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G8 Countries Commit to Boosting Development Efforts of African Partners

“Africa is the next emerging continent, with a growing share of the world’s trade, investment and economic output. We have an historical opportunity to work with our African partners…,” says the G-8.
ADF: Africa's Fund for Africa's Future
African Economic Outlook 2013

Natural Resources Can Fuel Africa’s Economic Transformation

“Now is the time”, said Mthuli Ncube, CE and VP of the AfDB, “After ten years of improved stability, sound macroeconomic policies and blossoming trade links, growth has made African nations freer than ever to choose their own development paths and implement active policies for economic transformation.”
AfDB's Ten-Year Strategy for Africa’s Transformation

The Strategy outlines five main channels for the Bank to deliver its work and improve the quality of growth in Africa:
- Infrastructure development
- Regional economic integration
- Private sector development
- Governance and accountability
- Skills and technology

Annual Development Effectiveness Review 2013

AfDB Group is Creating Opportunities that are Changing the Lives of People Right Across the Continent

34 million people with improved access to transport
1110 megawatts of power to supply 20 million households
15 million people with improved access to water and sanitation

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“The AfDB was there at the right time!”

Patrick Achi, Minister of Economic Infrastructure, Côte d’Ivoire

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Socio-economic impact of Enugu Bamenda highway (Nigeria – Cameroon)

The Many Faces of Structural Transformation

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I wish to call on all donor countries to make sure the next replenishment of the African Development Fund is a success. This would give the Bank the means it needs to expand the many activities it has been carrying out so successfully, especially in low-income countries.

Mohammed VI
King of Morroco

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Migrant remittance flows into Africa reached US $40 billion in 2010 and have quadrupled since 1990.

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Tunis, Tunisie - 19/06 - AfDB Workshop Seeks Reduced Remittance Transfer Fees to Facilitate Development
Dakar, Senegal - 20-21/06 - Workshop on Improved Regional Mobility and Deeper Integration
Johannesburg, South Africa - 28-30/10 - African Economic Conference 2013 - Call for Papers

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18/06/2013 - La BAD contribue pour 900.000 euros au renforcement des capacités en micro finance
17/06/2013 - AfDB President Applauds G8 for Emphasis on Greater Transparency in Taxation

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