November 03, 2014
Africa: Bricks and Mortar Approach Should Underline African Innovation
Africa has seen tremendous growth in technology-driven entrepreneurship over the last decade with numerous projects and initiatives celebrated for their potential to grow and spur… Read more »
Africa: A Positive Relationship Exists Between Economic Growth and Increased Added-Value of Manufacturing, Panel Hears
"Does the level of development in the manufacturing sector influence economic growth in Africa?" Marc Luc Dagebégnon Akplogan, an economist and statistician at the Institut… Read more »
Africa: Lack of Coherent National Innovation Policies Hindering Innovation in Africa
Closing the technology and innovation gap in Africa has been hampered by the lack of coherent national innovation policies including appropriate regulatory frameworks and incentive… Read more »
Africa: Africa Has Benefited From the Spread of World Technology in Terms of Economic Growth - Panelist
"As a public good, up-to-date technology can benefit other countries thanks to a process of distribution", explained Abdoulaye Seck, lecturer at the Faculty of Economic and… Read more »
November 02, 2014
Africa: Africa Must Meet the Challenge of the Technology and Skills Deficit, Says Panelist
"The future of Africa depends on Africans themselves and not on consultants, who should act solely as catalysts," said David Noko, Executive Vice-President of South African mining… Read more »
Africa: Panelists Highlight Knowledge and Innovation As Critical for Sustained Growth
The African Economic Conference, jointly organized each year by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations… Read more »
Africa: Poverty Reduction Rate Too Slow in Africa, New Report Indicates
The newly launched Millennium Development Goals 2014 Report (MDG 2014) has assessed that although poverty rates in Africa are declining at an accelerated rate since 2005, the pace… Read more »
Africa: Africa Must Develop Relevant Knowledge for Its Problems
Africa continuously suffers from a "copy-paste" pattern of policy implementation, which prevents it from realizing relevant solutions to persistent problems like poverty and… Read more »
November 01, 2014
Africa: AfDB Satisfied With "Growing" Success of African Economic Conference
Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa, Acting Chief Economist and Vice-President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), is satisfied with the growing success of the African Economic Conference,… Read more »
Ethiopia: AEC Voices - Eugene Owusu, UNDP Resident Representative in Ethiopia
Eugene Owusu, United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Ethiopia, speaks on the paradigm shift in our culture that will help promote knowledge and… Read more »
Africa: Boosting Crisis Response and Financing Key for Africa's Continued Progress
Tackling vulnerabilities should be at the center of continent's development efforts Read more »
Africa: Poor Technological Capability Undermining Africa's Growth Potential
African governments and all national actors must grasp the increasing opportunities that technology and innovation offer for human development and transformation of the continent. Read more »
Africa: African Economic Conference 2014 - Knowledge and Innovation Critical for Africa's Transformation
Meeting in Addis Ababa for the 2014 African Economic Conference, leaders underscore the need to leverage knowledge and innovation for sustainable and inclusive growth Read more »
October 31, 2014
Comoros: Sefa Grants Comoros U.S.$ 480,000 to Facilitate Private Sector Investments in Renewable Energy Sector
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved on Thursday, 30 October 2014, a US$ 480,000 grant for technical assistance to the Government of the Union of Comoros for a… Read more »
October 30, 2014
Africa: AfDB Board Approves Financial Sector Development Policy and Strategy 2014-2019
Executive Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 in Abidjan approved a landmark Financial Sector Development Policy and Strategy (FSDPS)… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Strongly Committed to Preserving Ecosystems and Wildlife in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) participated to the Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP12) of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) that… Read more »
October 27, 2014
Africa: Innovation Key to Africa's Development, Says AfDB Acting Chief Economist and Vice-President
"A focus on knowledge and innovation and how they impact Africa's transformation will help draw out a number of insights that rarely emanate from such conferences" - Steve… Read more »
East Africa: Leaders Commit Billions in Major New Development Initiative for the Horn of Africa
UN Secretary-General, WBG and IsDBG Presidents, and other Agency Heads Visit Region to Link Peace Efforts with Economic Progress Read more »
October 25, 2014
Africa: AUC, AfDB and ECA Confident That Countries Will Beat Ebola Virus Disease
Leaders of three Pan-African institutions - the African Union Commission's Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the African Development Bank's Dr Donald Kaberuka, and the United Nations… Read more »
October 24, 2014
Africa: Heads of AfDB, AU and ECA in Guinea to Show Support for Country's Fight Against Ebola
"It is good for us to pledge financial aid in the fight against the Ebola epidemic, but it is even better to come here to discover the reality of the situation on the ground." Read more »
October 23, 2014
Mali: AfDB and Srep Help Promote Renewable Energy in Mali
With support from the African Development Bank (AfDB), Mali received US $1.5 million from the Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Programme in Low Income Countries (SREP) of the Climate… Read more »
October 22, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: AfDB Approves U.S. $82.7- Million Grant to Improve Batshamba-Tshikapa Road in the DRC
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday, October 22 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, approved a grant of US $82.7 million (UA 55.56 million*) for the… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: AfDB Approves U.S. $82.7-Million Grant to Improve Batshamba-Tshikapa Road in the DRC
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday, October 22 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, approved a grant of US $82.7 million (UA 55.56 million*) for the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Eases Investor Risk in Large African Geothermal Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved an USD 12.7 million African Development Fund partial risk guarantee (ADF PRG) for the 105 MW Menengai… Read more »
October 21, 2014
Central Africa: Central African Countries Commit to Move Forward On Se4all and Address Energy Access Challenge
The Economic Community for Central African States (ECCAS) and the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) with the support of the United Nations Development… Read more »
