News & Events

23/01/2013 - On January 22, 2013, Government leaders, health experts and representatives from the private sector met at a high-level seminar in Oslo, Norway. The conference set out to examine key aspects of the global health agenda in the context of the Millennium Development Goals and launch a yearly progress report on Norway’s Global MDG Campaign - Accelerating Progress in Saving the Lives of Women and Children.

Categories: Norway, Human and Social Development, Health

06/06/2012 - Dr. Agnes Soucat, AfDB Director for Human Development, Dr. Luis Gomes Sambo, WHO Regional Director for Africa and Dr. Feng Zhao, AFDB Health Division Manager participated in 2 workshops organized by NORAD --The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation – on the Economic Benefits of Investing in Women’s Health and the Saving Mothers Giving Lives initiative.

Categories: Norway, Human and Social Development, Health

21/03/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the Friends of Zimbabwe Roundtable, to discuss economic and political developments in the country on 23 March. The meeting will also focus on the prospects of dealing with the country's external debt arreears. The presentation of the Zimbabwe Accelerated Arrears, Debt and Development Strategy (ZAADDS) is a useful framework to address the issue of Zimbabwe’s external debt. ZAADDS is a key element of the government’s economic reform agenda.

Categories: Zimbabwe, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Japan, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, Economic & Financial Governance

15/12/2011 - A Nordic Development Fund (NDF) delegation will visit the African Development Bank (AfDB) in mid-January 2012 to present its new strategy and operational guidelines for accessing funding for climate mitigation and adaptation activities. The NDF can provide grants of up to USD 4 million for project components covering both soft activities (technical assistance and capacity building) and hard investments where appropriate.

Categories: Norway, Korea, Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Climate Change, Environment

29/09/2010 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on 29 September 2010 in Tunis, approved a proposal for a multi-donor Governance Trust Fund. The Fund’s objective is to help the Bank’s regional member countries build capable and responsive states by strengthening transparency and accountability in the management of public resources.

Categories: Tunisia, Norway, Switzerland, Multi-Donor Governance Trust Fund, Economic & Financial Governance