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02/07/2008 - "This report is designed for Africans. We have to do all in our power to help African countries reach the MDGs," Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, said during the presentation of a UN steering committee for Africa report on MDGs.

Categories: Egypt, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

01/07/2008 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Monday, June 30, 2008, said that «the AfDB looks forward to efficiently contributing to efforts aimed at overcoming the water and sanitation challenge faced by African countries." Mr. Kaberuka made the remark while addressing some fifty African heads of state and government during the eleventh summit of the African Union in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The summit was held on the theme: "Meeting the Millennium Development Goals on Water and Sanitation."

Categories: Egypt, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), African Water Facility, Water Supply & Sanitation

14/09/2007 - As leaders of the major multilateral and inter-governmental organizations working for development in Africa, we, the heads of the United Nations, African Development Bank, African Union Commission, European Commission, International Monetary Fund, Islamic Development Bank and the World Bank, met today to establish the MDG Africa Steering Group. Through this group, we will coordinate and redouble our efforts in support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) across the African continent. With a clear focus on implementation, we will accelerate efforts to follow through on existing commitments to support development in Africa.

Categories: United States of America, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

01/06/2007 - Brazzaville, 1 June 2007 - The African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) on Thursday in Brazzaville concluded two days of exhaustive deliberations on the challenges posed by Africa’s dwindling water resources.

Categories: Water Supply & Sanitation, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

21/12/2006 - The workshop was organized by the NEPAD Secretariat, African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and the South African Trust (SAT) with the support of the Bank Group.

Categories: South Africa, NEPAD, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Infrastructure, Health, Human and Social Development

16/11/2005 - A two-day workshop on how to improve the effectiveness of development assistance organized by the AfDB opened at Entebbe, Uganda.

Categories: Uganda, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

21/09/2005 - A workshop in Tunis brought together staff involved in projects that would help borrowing countries deal with the challenge of improving girls’ education and meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Categories: Education, Gender, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Human and Social Development