News & Events
12/04/2012 - More than 30 African ministers of education and science attending the First African Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for Youth Employment, Human Capital Development and Inclusive Growth, unanimously pledged to put STI policies, strategies, programs and plans into action over the next five years.
Categories: Kenya, Education, Information & Communication Technology, Human and Social Development, Youth
03/04/2012 - La session ministérielle du premier Forum africain sur la Science, la Technologie et l'Innovation (STI) s'est ouverte ce matin à Nairobi (Kenya), en présence du président du Kenya, Mwai Kibaki et de plusieurs ministres ou leurs représentants de près de vingt-cinq pays africains. Le président du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement, Donald Kaberuka, était présent, ainsi que la directrice générale de l'UNESCO, Irina Bokova et des représentants de la Commission économique de l'Union africaine et de la Commission économique des Nations-unies pour l'Afrique (UNECA)
Categories: Kenya, Education, Human and Social Development, Information & Communication Technology, Youth
29/03/2012 - The first Africa Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) will take place from April 1-3, 2012 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi. Hosted by the Government of Kenya, it will include an Experts’ Meeting (April 1-2) and a Ministerial Conference (April 3), and will highlight the need to invest in this key sector to foster human capital development, inclusive growth, and provide job opportunities for youth and women.
Categories: Kenya, Education, Human and Social Development, Information & Communication Technology, Youth
07/03/2012 - The African Development Bank will be celebrating International Women’s Day on Thursday, 8 March. It is an event that is now more than 100 years old. International Women’s Day first began in 1911 when women were fighting for basic rights such as the right to vote, to hold public office and even to hold down a job.
Categories: Gender, Human and Social Development, Health, Education, Youth
29/02/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA, today announced that it will offer an Education Support Bond to Japanese retail investors. The bond will be distributed by Tokai Tokyo Securities, Nishimura Securities, Banyo Securities and Rakuten Securities.
Categories: Japan, Education, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Economic & Financial Governance, Human and Social Development
- 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, Human and Social Development
21/12/2011 - The African Development Bank Group’s board of directors has approved a USD15.6 million grant from its concessionary lending arm, the African Development Fund (ADF) to help strengthen the capacity of African Virtual University (AVU).
Categories: Education, Human and Social Development, Youth
16/12/2011 - The African Development Bank’s Group Board of Directors approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of USD 19.2 million to Eritrea on November 30, 2011 to improve equitable access, quality and relevance of technical, vocational education and training. The project will be financed jointly by an ADF grant of USD 18.65 million and an Eritrean Government’s contribution of USD 2.06 million.
Categories: Eritrea, Education, Human and Social Development
09/12/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 7 December a corporate loan of South African rand (ZAR) 65 million equivalent to USD 8 million to Trustco Group Holdings Ltd to support the Trustco Finance student lending program thus improving access to education, employability and job-earning potential of high school graduates in the country.
Categories: Namibia, Private Sector Development, Education, Human and Social Development
19/10/2011 - Participants gathered at the Carnegie Mellon University in Rwanda to celebrate a unique tripartite partnership between the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Government of Rwanda and Carnegie Mellon University and the planned opening of a Carnegie Mellon Campus in Rwanda in January 2012.
Categories: Rwanda, Education, Human and Social Development, Information & Communication Technology, Youth
