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AEC: Heads of African institutions meet the press
28-Oct-2013 - “Regional integration in Africa” was the theme of the press conference held on Monday, October28 in Johannesburg with Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission; Pravin Gordhan, South African Minister of Finance; Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB); and Abdalla Hamdok, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa.Lesotho : La BAD œuvre à une utilisation équitable et durable des ressources en eau
28-Oct-2013 - Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a accordé une aide financière de 15 millions de dollars EU au Lesotho, pour y promouvoir une utilisation durable et équitable des ressources en eau.AfDB to Lead on the Development of MDBs’ Corporate Secretariat Web Platform
28-Oct-2013 - An African Development Bank (AfDB) mission led by Vice President Secretary General Cecilia Akintomide attended the 13th International Financial Institutions (IFIs) Corporate Secretariat Annual Meetings in London from 21 to 23 October, 2013 .AfDB to participate in Rwanda ICT and Innovation Summit
28-Oct-2013 - The African Development Bank (AfDB), will participate in “Transform Africa 2013 Summit” to be hosted by the government of Rwanda from 28 to 31 October in Kigali. This pan African ICT event will bring together more than one thousand participants from Africa and beyond, representing various sectors including governments, business and the youth to discuss the future of broadband on the continent.High-level meeting on leading African regions: “Each and everyone has a role to play in this integration”
28-Oct-2013 - Heads of institutions including Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission; Pravin Gordhan, Finance Minister, South Africa; Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank; and Abdalla Hamdok, Deputy Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa, on Monday, October 28 in Johannesburg, held a high-level discussion on leading African regions.The Africa Information Highway Initiative: How information facilitates GDP growth
28-Oct-2013 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is a major developmental partner in Africa that uses information to quantify annual progress and target its policies. Its Africa Information Highway (AIH) initiative facilitates and disseminates information and statistics across the continent. Since its launch in March, 40 African countries are present on the open data network. Eight more will share their statistical databases before the end of the year.AEC 2013 - Interview with Alex Rugamba, AfDB Director, Energy, Environment and Climate Change
28-Oct-2013 - Alex Rugamba led the African Development Bank’s NEPAD and Regional Integration Department (ONRI) for three years, prior to holding his current position as Director of the AfDB’s Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, was at the forefront of the institution’s Regional Integration Strategy (RIS).Regional integration drives inclusive growth in Africa, according to experts
28-Oct-2013 - Regional integration is still the driver of inclusive growth in Africa. This was the opinion of the panellists during the session on “Leveraging regional integration for inclusive and sustainable growth in Africa”. It was organized on Monday, October 28 in Johannesburg as part of the eighth African Economic Conference (AEC).African integration: economics must come before politics, say experts
28-Oct-2013 - At a busy plenary session of the African Economic Conference held in Johannesburg on Monday, October 28, experts agreed on the importance of putting economic considerations before political considerations in achieving effective and beneficial regional integration for all citizens in Africa.Regional integration can drive Africa to the tipping point
28-Oct-2013 - Donald Kaberuka , the President of the African Development Bank, has cautioned that Africa’s recent economic gains will only be sustained by fast tracking and deepening regional integration across the continent.
Transform Africa 2013 Summit: AfDB Launches Connect Africa Report
28-Oct-2013 - “Transform Africa 2013, a major four-day Pan-African Information and Communications Technology (ICT) summit opened in Kigali, Rwanda on 28 October 2013 , with the launch of a study commissioned by the African Development Bank (AfDB) on how to fully integrate Africa into the cyber world.AfDB Approves US$16.58 Million to Consolidate Public Finances in DRC
28-Oct-2013 - The African Development Bank Group approved on 24 October 2013 a US$ 16.58 million (UA 10.96 million) African Development Fund (ADF) grant resources to finance the Statistics and Public Finance Institutional Support Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Think tanks chart the path for Africa’s accelerated transformation through regional integration
28-Oct-2013 - Africa is well positioned to chart the path for transformation through regional integration. But it should go beyond the narrow focus on trade in goods.Gathering for the African Economic Conference, leaders call for wide-ranging structural change
27-Oct-2013 - Regional Integration Key to Transformation and Development Heads of State and business and development experts from across the world will gather at the three-day African Economic Conference from Monday, October 28 to Wednesday, October 30 in Johannesburg, South Africa, to discuss regional integration and its role in boosting economic growth and human well-being on the continent.AfDB and think tanks deliberate on accelerating Africa’s transformation through regional integration
27-Oct-2013 - As part of the activities for this year’s African Economic Conference (AEC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) is holding a networking session with think tanks on “Accelerating Africa’s Transformation through Regional Integration: What are the Priorities and Policy Options?” This high-level seminar, taking place on Sunday, October 27 in JohannesburSenegal: AfDB approves US$ 33.5 Million to promote youth and women employment
25-Oct-2013 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group) on Wednesday, 23 October 2013 in Tunis, approved a loan amounting to US$ 33.5 for Senegal to help the country finance the Project to Support the Promotion of Employment for Youth and Women (PAPEJF).