The drastic surge and volatility in international food prices in recent months have stoked fears of a replay of the 2007/08 global food price crisis, which sparked riots and associated political uncertainty across countries in the developing as well as the developed world.

The 2011 round of the International Comparison Program for Africa officially kickedoff this January with national coordinating teams on board to begin the price data collection for household consumption items. As of March 2011, 36 countries had completed the training of data collectors and had...

• Strong economic growth in the past two decades has helped reduce poverty in Africa and increased the size of the middle class. • By 2010, the middle class had risen to 34% of Africa’s population2—or nearly 350 million people—up from about 126 million or 27% in 1980, 27% in 1990 and about 220...

We are pleased to present this regional publication which provides an overview of the African Development Bank’s operations and partnership in Southern Africa. The publication comes at a critical time for the region and the Bank. The aftermath of the global financial crisis threatened to set...

We are pleased to present this regional publication which provides an overview of the African Development Bank’s operations and partnership in Southern Africa. The publication comes at a critical time for the region and the Bank. The aftermath of the global financial crisis threatened to set...

This study on Mali examines gender and employment in Mali. The study is informed by the Millennium Development Agenda that views Millennium Development Goal 3, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment as critical in the attainment of all the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and more broadly,...

witnessed first-hand the Jasmine revolution in Tunisia. It was at once exhilarating and sobering. Exhilarating because of the pace of change and the palpable sense of optimism. Exhilarating because we saw people from all walks of life demanding that their voices be heard, that the government be...

This year, the Annual Meetings Seminars of the African Development Bank Group will once again be a unique occasion to bring together policy makers and thought leaders from around the globe to interact on key development challenges and opportunities of the continent. Facilitating such exchanges is...