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African Heads of State High-Level Panel Discussion on "Building Capacity in Post-Conflict Countries"
- Date: 24/03/2010
- Location: Ramada Plaza, Tunis, Tunisia
Post-conflict reconstruction efforts seek to respond to the urgent needs of societies emerging from conflict and works to improve the efforts of key actors in rehabilitation and reconstruction operations by identifying and filling gaps within the current capacities of local and international actors. The refore, investing in restoring state capacity is a venture in long-term stability and peace,both prerequisites to sustainable development and poverty reduction.
Categories: Tunisia, Fragile States Facility
- From: 22/03/2010
- To: 23/03/2010
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
The African Development Bank and the development communication network (DevCom Network) whose secretariat is hosted by OECD, are organizing the “Tunis Round-Table Conference on Multilateral Aid and the Broad Public: Improving Results Communication” from March 22-23, 2010, in Tunis, Tunisia. The joint initiative aims at improving the practice of communicating on multilateral aid. Over sixty communicators from multilaterals and bilateral donors institutions are expected to attend the event.
Categories: Tunisia
- Date: 17/03/2010
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
A three-day seminar organized in Tunis by the AfDB on the theme: Accelerated and Results-focused Project Implementations” ended on Wednesday, 17 March 2010. According to seminar organizers, “successful project implementation and results delivery on the ground were central to achieving the Bank’s mission.”
- Date: 01/03/2010
- Location: Sheraton Hotel, Tunis, Tunisia
In accordance with the commitment it made during May 2009 Annual Meetings in Dakar, to scale up its efforts for CSO engagement, the Bank is holding a Civil Society Consultation Forum on March 1, 2010.
Categories: Tunisia, Human and Social Development, Civil Society
- From: 27/02/2010
- To: 28/02/2010
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
The Coalition for Dialogue in Africa (CoDA) holds its third Board Meeting in Tunis on 27 and 28 February 2010. The last CoDA meeting, on 28 November 2009, concentrated on the international financial crisis, which CoDA reported had a substantial negative effect on the African economy, creating a rare opportunity for the continent to redefine its development model.
Categories: Tunisia, Financial Crisis
- Date: 15/02/2010
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
AfDB young professionals and staff from partner institutions – the African Finance Corporation, the Islamic Development Bank, the Japan International Corporation Agency - on Monday, February 15, 2010, in Tunis, started a four-week investment appraisal and risk analysis programme.
Categories: Tunisia, Human and Social Development
- Date: 12/02/2010
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
The regional governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), who represent the institution’s African member countries, will meet in Tunis on 12 February 2010 in order to assess the bank’s capital increase modalities. At the meeting, the shareholders will discuss the need for additional resources so Africa’s premier development finance institution can continue to address the needs of African countries effectively.
Categories: Tunisia
- Date: 08/02/2010
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
The Bank Group on Monday, February 8, 2010, in Tunis started a three-day-long African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2010 Peer Review Meeting. The meeting brought together the core team of AEO chapter authors, along with a team of peers and experts to review various country notes that are currently under preparation. The specific objectives of the meeting were to share progress to date on the various AEO 2010 chapters; get personalized guidance on the AEO 2010 model forecasts for the respective countries, as well as integrate expert and peer viewpoints.
Categories: Tunisia
- From: 03/02/2010
- To: 04/02/2010
- Location: Hammamet, Tunisia
The AfDB, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and FAO are organizing a conference in Hammamet, Tunisia on the Strategy for Improving Food and Agricultural Statistics in Africa. The conference is being held from February 3-4, 2010, and was opened by Charles Leyeka Lufumpa, AfDB Director, Statistics Department.
Categories: Tunisia, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Food Production
- Date: 20/01/2010
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the World Food Programme (WFP) will organize, on 20 January 2010, a High Level Technical Meeting in Tunis to discuss past and on-going cooperation between the two organizations, as well as opportunities for consolidating partnership. “The global food and financial crises, the state of continental agriculture and food security, as well as the current strategic directions of the Bank and WFP have heightened the need for innovation in development cooperation between both institutions”, said Mr Aly Abou-Sabaa, AfDB Director for Agriculture and Agro-industry Department.
Categories: Tunisia, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Food Production
