2015 Annual Meetings – ‘AfDB’s Window on the World’
"For one intense week every year, the Bank's Annual Meetings are what its website is for 52 weeks in the year: its window on the world", says Joel Kibazo, Director of Communications and External Relations at the African Development Bank. The AfDB Annual Meetings taking place from May 25 to 29 in Abidjan will see the election of the Bank Group's new President, the commemoration of its 50th Anniversary, and the formal admission of South Sudan as the Bank Group's 80th member country.
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Africa:
Delegates Gather in Abidjan for AfDB's 2015 Annual Meetings and Golden Jubilee
African Development Bank (AfDB), 22 May 2015
Election of Bank Group's new President, commemoration of 50th Anniversary, formal admission of South Sudan as the Bank Group's 80th member country Read more »
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Africa:
Tedx Abidjan - Voices of Hope Set Tone for 2015 AfDB Annual Meetings
African Development Bank (AfDB), 25 May 2015
On the eve of the African Development Bank Annual Meetings in Abidjan, an independent Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference kicked off week on Sunday, May 24 at the… Read more »
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Africa:
India Signs Replenishment of Technical Cooperation Agreement With African Development Bank Group
African Development Bank (AfDB), 25 May 2015
Dinesh Sharma, Temporary Governor for India, and Charles Boamah, African Development (AfDB) Vice-President in charge of Finance, on May 25, 2015 in Abidjan, inked a protocol… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire:
Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson in Abidjan for Talks On Fixing Africa's Primary Healthcare
African Development Bank (AfDB), 22 May 2015
What is the value of economic growth in Africa if thousands of people still die from preventable diseases? The Ebola epidemic was a wakeup call of the fragility of health systems… Read more »
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Tanzania:
AfDB Approves U.S.$70.5 Million Budget Support Operation for Tanzania Energy Sector
African Development Bank (AfDB), 21 May 2015
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, a loan of US $70.5 million to finance the Tanzania Power Sector Reform and… Read more »
InFocus
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The 2015 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank will explore the theme of 'Africa and the new global landscape', with special focus on Africa's approach to three critical ... Read more »