June 08, 2011
Africa: New AfDB Report Stresses Good Governance As Way to Fight Poverty in Africa
Promoting good governance as a key element in the fight against poverty in Africa was the main subject of the African Governance Outlook (AGO) presented by the African Development… Read more »
Africa: Powering Africa Trough Clean Energy - It's Possible (AfDB)
The shift to clean energy solutions will enable Africa to take advantage of concessional resources available, which reduce costs and risks of such investments while at the same… Read more »
Africa: 2010 Annual Report-Investing in Infrastructure (AfDB)
With more of 70% of its total approvals targeting the infrastructure sector in 2010, the African Development Bank has confirmed its leadership in this area. Read more »
Africa: AfDB-EMRC SME Forum is Inaugurated as SMEs Take Centre Stage for Africa's Future Development
The much awaited AfDB-EMRC SME Forum was inaugurated in Lisbon, Portugal on 6 June 2011 in front of over 300 delegates by Carlos Costa Pina, Portugal's Secretary of State for… 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 »
June 07, 2011
Africa: Reactions At the Press Breakfast (AfDB)
Sergio Soares, Journalist Portuguese News Agency: "This kind of breakfast meeting only happens once in a blue moon". Read more »
Africa: 2010- A Year of Operational Consolidation for the AfDB Group
If 2009 was the year the Bank played a countercyclical role by significantly increasing its assistance to regional member countries living under severe budgetary restraints, 2010… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Pledges Support for Science and Technology Education
Africa has enjoyed healthy growth over recent year, but to help maintain this growth, it needs to harness Science and Technology Innovations (STI). That means training people for… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Says All Africans Should Share in Benefits of Economic Growth
The dichotomy between statistics on Africa's economic growth and realities on the ground has emerged as a key talking point in discussions ahead of the 2011 Annual Meetings of the… Read more »
June 06, 2011
Africa: Africa's Economic Growth Rate Forecast to Fall in 2011 to 3.7 Percent From 4.9 Percent (AfDB)
North African economy stagnates as a result of instability and uncertainty Read more »
Africa: Delegates At AfDB Annual Meetings Seminar Support Better African Health Agenda
"It's time to change the health agenda in Africa," urged Agnes Soucat, human development department director at the African Development Bank (AfDB). She was adressing participants… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings Seminars Emphasize Shared Growth
Poor economic growth and the need to promote growth to benefit all Africans were high on the agenda of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Annual Meetings seminars which… Read more »
May 31, 2011
Africa: Relevant Investment Laws And Well-Designed Social Security Are Key to Inclusive Growth (AfDB)
The majority of Africa's poor have not been positively impacted by the over flogged economic growth on the continent. Have they benefited from improvement of the so-called… Read more »
Africa: Interview With AfDB's Lead Counsel And Adviser to the General Counsel, Godfred
For many experts, "Inclusive growth" in the 2011 Annual Meetings is seen as a development strategic issue worth discussing. As part of the growing interest in the meeting's agenda,… Read more »
Africa: Interview With African Legal Support Facility Acting Director, Mr Deme (AfDB)
A week to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group 2011 Annual Meetings to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 9-10 June 2011, the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) Acting… Read more »
May 30, 2011
Africa: Launching of the Publication On Providing Budget Aid (AfDB)
Is Budget Support in Situations of Conflict and Fragility Responsive? Read more »
June 08, 2011
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: 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 25, 2011
Africa: AU, UNECA and AfDB - Establishing a Knowledge Sharing Community
In today's knowledge-driven economies, government and business depend largely on secure land policy to function efficiently. How can land policy play a more strategic role in… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Joins the Rest of Continent to Observe Africa Day 2011
Africans in Africa and all over the world will celebrate Africa Day on Wednesday 25 May, and the African Development Bank - "Africa's Bank" ever since the days of independence in… 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 19, 2011
Africa: AfDB - EMRC SME Forum Bridging the Missing Middle Gap in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with EMRC will organize an SME Forum at the margins of the Bank's Annual Meetings to be held in Lisbon, Portugal from 6-7 June… 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
North Africa: Brics Build North Africa's Economy
North Africa's economies are profiting from fast-growing trade and investment from the BRIC countries, according to a new report from the African Development Bank (AfDB). Read more »
May 03, 2011
Africa: AfDB And World Bank Jointly Pledge U.S.$ 1 Billion to Support Tunisia
The African Development Bank and the World Bank pledged $1 billion to support Tunisia after the presidents of both institutions met in Tunis on 3 May 2011. In this joint action,… Read more »
