November 04, 2015
Africa: Smart Measures Required to Weather Commodity Boom-Bust Cycles
Governments in Africa should put into place fiscal rules, sovereign wealth funds and other mechanisms to buffer their economies from the commodities roller-coaster, according to a… Read more »
November 03, 2015
Africa: Strong Leadership and Good Governance, Two Essentials for Reductions in Poverty and Inequalities - Ponyo
On Monday, November 2 at the third plenary session of the African Economic Conference (AEC) in Kinshasa, the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Augustin… Read more »
Africa: Experts Call for Better Policies to Promote Income Distribution in Africa
Economists have called for better policies to promote income distribution in Africa at the ongoing the 10th edition of the African Economic Conference, titled Addressing Poverty… Read more »
Africa: Economists Aim to Strike Kinshasa Consensus On Ending Poverty in Africa
Increasing government spending on healthcare, education and support to vulnerable groups like the elderly has emerged top agenda of a new deal sought by experts attending the 10th… Read more »
Africa: Vulnerability to Climate Change - Investment, Research Needed to Mitigate Shocks
Africa is increasingly facing multiple stresses that will be magnified by climate change leading to a complex set of problems, participants at the ongoing 10th edition of the… Read more »
Africa: Financing Poverty Reduction and Inequality in Africa - Debates Focus On Tax Morale and Structure of Housing Finance
"Tax morale and trust in public institutions" and "Housing finance and inclusive growth in Africa" were the topics of two papers presented by a group of researchers and economists… Read more »
Africa: MDG Report 2015 - Sub-Saharan Africa Lags Behind the Other Developing Regions On Most Targets, Despite Progress
A billion people have been lifted out of poverty since the United Nations established the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 15 years ago, making it the most successful… Read more »
November 02, 2015
Africa: Government Officials to Be Trained On Negotiating Financial Pacts
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) will conduct a training workshop aimed at building capacity of government officials tasked with negotiating financial agreements on behalf… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Conference 2015 - Tackling Poverty and Inequality to Meet the Sustainable Development Goals
Following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by world leaders in September, policy-makers, development practitioners, and researchers are convening to lay… Read more »
Africa: Researchers, Policy Makers and Development Partners to Refocus Strategies On Poverty Reduction and Inequality
The 10th African Economic Conference was officially opened on November 2, 2015, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, by the head of the country's Senate, Léon Kengo Wa… Read more »
Africa: Priorities for the African Continent - Energy, Industrialization, Integration and Job Creation
Speaking during a press conference immediately following the opening ceremony of the 10th African Economic Conference on Monday, November 2 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Conference Presents Plans to Fight Deepening Poverty
The 10th African Economic Conference (AEC) has laid emphasis on better application of national tax policies to reduce the income gap between the rich and the poor, and the need to… Read more »
October 30, 2015
Africa: 2015 African Economic Conference to Address Poverty and Inequality and Give Cause for More Optimism to Africans
Delegates from across the continent and around the globe are converging in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, where the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Issues 0.75 Percent Us$ 1 Billion Global Benchmark Due 3 November 2017
On Tuesday, October 27, 2015, the African Development Bank (AfDB) successfully launched and priced a new 1 billion 2-year US dollar global benchmark due November 3, 2017. This is… Read more »
October 29, 2015
Africa: AfDB Approves Us$ 285 Million for Infrastructure, SMEs and Youth Employment Projects in Tunisia, Kenya and Togo
The Board of Directors of the Africa Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 approved combined funding amounting to US $284.97 million in support of road… Read more »
October 28, 2015
Africa: AfDB Unveils Plan to Empower Nigerian Women in Agriculture
The office of the Special Envoy on Gender (SEOG) and the Department for Agriculture and Agro-industry (OSAN) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) commissioned a report, "Economic… Read more »
October 27, 2015
Africa: African Development Bank Provides Us $5 Million to Malawi for an Integrated Urban Water and Sanitation Project in Mzimba
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessionary arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, on Friday, October 23, 2015 approved an African… Read more »
October 26, 2015
Africa: AfDB Marks World Statistics Day - "Better Data. Better Lives"
The African Development Bank (AfDB), one of the leading institutions driving statistical development progress in Africa, joined the world in celebrating World Statistics Day on… Read more »
Africa: AfDB and KfW Announce Broad Collaboration That Aims to Advance Agricultural Transformation Agenda
On Thursday, October 22, at the "Feeding Africa" conference in Dakar, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and KfW in its role as Germany's development bank, announced a broad… Read more »
October 24, 2015
Africa: Closing Remarks By Akinwumi Adesina, President African Development Bank Group
Three days ago, we all arrived in the beautiful city of Dakar and this wonderful Abdou Diouf International Conference Center. We have all enjoyed the fantastic architectural… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves Us $90 Million Loan to Promote Science and Technology in Angola
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on October 21, 2015, a loan of US $90 million for the Republic of Angola to finance a Science and Technology… Read more »
Africa: Feeding Africa Conference Resolves to Accelerate Agriculture Transformation
Delegates attending talks on transforming African agriculture rose from three days of talks, from October 21-23, on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, excited about new commitments… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina Receives Decoration From Republic of Senegal
African Development President Akiwumi Adesina was named Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion (Grand Officier de l'Ordre National du Lion), one of Senegal's highest… Read more »
Africa: Feeding Africa Conference Adopts Plan for Agricultural Transformation
The adoption of an action plan and wide-ranging partnerships to transform African agriculture into viable agri-business were the main outcomes of the three-day high-level… Read more »
October 23, 2015
Africa: Agricultural Transformation Begins to Take Shape in Africa
Agricultural transformation is taking shape in some African countries, which have launched initiatives to boost the provision of essential services linked to the agriculture… Read more »
