March 22, 2013
Africa: At the AfDB, Water and Sanitation Is a Gender Issue
The issue of water and sanitation is of utmost importance given the place of women in African society. It illustrates how African women suffer from inequality, particularly when it… Read more »
Africa: Large-Scale Hydropower Projects Supported By AfDB to Transform Africa
"In Africa lies a paradox between plentiful untapped hydropower and other renewable energy resources versus very little electricity access. Forty-five per cent of the electricity… Read more »
Africa: World Water Day - Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
We invest billions of dollars to find evidence of water and life on Mars, but here on Earth, we struggle to mobilize the funds needed to develop the full potential of the water… Read more »
Africa: World Water Day 2013 - International Year of Water Cooperation
The importance of cooperation has long been recognized as fundamental to developing Africa's water sector. African Governments and development partners alike understand the… Read more »
March 19, 2013
North Africa: The AfDB in Search of a Regional Approach for the Employment of the Young and Qualified
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) organized on the 12th and 13th March in Rabat, Morocco, a regional conference on the employment of young graduates from institutions of… Read more »
Africa: Call for Papers - Expert Group Meeting On Inclusive Growth in Africa
Africa's economic growth has accelerated in recent years, yet the quality and inclusiveness of this growth remain a major concern to policymakers, researchers, development partners… Read more »
March 18, 2013
Africa: Development Effectiveness Review 2012
The Development Effectiveness Review (DER) is a series of publications reviewing the African Development Bank's (AfDB or Bank) contribution to Africa's development results.… Read more »
March 15, 2013
Africa: The AfDB and Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Launch Social Business in Africa
Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, delivered on March 13 a message of hope to Tunisians at a national conference on social business in… Read more »
March 14, 2013
Africa: AfDB Road Improvement Project to Benefit 800,000 People, Create 12,000 Jobs in Uganda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, March 13, a loan in the amount of US $144.89 million in support of the Uganda road… Read more »
Africa: African Ministers and Stakeholders Meet in Tunisia to Shape Africa's Post-Mdg Agenda
African Ministers, parliamentarians and policymakers met in Hammamet, Tunisia, to ensure that Africa plays a proactive role in shaping the future global development agenda. Read more »
Africa: Will the CFA Franc Have to Be Devaluated Again?
The euro area continues to be the largest trading partner of the franc zone countries with a very important share (more than 70 per cent of trade) in half of the 14 countries.… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves U.S. $73 Million for Irrigation and Road Projects in Malawi
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved, on March 13, 2013, grants and loans amounting to US $73 million to finance irrigation and road rehabilitation projects in… Read more »
March 13, 2013
Africa: Muhammad Yunus Spurs the AfDB to a Greater Commitment in Building Social Business
The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and micro-credit promoter in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday 12 March in Tunis urged the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide… Read more »
Africa: Nobel Peace Prize Muhammad Yunus Spurs the AfDB to a Greater Commitment
The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and micro-credit promoter in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday 12 March in Tunis urged the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Information Highway - The AfDB Launches Open Data Platforms for 20 African Countries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched Open Data Platforms for the following 20 African countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia,… Read more »
March 12, 2013
Africa: Souk At-Tanmia - A Pilot Project With Women At the Helm
The African Development Bank is financing a ground-breaking initiative in Tunisia - Souk At-tanmia - with the goal to foster youth employment, particularly in disadvantaged regions… Read more »
Africa: Nobel Peace Prize-Winner and Microcredit Champion Muhammad Yunus On 'Social Business in Africa'
Nobel Prize-winner, Professor Muhammad Yunus, will give a speech in the African Development Bank's (AfDB) Eminent Speakers Series on March 12, 2013 in Tunis. The topic of Prof.… Read more »
March 11, 2013
Africa: AfDB Grants U.S.$ 0.34 Million to Sudan's National Energy Research Centre
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Republic of Sudan on February 28, 2013 signed an agreement for a grant of US $0.34 million to the National Energy Research Centre (NERC)… Read more »
East Africa: AfDB's Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Program in the Horn of Africa
A team from the African Development Bank Group, led by Abdoulaye Dagamaissa, Manager, Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department (OSAN), and comprising Harouna Dosso, Senior… Read more »
Africa: Africa Wide Consultation On the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Ministers, parliamentarians, policy-makers, members of the Secretary-General's High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Agenda, as well as representatives from civil society, youth… Read more »
Africa: Africa-Wide Consultation On the Post-2015 Development Agenda and Review of Africa's Progress Toward the Mdgs
The 2015 deadline for the current Millennium Development Goals has led to a flurry of activities on what the post-2015 development agenda should look like. Should the MDGs be… Read more »
March 08, 2013
Africa: Women of the AfDB
Women make up more than half of the African population. The African Development Bank recognizes this and supports the important role of women on the continent both in the projects… Read more »
March 07, 2013
Africa: The African Water Facility Increases Access to Water Supply and Sanitation in Zimbabwe
Funded by the African Water Facility (AWF) to the amount of US $3 million, the project designed to rehabilitate the water supply and sewerage systems in Chitungwiza will be handed… Read more »
Africa: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf On Women and Gender
Your Excellency President Johnson Sirleaf, as the first woman to be elected leader of an African country in modern history and a Nobel Peace Prize-winning advocate for women's… Read more »
Africa: IWD - AfDB Private Sector Operations Create Opportunities for African Women
Alleviating poverty through entrepreneurship is a key tool for economic empowerment of women in Africa. Women represent over half of Africa's population and have the potential to… Read more »
