News & Events
13/03/2013 - The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and micro-credit promoter in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday 12 March in Tunis urged the African Development Bank (AfDB) to provide support to social business given its consequential impact on poverty reduction. Yunus was speaking before members of senior management of the AfDB during a meeting organized by the Office of the Chief Economist of the institution.
Categories: Tunisia, Economic & Financial Governance, Human and Social Development
12/03/2013 - The African Development Bank is financing a ground-breaking initiative in Tunisia – Souk At-tanmia – with the goal to foster youth employment, particularly in disadvantaged regions that are struggling with high levels of unemployment in the aftermath of the revolution.
Categories: Tunisia, Gender, Human and Social Development, Youth
11/03/2013 - A team from the African Development Bank Group, led by Abdoulaye Dagamaissa, Manager, Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department (OSAN), and comprising Harouna Dosso, Senior Agronomist, OSAN/Ethiopia Field Office (ETFO); Hailemariam Hailemeskel, Agricultural Economist, OSAN/ETFO; and Paxina Chileshe-Toe, Natural Resources Management Specialist, OSAN, undertook a site visit from February 25-27 to Adaar, one of the six beneficiary woredas (administrative units) in the Afar region of Ethiopia, where the Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Program (DRSLP) will be implemented. The team was assisted by a locally recruited cameraman and photographer.
Categories: Ethiopia, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Human and Social Development
08/03/2013 - Women make up more than half of the African population. The African Development Bank recognizes this and supports the important role of women on the continent both in the projects and programs it finances, and the contributions of its own female staff. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we pay tribute to a few female Bank staff members, who dedicate their time and energy to the institution and to Africa. It was impossible to do a portrait of each and every one, but here is a selection of a few women leaders, who inspire us on a daily basis.
Categories: Gender, African Water Facility, Human and Social Development
08/03/2013 - En ce jour de célébration des femmes, il est opportun de rappeler l’importance de leur rôle pour assurer l’avenir économique du continent africain. Car il est impossible, aujourd’hui, d’évoquer une Afrique prospère et égalitaire sans parler de leur pleine intégration sur le marché du travail.
Categories: Burkina Faso, Gender, Human and Social Development
07/03/2013 - Funded by the African Water Facility (AWF) to the amount of US $3 million, the project designed to rehabilitate the water supply and sewerage systems in Chitungwiza will be handed over today to the Municipality of Chitungwiza, following the completion of the construction works.
Categories: Zimbabwe, Water Supply & Sanitation, African Water Facility, Health, Human and Social Development
07/03/2013 - International Women’s Day is a day of celebration and a day of challenge, often rolled into one. In realizing how far we have come towards ensuring genuine equality of opportunity for women as for men, it becomes clear how far we still have to go.
Categories: Gender, Education, Human and Social Development, Health
07/03/2013 - African Development Bank operations have had a profound impact on women’s lives in Africa. Several successful examples from various education, employment, microfinance, social protection and health projects indicate that women and girls have better access to services and opportunities that have led to reductions in gender disparities and improvements in gender outcomes including women’s participation and empowerment.
Categories: Gender, Education, Human and Social Development, Health, Youth
- From: 11/03/2013
- To: 12/03/2013
- Location: Hammamet, Tunisia
The 2015 deadline for the current Millennium Development Goals has led to a flurry of activities on what the post-2015 development agenda should look like. Should the MDGs be retained in their current configuration with an extended deadline, reformulated, or replaced by an alternative framework? Underlying all these is the question of which option is likely to have the greatest impact on poverty eradication in Africa.
Categories: Tunisia, Human and Social Development, Infrastructure, Education, Information & Communication Technology, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
28/02/2013 - The African Development Bank consulted Governments, development partners, the private sector, civil society, youth, and educational and training institutions on technical vocational skills development in Kampala, Uganda, from February 25-27, 2013.
Categories: Uganda, Human and Social Development, Education
