Interviews
29/10/2010 - One of the landmarks of the Fifth African Economic Conference held from October 27-29, 2010 in Tunis, Tunisia was the joint-launch by AfDB, UNDP and IDEP of the Gender and Economic Policy Management Initiative (GEPMI-Africa). After the launch on October 28, Ms Winnie Byanyima, UNDP Gender Team Director, who was instrumental in the setting up GEPMI provided additional perspectives on the initiative.
28/10/2010 - “Good governance including the rule of law is central to attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), retaining capital domestically as well as levering foreign assistance as insurance against shocks and for countercyclical measures,” says Dr. Lyakurwa, taking stock of the AEC deliberations in Tunis.
Categories: Tunisia, Economic & Financial Governance
28/10/2010 - “I have often said that societies are built and sustained on the strength of their intellectual capacity. If you unplug this capacity, society will die,” says Dr. Joseph O. Okpaku, Snr President, Telecom Africa International Corporation and Publisher and Chief Executive of Third Press Publishers,
Categories: Tunisia
27/10/2010 - The 27-29 October 2010 African Economic Conference (AEC) jointly organized in Tunis by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Development Bank for Southern Africa (DBSA) on the theme “Setting the Agenda for Africa’s Economic Recovery and Long-Term Growth” will be significantly different from previous editions, AfDB’s Chief Economist and Vice-president, Mthuli Ncube said.
Categories: Tunisia
07/09/2010 - There is a convergence of opinion between the Bank and its ADF Deputies. ADF 12 will use the work of ADF 11 as a platform on which to consolidate and deepen both institutional reforms and interventions in support to RMC’s so as to ensure impactful and sustainable development.
Categories: Tunisia, Agriculture & Agro-industries
06/09/2010 - "The global food crisis has posed a major threat to global food and nutrition security with substantive humanitarian, socio-economic, environmental, developmental, political and security-related consequences. With ADF funds we support the development of a robust agriculture sector that can withstand the effects of crises – focusing our attention on providing the necessary infrastructure for this sector to become an engine of growth and enhanced livelihood.
Categories: Tunisia, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Infrastructure, Fragile States Facility
06/09/2010 - A strong replenishment of the African Development Fund will enable us to meet the growing demand for investment in clean, renewable energy from our African borrowing members.
Categories: Tunisia, Climate Change, Environment
29/04/2010 - The Gender, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (OSUS) Unit recently hosted a roundtable on the economics of adaptation. The unit will, from April 29-30, 2010, host a seminar on the theme: ‘Prospects for an Africa Carbon Facility’. The climate change specialist, Uzoamaka Nwamarah, has been coordinating Bank efforts towards the Africa Carbon Facility. In an interview with BIA, Ms. Nwamarah explains what the facility is all about.
Categories: Tunisia, Climate Change, Environment
16/04/2010 - M. Mamadou Igor Diarra, ministre de l’énergie et de l’eau du Mali, a été reçu, le mercredi 14 avril par le président Donald Kaberuka, et s’est prêté aux questions cruciales de l’approvisionnement en eau dans son pays. «Grâce aux facilités de la Banque, nous avons pu améliorer l’accès à l’eau potable, qui est aujourd’hui à 73% dans notre pays» a-t-il souligné. Pour un homme dont la réputation est associée aux questions bancaires, M. Igor Diarra a fait preuve d’une rare maîtrise de la question de l’eau et des nombreux défis qu’elle pose à son pays, le Mali.
Categories: Mali, Tunisia, Water Supply & Sanitation
08/04/2010 - Ce programme, conçu pour prendre le relai du ‘NEPAD Medium to Long Term Strategic Framework’ – MLTSF – a comme objectif d’établir une vision et une stratégie cadre pour le développement des infrastructures à l’échelle régionale et continentale dans les domaines de l’Energie, le Transport, l’Eau et les Télécommunications.
Categories: Tunisia, Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA)
