2010 Annual Meetings
The 2010 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank and the African Development Fund were held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, at the Hotel Ivoire Conference Centre from 27-28 May 2010.
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Speeches
Abidjan - May 27, 2010-US Speech at the 2010 Annual Meetings (70 KB)
Abidjan - May 27, 2010 - United Kingdom Speech at the 2010 Annual Meetings (100 KB)
Abidjan - May 27, 2010 - Switzerland Speech at the 2010 Annual Meetings (47 KB)
Abidjan - May 27, 2010 - Portugal Speech at the 2010 Annual Meetings (139 KB)
Abidjan - May 27, 2010 - France Speech at the 2010 Annual Meetings (209 KB)
Abidjan - May 27, 2010 - Guinea Speech at the 2010 Annual Meetings (96 KB)
Abidjan - May 27, 2010 - Côte d'Ivoire Speech at the 2010 Annual Meetings (184 KB)
Abidjan - May 27, 2010 - Canada Speech at the 2010 Annual Meetings (58 KB)
Abidjan - May 27, 2010 - China Speech at the 2010 Annual Meetings (48 KB)
Abidjan - May 28, 2010 - Closing Remarks by the AfDB President at the 2010 Annual Meetings (169 KB)
Annual Meetings Press Releases
- 21/05/2010 - Delegates Arrive in Abidjan for AfDB's 2010 Annual Meeting
- 24/05/2010 - Africa’s Growth on the Rebound - African Economic Outlook 2010 Launched in Abidjan
- 25/05/2010 - AfDB Group Invested USD 6 Billion in Infrastructure in Africa in 2009
- 26/05/2010 - AfDB and BDEAC Sign USD 1 Million Technical Assistance Grant
- 26/05/2010 - African Financing Partnership Launched by Leading Development Financial Institutions
- 27/05/2010 - AfDB 2010 Annual Meetings Open in Abidjan: African Leaders Commend Bank Performance
- 27/05/2010 - AfDB Committed USD 12.6 Billion in 2009
- 27/05/2010 - AfDB President Donald Kaberuka Re-elected for a Second-Term
- 28/05/2010 - Bank Group Doubles Portfolio to USD 15.6 Billion in 4 years
- 28/05/2010 - Landmark AfDB Annual Meetings End in Abidjan
Annual Meetings News and Papers
- 10/05/2010 - Annual Meetings 2010 - "Good physical and mental health: A valuable asset for the institution"
- 20/05/2010 - Abidjan Hosts CoDA 4th Board of Directors Meeting
- 21/05/2010 - The AfDB is Well Managed, says Executive Director Frédéric Korsaga
- 24/05/2010 - MFW4A Launches Website at Annual Meetings
- 24/05/2010 - 80 percent of African countries register growth in 2009 – African Economic Outlook report
- 24/05/2010 - Millennium Development Goals: Mixed Results
- 24/05/2010 - Improving Primary Education for All
- 24/05/2010 - Participants Seek Financial Instruments to Reduce Continent’s Dependence on Foreign Exchange
- 24/05/2010 - Annual Meetings Feature Discussions on Internal Control Mechanisms
- 25/05/2010 - Health: A Key Priority
Interviews
- 10/05/2010 - Annual Meetings 2010 - Interview with Dr Affisou Adjao, Medical Officer, AfDB
- 21/05/2010 - Interview with AfDB Executive Director, Frédéric Korsaga
- 24/05/2010 - Interview with Clotilde Louisette Mollo Ngomba, CBFF Coordinator, Reversing the rate of deforestation in the Congo Basin
- 24/05/2010 - Interview with Anthony Nyong, Division Manager, Environment and Social Protection, AfDB - Climate Change is a Global Development Threat
- 25/05/2010 - Interview with Janvier Litse, AfDB Director, Regional Operations, West Africa - "Côte d’ivoire Will Emerge"
- 25/05/2010 - Interview with Tim Turner, Director, AfDB Private Sector Department - Promoting Growth, Supporting Businesses
- 25/05/2010 - Interview with Hervé Assah, AfDB Resident Representative, Nigeria Field Office - Decentralization Brings More Efficiency to Projects
- 25/05/2010 - Interview with Sibry Tapsoba, Head, African Development Institute - Building Capacities for Africa
- 25/05/2010 - Interview with Modibo Diarra, President, Microsoft Africa - Using ITCs to Accelerate Africa's Development
- 26/05/2010 - Interview with Marie-Laure Akin Olugbade, Division Manager, AfDB - African Financial Markets are Going in the Right Direction
- 26/05/2010 - Interview with Tijani Babatunde Folawiyo, Nominated as 2010 Best African Entrepreneur
- 26/05/2010 - Interview with Hela Cheikhrouhou , Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department - Supporting Regional Member Countries Regarding their Investments in the Energy Sector
- 28/05/2010 - Interview with Gilbert Mbesherubusa, Director, Infrastructure Department, AfDB - Infrastructure, a Priority for Africa
- 28/05/2010 - Interview with Kordjé Bédoumra, Vice President, Institutional Affairs, AfDB - The Annual Meetings: an Occasion where Strategic Decisions are Made
- 28/05/2010 - Interview with Boubacar S.Traoré, Resident Representative, AfDB, Gabon - Decentralize, to Better Serve Our Customers
- 28/05/2010 - Interview with AfDB Research Division Manager, Abdul B. Kamara - Public expenditures on infrastructure lay the foundations for growth and poverty reduction.
- 28/05/2010 - Interview with Tiornan Coulibaly, Managing Director, Banque régionale de la solidarité Côte d’Ivoire
- 04/06/2010 - Interview - The African Diaspora does not have to relocate to the continent in order to contribute to its development - Magaret Kilo, OFSU Head
- Governors' Working Documents (restricted access)
Useful Links
Documents
2010 AM Press Kit (5.0 MB)
2010 AM Information Bulletin (663 KB)
2010 AM- Concept Notes - High Level & Thematic Seminars (1.7 MB)
AfDB Group Annual Report 2009 (7.4 MB)
Newly Elected Executive Directors of the AfDB-28 May 2010 (56 KB)
