News & Events
- From: 13/02/2012
- To: 17/02/2012
- Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the government of Burkina Faso will hold the 2012 Triennale on Education and Training in Africa in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from February 13-17, 2012. This important, international event will take place at the Ouagadougou 2000 International Conference Centre.
Categories: Burkina Faso, Education
23/11/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 16 November a €5 million equity investment in a private equity fund which will invest in key sectors with regional expansion potential in French-speaking West Africa.
Categories: Burkina Faso, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Information & Communication Technology, Infrastructure, Private Sector Development
23/11/2011 - In the coming year, pilot countries of the Climate Investment Fund’s (CIF) “Forest Investment Program” (FIP), including Burkina Faso, Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo, can expect to see additional support for their REDD+ activities in the form of a Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. The proposed design of the mechanism was approved by the FIP Trust Fund Committee at the CIF Governing Bodies Meetings from 31 October to 4 November 2011 in Washington, D.C.
Categories: Ghana, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Climate Change, Climate Investment Funds (CIF)
22/09/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on 20 September 2011 in Tunis approved loans and grants amounting to 160 million Units of Account* (USD 257.6 million) to finance public sector growth support as well as water and sanitation projects in Burkina Faso, Mozambique, and Niger.
Categories: Niger, Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Water Supply & Sanitation, Human and Social Development
- From: 24/03/2011
- To: 26/03/2011
- Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) will organize a workshop to review Technical and Vocational Skills Development (TVSD) initiatives and experiences in Africa, from March 24-26, in Ouagadougou. The workshop will guide preparations of studies on TVSD for the 2011 ADEA Triennial, which will take place from 27 November to 2 December 2011 in the Burkinabe capital.
Categories: Burkina Faso, Education
14/03/2011 - As part of their programme of visits to regional member countries, a delegation of Executive Directors of the Bank Group is currently on a consultation mission to Burkina Faso, from 14 to 16 March, 2011.
Categories: Burkina Faso, Board of Directors
25/02/2011 - “ADEA is working toward making the 2011 Triennale a platform for in-depth debate – with the participation of all stakeholders in development – on the reforms needed to build effective and relevant educational and training systems, for the sustainable development of Africa.” The Triennale, to be held in November, 2011 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, is the world’s most important conference on education in Africa. Nine months before the event, ADEA’s Executive Secretary, Ahlin Byll-Cataria, sheds light on the Triennial and related issues saying, “Africa’s advantage lies in its youth and in the dynamism of its population.” Read the interview.
Categories: Burkina Faso, Education
23/02/2011 - "The turmoil currently afflicting African countries, and the confusion among the young generation with no prospects for the future, requires us to take a more critical look at our strategic development policies as well as at our education and training systems ".
Categories: Burkina Faso, Education
16/09/2010 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Burkina Faso have signed a CFAF 19.63-billion (UA 25.15 million) grant agreement to finance basic energy infrastructure projects in the country, including improving the provision of electricity. The grant was approved by the African Development Fund (ADF) Board on 7 July 2010.
Categories: Burkina Faso, Energy & Power
22/07/2010 - Le Groupe de la Banque et le gouvernement du Burkina Faso ont signé, jeudi 22 juillet 2010 à Tunis, deux protocoles d’accord d’un montant total de 20,80 milliards de FCFA pour financer le Cinquième programme d’appui à la stratégie de réduction de la pauvreté (PASRP V) au pays.
Categories: Burkina Faso, Poverty Reduction
