News & Events
24/08/2012 - Many political and economic challenges facing the African continent can be addressed through improved employment opportunities for youth, said a Kenyan cabinet minister, underscoring the important theme of the latest edition of the African Economic Outlook: Promoting Youth Employment.
Categories: Kenya, Youth, Human and Social Development
- Date: 01/08/2012
- Location: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is attending the meeting of African finance ministers and central bank governors which began in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 1 August.
Categories: Democratic Republic of Congo, Poverty Reduction, Food Production, Youth, Human and Social Development, Energy & Power
23/07/2012 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) recently approved a USD 7 million equity investment in the Business Partners International Southern African SME Fund (BPI SA). This contribution will allow BPI SA to increase access to finance and capacity building for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within various sectors in the southern Africa sub-region, thereby boosting income generation and job creation.
Categories: Private Sector Development, Youth, Human and Social Development
23/07/2012 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) recently approved a €7 million equity investment in the I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs SME Fund (IPAE). This will allow IPAE to increase access to finance and capacity building for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small microfinance institutions (SMFIs) in western and central Africa, thereby boosting income generation and job creation in the region.
Categories: Private Sector Development, Human and Social Development, Youth
17/07/2012 - Growth in the last 10 years preceding the Arab Spring did not made it possible for North African countries to create enough jobs for the young. The regional unemployment rate among the 15 to 24 year-old age group is on average 23%, which is three to four times higher than that of adults. But the rate is 41% if the discouraged are included: that is, those young inactive people in a position to work but not looking for employment and so are not included in the official statistics.
Categories: Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Youth, Human and Social Development
12/07/2012 - La BAD et ses partenaires lancent le ''Souk At-tanmia'', marché de développement économique, à Tunis. La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et ses partenaires ont lancé, le jeudi12 juillet à Tunis, ''Souk At-tanmia'', marché de développement économique, une initiative pilote et novatrice de la BAD appuyée, entre autres, par des organisations publiques ou internationales, des entreprises privées et la société civile.
Categories: Tunisia, Youth, Human and Social Development
- Date: 16/07/2012
- Location: Tunis, Tunisia
On the occasion of the African Economic Outlook 2012 (AEO) regional launch in Tunis, under the high patronage of the Tunisian Head of Government, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the OECD Development Centre jointly organise a conference on “Promoting Youth Employment in the North Africa Region” on 16 July 2012 in the Ministry of Human Rights and Transitional Justice, Tunis.
Categories: Tunisia, Youth, Human and Social Development
09/07/2012 - The African Development Bank hosted a High Level Policy Dialogue Seminar on Youth Employment in Lusaka, Zambia, focusing on the challenges and opportunities faced by countries in the Southern Africa Region.
Categories: Zambia, Youth, Human and Social Development
- Date: 09/07/2012
- Location: Intercontinental Hotel, Lusaka, Zambia
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is organizing a High Level Policy Dialogue Seminar on Youth Employment in Africa in Lusaka, Zambia, which will focus on the challenges and opportunities faced by the following countries in the Southern Africa region: Angola, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique and Zambia.
Categories: Zambia, Angola, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Youth, Human and Social Development
19/06/2012 - A new report from the African Development Bank (AfDB) analyses the causes of the various political events in 2011 in various North African countries, or the Arab Spring. It goes on to suggest various policy options to policy makers in the countries under transition.
Categories: Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Human and Social Development, Youth
