November 23, 2012
Africa: The Bank Group Policy On Energy Sector Approved By the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors approved, on 26 September 2012, the revised Bank Group Energy Sector Policy. This policy supersedes the 1994 Bank Group Energy Sector Policy and the 1985… Read more »
November 22, 2012
Africa: AFDB Supports Intra-African Talent Mobility Flagship Program
For the first time, the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) took place in Africa. This year's forum on "enhancing the human development of migrants and their… Read more »
November 21, 2012
Africa: Africa CEO Forum Opens in Geneva
THE FIRST AFRICA CEO FORUM, a high-level meeting for the African private sector, opened on Tuesday November 20, in Geneva in the presence of 560 delegates from 32 countries,… Read more »
November 20, 2012
Africa: ALSF board adopts 2013 workplan and budget, reviews achievements of past year
The Management Board of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) met on November 19, 2012 at the Temporary Relocation Agency of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) in Tunis.… Read more »
Africa: Bank Supports Private Sector Development in Central Africa
The African Development Bank's Regional Department for Central Africa, ORCE, and the African Development Institute co-organize a regional seminar on promoting private sector… Read more »
Africa: Africa CEO Forum 2012 - The First Meeting for Leaders of Top African Companies
Some 300 CEOs from all over Africa, together with 100 bankers and investors, and numerous decision-makers from Africa's public sector will be gathering in Geneva for two days of… Read more »
November 19, 2012
Africa: Bank-Hosted Seminar Aims to Increase Private Sector Partnerships
The African Development Bank (AfDB) hosted a Business Opportunities Seminar (BOS) in Tunis from November 13-14, 2012. The BOS was well attended with over 100 participants from the… Read more »
North Africa: The Political Economy of Food Security in North Africa
The recent global food price shock, combined with the political upheaval in North Africa, provides an opportune moment for the North African countries, along with the international… Read more »
West Africa: Senegal Hosts AfDB-OECD Conference On Youth Employment in West Africa
The Government of Senegal hosted the West Africa Regional Conference on Youth Employment on Saturday, November 10 in Dakar. The one-day conference, co-organized by the African… Read more »
Africa: Bank Approves U.S.$2.9 Million Grant to Finance Economic and Financial Reform in the Gambia
The African Development Bank Group approved Wednesday a grant of 1.88 million UA (US $2.9 million) to the Republic of The Gambia to finance the Economic and Financial Governance… Read more »
Africa: Burkina Faso, Ghana Advance Plans for Sustainably Managing Forests and Building Climate Resilience
At meetings of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) in Istanbul, Burkina Faso and Ghana received endorsement of their far-reaching plans for sustainably managing their forest sectors… Read more »
November 16, 2012
Africa: International Partners Pledge Continued Support in Recognition of Burundi's Achievements and Commitments
At today's meeting of the Burundi Configuration of the UN Peace Building Commission in New York, the African Development Bank, the European Union, the International Monetary Fund,… Read more »
Africa: Africa CEO Forum 2012 - The First Meeting for Leaders of Top African Companies
Some 300 CEOs from all over Africa, together with 100 bankers and investors, and numerous decision-makers from Africa’s public sector will be gathering in Geneva for two… Read more »
November 14, 2012
Africa: Launch of the Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project in Oyo and Taraba States
The Governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai, on October 24, and the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Chief Moses Alake Adeyemo, on November 1, launched the Urban Water and Sanitation… Read more »
November 13, 2012
Africa: Putting Theory Into Practice - Africa-Asia Knowledge Sharing Session On Health Insurance in Beijing
More than 50 policy-makers, implementers, students, experts and civil society representatives from Asia and Africa met on October 31 in Beijing, China, to share and discuss ideas… Read more »
Africa: What Is the AfDB's Story?
In the Fall 2012 Edition of eVALUation Matters, the US Executive Director for the AfDB discusses the AfDB's story, Africa's great promise and hope, and more Read more »
Africa: Funding Meeting Supports Large Scale Peri-Urban Sanitation Project in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Representatives of various local, regional and international development agencies and from different levels of Government met in Ouagadougou to discuss the funding of a sanitation… Read more »
November 12, 2012
Africa: AfDB Organizes the Second All-Africa Energy Week
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have co-organized the second "All Africa Energy Week (AAWE)"… Read more »
November 09, 2012
Africa: President Kaberuka Meets With Uganda's Head of State, Yoweri Museveni
African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka met with Uganda's Head of State, Yoweri Museveni, on Tuesday, November 6 in Kampala. Read more »
Africa: The Winners - Beneficiaries of the Thika Superhighway
"I can now close my business late and reach home in good time to help my kids with their homework." - Norah, pharmacy owner Read more »
East Africa: AfDB-Funded Thika Superhighway - A Masterpiece for East Africa 'A National Pride' - President Mwai Kibaki
The 50-km Nairobi-Thika superhighway, described by Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki as a source of "national pride" during its launch on November 9, covers an area that lies within… Read more »
Africa: Launch of Flagship Road Project in Kenya - 'A Dream Realized'
The Presidents of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, and the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, have launched today "the most ambitious infrastructure project in Kenya's history": the… Read more »
Africa: Could Oil Shine Like Diamonds - How Botswana Avoided the Resource Curse and Its Implications for a New Libya
At the heart of the socio-economic grievances that led to Libya's revolution was the rentier economy of the regime. Though oil resources had permitted Libya to accumulate wealth,… Read more »
November 07, 2012
Africa: 2nd Call for Proposals for the AfDB Microfinance Capacity Building Fund
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is pleased to announce the 2nd call for proposals of the Microfinance Capacity Building Fund ("MCBF"). Award amounts will range from US… Read more »
Africa: Comparative Study On Export Policies - Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and South Korea
A robust structural transformation is critical to shape a country's ability to generate a faster and more inclusive growth that is required to tackle social challenges, such as… Read more »