Press Releases
18/03/2013 - The Development Effectiveness Review (DER) is a series of publications reviewing the African Development Bank’s (AfDB or Bank) contribution to Africa’s development results. Beginning with the first Annual Development Effectiveness Review published in 2011, the DER series has promoted transparency and accountability to our member countries and stakeholders. It also helps us ensure that our operations are continually improving. In 2012, we have published a series of DERs examining aspects of the Bank’s portfolio, including fragile states, regional integration, governance and the Bank’s country program in Rwanda.
Categories: Rwanda, Quality Assurance & Results, Economic & Financial Governance, Regional Integration, Fragile States Facility
05/06/2012 - The AfDB and Sierra Leone’s government on June 1, 2012 in Arusha, signed a US$1.2-million grant financing agreement under Pillar III of the Fragile States Facility, to provide urgently-needed support to the country’s financial sector development plan.
Categories: Sierra Leone, Economic & Financial Governance, Fragile States Facility
09/05/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) launched the Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa at a high level seminar on “Avoiding the Fragility Trap in Africa” held in Tunis and hosted by the AfDB’s Chief Economist and Vice President, Mthuli Ncube. The keynote speaker was Shanta Deverajan, Chief Economist of the World Bank’s Africa region.
Categories: Fragile States Facility
16/02/2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has made two grant agreements totaling € 2.9 million (FCFA 1.9 billion) to fund governmental reforms and the country’s 2012 action plan.
Categories: Togo, Fragile States Facility
11/11/2011 - In the context of an enhanced Bank engagement in Fragile States, Management initiated a discussion with the Board of Directors last week to shed light on effective strategic direction, improved operational processes and tools to address fragility in conflict affected countries.
Categories: Fragile States Facility
20/09/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on 14 September 2011 approved a grant of USD 15.7 million to Sierra Leone to finance the second Economic Governance Reform Program. The grant, from the AfDB Fragile States Facility, will be disbursed in two parts in 2011 and 2012.
Categories: Sierra Leone, Economic & Financial Governance, Fragile States Facility
08/09/2011 - African leaders from fragile and conflict-affected countries called for a reassessment of the Millennium Development Goals and new approaches to development in Africa during a regional meeting on peace- and statebuilding organized by the African Development Bank, UN Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 7-9 September 2011. Their aim was to shape the agenda for the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Korea in November 2011.
Categories: Ethiopia, Economic & Financial Governance, Fragile States Facility
22/06/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Tuesday approved a USD 48-million budget support grant to finance Liberia’s Economic Governance and Competitiveness Support Program. The grant is provided from the Bank’s Fragile State Facility.
Categories: Liberia, Fragile States Facility
30/05/2011 - The launching of the new publication “Providing Budget Aid in Situations of Fragility” will take place in the context of the Annual Meetings on 9th June, from 11:00-13:00 in the Lisbon Congress Center. This new publication has emerged from discussions dating back to 2008 among some of the key actors in the provision of budget aid in situations of fragility.
Categories: Fragile States Facility
08/04/2011 - In an effort to strengthen the quality of its direct on-the-ground support to regional member countries, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors today approved a roadmap for decentralization of its operations over the next five years. The exercise revolves around three key pillars: strengthening the Bank’s existing field offices, expanding its presence in fragile states, and consolidating regional capacity.
Categories: Fragile States Facility, Regional Integration
