July 30, 2014
Africa: Donald Kaberuka Urges African Countries to Tap Into Women's Tremendous Potential As Economic Forces
On his visit to Zambia, President Donald Kaberuka visited Kariba Dam to inspect the water corrosion to the dam. Opened in 1959, the dam is a significant generator of hydroelectric… Read more »
July 15, 2014
Africa: AfDB Co-Hosts 3rd African Women's Economic Summit in Lusaka
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June 02, 2014
Africa: AfDB Approves $109 million Road Project for Uganda with Strong Focus on Female Population
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a Unit of Account (UA) 70 million (about $109 million) loan to the Government of Uganda to finance… Read more »
May 23, 2014
Africa: Gender Dividend - The Economic Benefits of Investing in Women
The debate around gender equality has recently adopted the notion of gender dividend whose focus is to increase the economic opportunities of women. Its proponents believe that… Read more »
May 19, 2014
Africa: Africa's Economic Future Depends On Role of Women, Says Fraser-Moleketi
Africa is at a critical juncture in its development trajectory. Read more »
March 28, 2014
North Africa: North African Women and SMEs - An Opportunity Hiding in Plain View
According to Leila Farah El-Mokaddem, the African Development Bank's new Resident Representative in Egypt, "the economic empowerment of women is a hidden opportunity for our… Read more »
March 10, 2014
Ethiopia: AfDB Ethiopia Office Promotes the Institution's Gender Strategy
The African Development Bank (AfDB)'s office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia kicked off celebrations of this year's International Women's Day on 7 March 2014 with a brief remark by… Read more »
March 07, 2014
Africa: "Gender Is Not an Annex of Our Work", Says AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
'Equality for women is progress for all' is the theme of International Women's Day 2014, which the African Development Bank (AfDB) celebrated in anticipation on 7 March 2014 in… Read more »
Africa: Statement On International Women's Day By the AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
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March 06, 2014
Africa: AfDB Gender Agenda - Leaving No One Behind
Addressing African Development Bank (AfDB) staff members at a Town Hall meeting on February 11, 2014 in Tunis, the AfDB Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, quoted… Read more »
March 04, 2014
Africa: 'Rights and Revenue' - Unveiling Africa's Hidden Treasure By Geraldine J Fraser-Moleketi
Global notions of 'North' and 'South' may mercifully be the polarities of the past, but consider this contrast: how is it that enough men in 'the North' worry out loud that they… Read more »
March 03, 2014
Africa: AfDB Celebrates International Women's Day With a Focus On Financial Inclusion
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will celebrate the 2014 edition of the International Women's Day (IWD) from Monday, March 3 to Friday, March 7 in Tunis, with a focus on… Read more »
February 12, 2014
Africa: Gender Should Be Integral Part of All AfDB Operations, Says AfDB's Special Envoy On Gender
As part of the efforts to invite the African Development Bank's (AfDB) staff members to take ownership of the institution's new Gender Strategy for the period 2014-2018, the… Read more »
February 07, 2014
Africa: "Investing in Women and Girls Is Smart Economics," Says Fraser-Moleketi, AfDBµ Special Envoy On Gender
The African Development Bank (AfDB) hosted Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi in Centurion, South Africa, on 05 February 2014 to discuss the AfDB's recently adopted… Read more »
January 24, 2014
Africa: AfDB Focuses on Fragility, Infrastructure Development, Women and Youth at 22nd AU Summit
Infrastructure development and financing, gender, youth and fragile states are at the top of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) agenda during the 22nd Annual African Union… Read more »
Africa: "The Gender Strategy Represents a Major Milestone for the Bank" - Special Envoy on Gender
African Development Bank's Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, shares perspectives on the institution's Gender Strategy 2014-2018 approved by the Board of Directors… Read more »
January 23, 2014
Africa: Gender Equality at the Heart of Africa's Transformation - A Vision and a Strategy
The quest to establish genuinely equal opportunity for men and women - in both their contribution to and their benefits from Africa's economic transformation - took a further step… Read more »
December 13, 2013
Africa: Gender Equality has Strong Influence on Growth, Employment, Food Security and Poverty Reduction Efforts Benefiting the Entire Economy
The Executive Director for Canada, Kuwait, South Korea, China and Turkey, and Chair of the African Development Bank Group's Board Committee on Operations and Development… Read more »
Africa: "We Need to Mobilize the Right Level of Resources to Push the Gender Agenda," AfDB Gender Retreat Heard
"Working in synergy and speaking in the same voice for harmonized implementation of the strategy to mainstream gender in Bank operations," was the centrepiece of discussions among… Read more »
November 25, 2013
Africa: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - Statement By Donald Kaberuka
Violence against women is violence against us all. Violence against women is not "only" a "women's issue": it is a priority for all men and all women who are committed to… Read more »
Africa: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - Statement by Donald Kaberuka
Violence against women is violence against us all. Violence against women is not "only" a "women's issue": it is a priority for all men and all women who are committed to… Read more »
October 30, 2013
Senegal: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 33.5 Million to Promote Youth and Women Employment
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group) on Wednesday, 23 October 2013 in Tunis, approved a loan amounting to US$ 33.5 for Senegal to help the country… Read more »
October 14, 2013
Africa: AfDB Gender Interventions to be Tailored to Realities on the Ground
The African Development Bank (AfDB)'s Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, attended the Intergovernmental Agency for Development (IGAD)'s conference on the launch of… Read more »
July 25, 2013
Africa: U.S. Department of the Treasury Awards - Gender Support in Cote d'Ivoire and Agriculture in Uganda
It is a tremendous honour to be here with my colleagues to receive these awards. Read more »
Africa: Emerging From Conflict Gender-Based Component of a Multi-Sector Support Project
Côte d'Ivoire's political crisis in 2001 worsened the humanitarian situation in the country and gender-based violence (GBV) grew to affect 67% of women. Read more »