and share… Read more »
May 20, 2011
Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings to Focus On Shared And Inclusive Growth
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group holds it 2011 Annual Meetings in Lisbon, Portugal from 9-10 June 2011, with the participation of finance ministers, central bank governors… Read more »
May 13, 2011
Africa: Tunis Consensus - Africa's Common Vision for Its Development Agenda
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency and the African Union Commission (AUC) are pleased to release the Tunis Consensus: Targeting… Read more »
May 06, 2011
Africa: AfDB At the Wef 2011-Bridging Borders - Fostering Regional Integration
AfDB at the WEF 2011-These are the African Development Bank (AfDB) comments on the session entitled "Bridging Borders: Fostering Regional Integration" at the World Economic Forum… Read more »
Africa: AfDB At the Wef 2011-the Africa Green Fund
Climate change is a prominent issue at 2011 session of the World Economic Forum for Africa . Due to Africa's vulnerability to the impact of climate change, it is certainly one of… Read more »
Africa: "One Region - Africa - Three Challenges. From Insights to Action"
On 4 May 2011 at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, the African Development Bank (AfDB) participated in a session entitled "One Region: Africa - Three Challenges.… Read more »
May 05, 2011
Africa: Global Monitoring Report 2011 - "Improving the Odds of Achieving the Mdgs"
This year's Global Monitoring Report 2011 entitled "Improving the Odds of Achieving the MDGs Heterogeneity, Gaps and Challenges", reviewed the evolution of the Millennium… Read more »
May 04, 2011
Africa: Regional Integration And Inclusive Growth High On AfDB Agenda At WEFA
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will participate in the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEFA), in Cape Town from 4-6 May, and will bring to bear its unique knowledge and… Read more »
May 02, 2011
Africa: Evaluation of Public Financial Management Reform in Africa
High level Public Financial Management (PFM) experts from across Africa will arrive in Tunis this week to discuss how to evaluate public financial management reform in Africa. The… Read more »
April 29, 2011
Africa: AfDB Approves Urban Development Strategy for African Cities
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved the Bank's Urban Development Strategy. The strategy is designed to transform African cities and… Read more »
April 20, 2011
Africa: AfDB to Incorporate Biomass And Bio Energy Into New Energy Strategy
The African Development Bank [AfDB] hosted a one day seminar on "Biomass and Bio energy Development in Africa" on Tuesday in Tunis, to seek inputs on the subject to feed into its… Read more »
April 18, 2011
Africa: World Bank And AfDB Urge Sudan to Resolve Issues Pledge Support
A third Sudan Roundtable, a forum launched by the World Bank to promote broad partnership in support of Sudan's development, was held during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings. The… Read more »
April 13, 2011
Africa: Improving Operations Results in Fragile States
"3C coherent, coordinated and complementary" was the theme of a workshop organized by the Fragile States Unit on Tuesday, April 13, 2011, in Tunis, with a view to improving… Read more »
April 12, 2011
Africa: AfDB, Gef Workshop On Resource Mobilisation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) have organized a two-day workshop in Tunis aimed at familiarizing AfDB staff with cost-effective ways… Read more »
April 08, 2011
Africa: AfDB Approves euros 25 Million for Addax Bioenergy Project in Sierra Leone
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Friday, a € 25million senior private sector loan to finance Addax Bioenergy Sierra Leone (ABSL)… Read more »