This African Development Report 2010 focuses on trade logistics in Africa, in particular maritime ports, with the objective of exploring ways to unblock bottlenecks to trade, increase competitiveness, and create sustainable economic growth for African countries. Ports are gateways for 80 percent of...

As a land-locked country, Malawi is under pressure to grow its own food, since imports are both costly and unreliable. Maize is the main staple for 90 per cent of the population, and most smallholders operate on tiny plots of land1, making diversification difficult. Largely these constraints...

Key Issues • Mining is an important sector in Africa. • The sector’s potential contributions to development are high but not always realized due to limited government revenues from concessions. • A fairer sharing of resource rents that increases government shares and allows investors to...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group was established in 1964 to promote Africa’s economic and social development. The Group comprises the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Development Fund (ADF), and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF). The Bank is funded by its 53 African (Regional)...

SELECTED SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA ON INDIVIDUAL AFRICAN COUNTRIES DONNÉES ÉCONOMIQUES CHOISIES PAR PAYS AFRICAIN

The ADB Statistics Pocket Book 2012 was prepared in the Economic and Social Statistics Division of the Statistics Department. The staff team was led by Beejaye Kokil and included Maurice Mubila, Lawson Fessou, Kouakou Koua Louis, Letsara Nirina, Penthesilea Lartey, Kadisha Mbiya, Chaouch Anouar,...

The ADB Statistics Pocketbook, presents summary economic and social data on regional member countries and on the operational activities of the African Development Bank Group. Most of the indicators shown are selected from the other Bank publications: Compendium of Statistics on Bank Group...

DATA ON THE BANK GROUP DONNÉES SUR LE GROUPE DE LA BANQUE

Designations employed in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) concerning the legal status of any country or territory, or...