November 13, 2015
Rwanda: Rwanda Gets Go-Ahead to Transform Its Energy Sector
At its governing body meetings this week, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) endorsed Rwanda's Investment Plan (IP) to significantly develop much-needed off-grid electricity access… Read more »
Africa: High Level Forum to Brainstorm On Solutions to Integrate Africa Through Bridging Its Infrastructure Gap
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November 12, 2015
Africa: AfDB Launches Development Effectiveness Review On Ethiopia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will launch its Development Effectiveness Review 2015 on Ethiopia on Wednesday, November 18 in Addis Ababa. Read more »
November 11, 2015
Africa: AfDB President Holds an Official Meeting With the President of Togo
On November 2, 2015, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, attended a meeting with Faure Gnassingbé, the President of Togo, during an… Read more »
November 10, 2015
Africa: AfDB Sponsors Training On Project Finance for Public Private Partnerships in London
On Monday, November 9, 2015, the African Development Institute (EADI) and AMETrade co-organized a training on project finance for public private partnerships (PPPs) in London,… Read more »
Africa: Mid-Term Review of the 13th African Development Fund (ADF-13)
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November 09, 2015
Africa: The SDGs Can Help to Eliminate Intergenerational Poverty and Inequality in Africa
The 10th African Economic Conference (AEC), held in Kinshasa, included a session entitled "Intergenerational Poverty and Inequality in Africa". Read more »
Africa: AfDB Transport Forum 2015 - Sustainable Transport for an Integrated Africa
The first African Development Bank Transport Forum will bring together high-level government representatives, experts, development partners, international organizations, the… Read more »
November 06, 2015
Zambia: AfDB Supports Agriculture in Zambia - Financial and Economic Governance in Niger and Mali
At their regular meetings on Wednesday, 4 November 2015, the Boards of Directors of the African development Bank (AfDB) approved three loans totaling US$ 94 million to finance a… Read more »
Africa: ALSF Concludes Training On Negotiating Financial Agreements
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF); on November 6, concluded a five-day training workshop for government officials on negotiating financial agreements. Read more »
Africa: Skills Development Critical for Successful Public Private Partnerships
A five-day training on Public Private Partnerships (PPP) organised by the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) started on November 2, 2015 at the African Development Bank offices… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Mitigates Cameroon's Eurobond Currency Risk
The African Development Bank (AfDB), approved on July 9th 2015 a EUR 500 million partial credit guarantee to cover the payment obligations of the Republic of Cameroon related to… Read more »
November 05, 2015
Africa: "The AfDB Could Play a Critical Role in Helping Regional Member Countries to Implement the SDGs"
Widespread poverty in Africa has been at the top of the agenda at the African Economic Conference (AEC) in Kinshasa. According to Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African… Read more »
Africa: Africa Must Reduce Its Dependency On Raw Material Exports and Imports
African experts attending the 10th African Economic Conference in Kinshasa from November 2 to 4, called on African countries to reduce their excessive dependency on raw material… Read more »
Africa: An Expert Panel Sets Out the Conditions for Successful Implementation of the SDGs in Africa
On Wednesday, November 4, 2015, an expert panel was assembled in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, during the 10th African Economic Conference (AEC). The panel, which met… Read more »
Africa: African Women Are Among the Most Hardworking, but Least Privileged in Terms of Income and Opportunities
Four papers focusing on gender, poverty and inequality received considerable attention, Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at the 10th African Economic Conference in Kinshasa, as they… Read more »
Africa: African Countries Urged to Intensify Efforts to Mobilize Domestic Resources for SDGs
As countries seek to finance their own development in the context of the post-2015 development agenda and against the backdrop of receding donors' aid, African countries have to be… Read more »
November 04, 2015
Africa: Souk At-Tanmia Celebrates the Creation of 100 Tunisian Businesses Bringing Jobs and Hope
On Monday, November 2, 2015, the Souk At-tanmia Partnership held its second awards ceremony at the highly symbolic Bardo National Museum in Tunis. The aim of this event was to… Read more »
Africa: Economists Confront Setbacks to Building Agriculture-Driven Industrialization in Africa
New research on the effect of increasing the amount of raw cocoa processed locally in Ghana for the US $20-billion export market has highlighted the difficulty of achieving rapid… Read more »
Africa: Adopting a Non-Conventional Way of Tackling Poverty and Inequality in the SDGs
The recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a critical framing for transforming development like never before, tackling poverty and inequality as well a… Read more »
Africa: Curtain Falls On 10th African Economic Conference in Kinshasa
Leaving no one behind in the development agenda will require taking bold steps by African governments including strengthening the role of state in economic transformation to… Read more »
Africa: Researchers Call for Improved Governance and the Establishment of Strong, Credible Institutions
On Tuesday, November 3, researchers gathered in Kinshasa at a fringe event held during the 10th African Economic Conference. The session, chaired by Professor Bernadette Kamgnia,… Read more »
Africa: Economists Discuss New Guidelines to Measure Household Poverty
Economists at the 10th African Economic Conference (AEC) are laying ground for new guidelines to measure household poverty based on new reasoning poverty in urban areas differ from… Read more »
Africa: Role of International Banks in Fighting Poverty
The role of financial institutions in supporting the fight against poverty has come into sharp focus at the 10th African Economic Conference (AEC), which opened in Kinshasa,… Read more »
Africa: African Economists Discuss Impact of Job-Hunting Doctors On Healthcare Quality
Poor working conditions for doctors, nurses and health technicians has a huge effect on the quality of healthcare as it pushes the health workers to hold several jobs at the same… Read more »
