November 02, 2012
Africa: Africa Attempts to Assess the Impact of Capital Flight
The time has come for African governments to assess the financial repercussions of capital flight on the continent. This was the view, on Thursday evening, of Ameth Saloum Ndiaye,… Read more »
Africa: Stronger Institutions Needed to Eliminate Exclusion
Leaders who pursue exclusionary policies have themselves to blame for their countries' stagnation and may, after all, be stoking fires that eventually consume them, economists… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Conference 2012 Ends in Kigali - Where Do We Go From Here?
"Africa can have a brighter future, and has the potential to become the next emerging market by the end of this decade... Also, the continent's long-term growth prospects are… Read more »
November 01, 2012
Africa: Fragility Needs More Financial Resources
Fragile countries require more financial support to stand a chance of improving their fortunes, Shantayanan Devarajan, the World Bank's Chief Economist for the Africa Region, said… Read more »
Africa: Africa Must Invest More in Research for Structural Transformation in Agriculture
African leaders in the ongoing African Economic Conference are requested to invest selectively in policies that interest citizens in order to improve agriculture productivity.… Read more »
Africa: Transparency and Accountability Key for Successful Public Finance Management in Africa
The African Economic Conference continued, Wednesday, October 31 in Kigali, Rwanda, with debates on public finance, led by high-profile speakers, conversant with public finance. Read more »
Africa: Good Contracts and Clear Politics Needed to Benefit From Natural Resources
Countries have the sovereign responsibility and their citizens expect them to use their natural resources responsibly, Roger Nord, the Deputy Director, IMF Africa Department, said… Read more »
October 31, 2012
Africa: AfDB and World Bank Conduct Workshop On Export Dynamics in IGAD Region
The African Development Institute (EADI), in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Economist, the Sudan Field Office (SDFO) and the World Bank are organizing a training… Read more »
Africa: Prof. Mthuli Ncube On the Reemerging Pattern of Coups D'états in the Continent
The sudden overthrow of a democratically elected government in Mali in the spring of 2012 by a small group of military insurgents is symptomatic of the reemerging pattern of coups… Read more »
Africa: Former African Heads of State Obasanjo and Branco On Inclusive Leadership
Inclusive development must include equity, equality, transparency, popular participation in politics and the economy, former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo said on October… Read more »
Africa: Investment in Quality Education Would Break the Poverty Chain
Africa must invest in quality education in order to stop children from inheriting poverty from generation to generation, African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka told… Read more »
October 30, 2012
Africa: African Economic Conference Has Contributed to Bringing a Smile to the Faces of Africans
"Parliamentarians, civil society organizations and journalists are the key players who can contribute to good governance... These groups can play a significant part in combatting… Read more »
Africa: Rwandan President Tasks Economic Experts With 'Learning Lessons From the Past'
Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, October 30, urged a group of senior African economic experts, researchers and policy-makers gathered in Kigali to think outside the box… Read more »
Africa: Africa Development Institute Kicks Off African Economic Conference
The African Development Institute (EADI) kicked off the African Economic Conference on October 29 in Kigali, Rwanda, with a curtain-raiser event, namely a workshop to enhance… Read more »
October 24, 2012
Africa: Liberia and Tanzania Scope Out Cif-Funded Renewable Energy Transformation Potential
In September, the Governments of Liberia and Tanzania opened their doors to officials of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and its implementing partners, including the AfDB, to… Read more »
Africa: Recipes for Overturning Africa's Resource Curse to Blessing
The African agenda on governing and harnessing natural resources for development would have been unthinkable 10 years ago when many considered natural resources as curse, says… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and Partners Seek Egypt's Experience in Managing Wind Energy Effects On Birds and Bats
African Development Bank (AfDB) staff joined the Government of Egypt and development partners, including other Climate Investment Funds (CIF) partner development banks, at Egypt's… Read more »
Africa: A Multi-Stakeholder Consultation On the AfDB's Human Capital Development Strategy 2013-2017 in Pretoria
The African Development Bank is organizing a Multi-Stakeholder Consultation Meeting on its draft Human Capital Development Strategy (2013-2017) in Pretoria, South Africa on 22 and… Read more »
Africa: Korean Government and AfDB Sign Amended Cooperation Agreement for KOAFEC Trust Fund
A supplementary Technical Cooperation Agreement of the Korea Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Trust Fund was signed on October 16, 2012, between Jaewan Bahk, Minister of… Read more »
Africa: Ethiopia's Prime Minister Says Natural Resources Can Catalyze Africa's Development
Mineral resources are a catalyst for development in sub-Saharan Africa, whose share of global gross domestic product is a minuscule two per cent, Ethiopia's new Prime Minister,… Read more »
October 31, 2012
Africa: Asia - Africa Knowledge Exchange On Health Insurance
On Wednesday, Oct 31, the African Development Bank, the World Bank Institute and the Asia Network for Capacity Building in Health Systems Strengthening (ANHSS), will be sponsoring… Read more »
October 22, 2012
Africa: Dialogue On Natural Resources Management in Africa in Addis Ababa
Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA), the Initiative for African Land Policy (LPI) and Section Support to the Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) of the ECA will organize a day of… Read more »
October 11, 2012
Africa: AfDB Governors Consultative Committee Endorses Roadmap for Return to Headquarters in Côte d'Ivoire
The Governors Consultative Committee (GCC) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group today in Tokyo, Japan, endorsed the transmission of the road map for the Bank's return to… Read more »
October 08, 2012
Africa: Partners of Harmonization for Health in Africa Discuss Action Plans for High Quality, Affordable Healthcare and Implementation of Tunis Declaration
Partners in the Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA) initiative convened in Nairobi on October 4 and 5, as a follow-up to the recent Tunis Ministerial Conference for African… Read more »
October 05, 2012
Africa: 12th International Economic Forum On Africa - Setting Ideas in Motion
European and African policy-makers, economists and academics working on and with Africa, came together in Paris Thursday to discuss the performance of African economies and the… Read more »