News & Events
20/09/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on 14 September 2011 approved a grant of USD 15.7 million to Sierra Leone to finance the second Economic Governance Reform Program. The grant, from the AfDB Fragile States Facility, will be disbursed in two parts in 2011 and 2012.
Categories: Sierra Leone, Economic & Financial Governance, Fragile States Facility
08/09/2011 - African leaders from fragile and conflict-affected countries called for a reassessment of the Millennium Development Goals and new approaches to development in Africa during a regional meeting on peace- and statebuilding organized by the African Development Bank, UN Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 7-9 September 2011. Their aim was to shape the agenda for the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Korea in November 2011.
Categories: Ethiopia, Economic & Financial Governance, Fragile States Facility
- From: 07/09/2011
- To: 09/09/2011
- Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and its international partners are jointly organizing an Africa regional consultation on peace-building and state-building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 7-9 September 2011. The co-organizers include the International Dialogue on Peace-building and State-building, OECD and the fragile and post-conflict countries group, as well as the African Union Commission and the UN Economic Commission for Africa.
Categories: Ethiopia, Economic & Financial Governance, Fragile States Facility
15/08/2011 - The Liberian government’s efforts to accelerate economic growth and reduce poverty received a boost on 11th August 2011 with the signing of two USD 56-million (UA 35 million) grant agreements to improve public financial management and infrastructure maintenance capacity in public works.
Categories: Liberia, Economic & Financial Governance
- From: 04/10/2011
- To: 05/10/2011
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
The LPI will convene a High Level Forum on Land-Based Foreign Direct Investments in Africa, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 4 to 5 October, 2011. The Forum will bring together a diversity of multi-disciplinary expertise from the continent and beyond, including experts from government agencies, regional economic communities, civil society organizations, private sector; traditional chiefs; eminent African personalities including former African Heads of State and Government; Parliamentarians, African Ministers in charge of Land Administration and Development Partners. Over 150 participants are expected.
Categories: Kenya, Economic & Financial Governance
28/07/2011 - Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et le gouvernement du Sénégal viennent de signer un accord de prêt d’un montant de 20,20 milliards de franc CFA (20 million d’unités de comptes) pour financer le programme d’appui aux reformes (PARE), décaissable en deux tranches, soit 75% en 2011 et 25% en 2012.
Categories: Senegal, Economic & Financial Governance
06/07/2011 - Le Conseil d'administration du Fonds africain de développement (FAD, guichet concessionnel du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement), a approuvé à Tunis, le mercredi 6 juillet 2011, un don de 27 millions d’UC, équivalent à 43 millions de dollars US, pour le financement du Programme d’appui aux réformes (PARE) en faveur de la République du Sénégal.
Categories: Senegal, Economic & Financial Governance
08/06/2011 - Promoting good governance as a key element in the fight against poverty in Africa was the main subject of the African Governance Outlook (AGO) presented by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on 7 June, in Lisbon, Portugal, the venue of the Group’s 2011 Annual Meetings.
Categories: Portugal, Economic & Financial Governance
18/05/2011 - Le Conseil d’administration du Fonds africain de développement (FAD) a approuvé un don de 20 millions d’unités de compte (équivalent à 30 millions de dollars E.U.) destiné à financer un programme d’appui aux réformes économiques et financières (PAREF) de la Guinée.
Categories: Guinea, Economic & Financial Governance
02/05/2011 - High-level Public Financial Management (PFM) experts from across Africa are meeting in Tunis this week for a two-day workshop (3 - 4 May 2011) to discuss how to evaluate public financial management reform in Africa. The workshop, which is hosted by the African Development Bank's Operations Evaluation Department (OPEV), is part of the evaluation of PFM reform that the AfDB is undertaking jointly with Danish, Swedish and British Cooperation Agencies (DANIDA, SIDA and DFID).
Categories: Tunisia, Economic & Financial Governance, Operations Evaluation
