This document was prepared by the Economic and Social Statistics Division of the Statistics Department at the African Development Bank. Designations employed in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of the African Development Bank concerning the legal status of any...

This is the twelfth volume of Gender, Poverty and Environmental Indicators on African Countries published by the Statistics Department of the African Development Bank Group. The publication also provides some informa tion on the broad development trends relating to gender, poverty and environmental...

Compendium of Statistics on Bank Group Operations 2012 is an annual publication of the African Development Bank Group, presenting data on operational activities of the Bank Group. Part One gives cross-country statistics on Bank operations and Part Two provides country-specific information on each...

Southern Africa is the worst impacted by AIDS; in three countries in this sub-region, the national adult HIV prevalence rate now exceeds 20%. These countries, which have the highest adult HIV prevalence in the world, are Swaziland (25.9%), Botswana (24.8%), and Lesotho (23.6%) (UNAIDS, 2010). The...

One of the targets for reducing extreme poverty in Africa involves halving the proportion of people living in absolute poverty from 48 percent in 1990 to 24 percent by 2015. Available data so far indicate that it is only the North African countries of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia as...

Geographically situated at the northern rim of the continent, North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia) constitutes a central part of Africa. It is also central to the the history and the daily operations of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The countries of the...

As more African countries are understanding the potential benefits that green growth paths can bring and are adopting measures to speed the transition of their economies towards a climate resilient and sustainable future, so too is the African Development Bank. Our Long Term Strategy is coming into...

In response to weaker global demand, commodity prices generally declined during the second half of 2011. Positive signs in the US economy and improved risk perception, due to the second Greek financial bailout and ECB liquidity infusion to banks in the eurozone, pushed oil prices higher in February...

Once an exporter of oil and gas, Egypt is now struggling to meet its own energy needs. The growth in energy consumption is a response to the country’s economic expansion, industrialization, and change in people’s life style. Although all energy forms have been subject to high growth, electricity...