20-Nov-2007 - Tunis, 19 November 2007 - The African Development Bank Group and Tunisian Authorities are co-organizing an International Conference on "International Solidarity for the Protection of Africa and the Mediterranean Region from Climate Change" in Tunis from 18-20 November.
20-Nov-2007 - Cape Town, 19 November, 2007 – Senior government officials from some ten Southern African countries are meeting in Cape Town for the second of a series of regional workshops organized by the Korean government to share its development experience with Africa. The Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) workshop seeks to provide participants with an overview of Korea’s economic development experiences and to explore possibilities for applying lessons learned in African countries.
17-Nov-2007 - More than 500 economists, researchers and policy-makers from around the world attended the event
"Science-based evidence can influence policy-making", says Kaberuka
Addis Ababa, 17 November 2007 – The 2nd African Economic Conference (AEC) jointly organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) ended on November 17, 2007, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after three days of profound reflections on development issues facing the continent.
16-Nov-2007 - Addis Ababa, 17 November 2007 – Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said the continent would have its first satellite by the end of the year. Speaking at a press briefing within the framework of the African Economic Conference, Mr. Kaberuka said the satellite would enable Africans to easily communicate with other people across the globe and within the continent. The satellite, he pointed out, would cut down communication cost and make it possible for the continent’s poor to have access to affordable...
09-Nov-2007 - Addis Ababa, 12 November 2007 (ECA) – The African Development Bank (ADB) Group and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will organize the 2nd African Economic Forum from November 15-17, 2007 at the United Nations Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This year’s conference will be held on the theme: "Opportunities and Challenges of Development for Africa in the Global Arena."
08-Nov-2007 - Tunis, 8 November 2007 – How to leverage middle-level technical education and vocational training systems in Africa to foster economic growth on the continent within the context of a rapidly evolving global economy is the core of a training workshop scheduled to take place from 28-30 November in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, under the aegis of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, the international organisation of French-speaking countries and governments (OIF) and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).
05-Nov-2007 - The high-level meeting of Regional Economic Communities (RECs) on the implementation of the action plan of the Second Decade of Education for Africa will take place from 6-7 November 2007 in Tunis, Tunisia.
02-Nov-2007 - The African Development Bank will be organizing a regional workshop on "The Role of Technical and Vocational Training," in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, from November 28-30, 2007.
02-Nov-2007 - The 7th partnership meeting on rural development in West and Central Africa took place from 30-31 October 2007 in Tunis. The meeting agenda consisted of three sessions covering the following topics:
02-Nov-2007 - Tunis, 1 November 2007 – More than 300 experts from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas will participate in the second African Economic Conference (AEC) on "Opportunities and Challenges of Development for Africa in the Global Arena", to be jointly organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) from 15-17 November 2007 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
29-Oct-2007 - Collaboration to achieve key Connect Africa Summit Goals
Issued jointly by the African Development Bank and ITU
Kigali, Rwanda, 29 October 2007 — The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Telecommunication Union, agreed to collaborate on interconnecting all African capitals with ICT broadband infrastructure, strengthening connectivity to the rest of the world by 2012.
24-Oct-2007 - The African Development Bank will host the 7th Donors Partnership Meeting for Rural Development in West and Central Africa on the 30 and 31st October 2007 in Tunis . This meeting is a follow up to one organized in Rome by the FIDA. These informal meetings, initiated in 2000, bring together each year the principal development partners (World Bank, ADB, FAO, FIDA and French Development Agency, etc.) in a bid to reinforce partnerships and discuss relevant subjects, and more importantly to plan the co- financing of certain operations.
This 7th...
22-Oct-2007 - Some 500 participants are expected to attend the Connect Africa Leaders’ Summit, to be held at Kigali’s Serena Hotel on 29 and 30 October.
The main goal of the Summit is to help bring connectivity to Africa and promote "Connect Africa", a new partnership that seeks to expand the ICT infrastructure of the continent, especially broadband Internet, to attract investment needed for employment and economic growth.
22-Oct-2007 - Washington D.C., October 20, 2007 — A new partnership to support stronger financial systems in Africa was launched today, by Germany, the World Bank and the African Development Bank.
Germany, which championed the partnership under its G8 presidency, stressed that by strengthening African financial systems, the new effort would support economic growth, job creation and poverty reduction.
19-Oct-2007 - Tunis, 19 October 2007 – Ideas for Development, an international blog designed to stimulate debate on economic development issues, will be launched in Washington DC on 21 October 2007 at the World Bank and IMF annual meetings. Created by seven prominent personalities, the blog provides web users with a new forum to share information, viewpoints and visions for the future, with the common goal of advancing the cause of development.
08-Oct-2007 - Kampala, 8 October 2007 – President Donald Kaberuka delivered a memorial lecture at the Bank of Uganda on "The African Economy: Fifty Years after Independence", in honour of Mr. Joseph Mubiru, the first Governor of the (Central) Bank of Uganda. He expressed optimism that after decades of reforms and adjustments, many African countries are now experiencing economic growth and poverty reduction. He noted nonetheless the renewed growth was largely driven by commodity prices and not as a result of changes in the structure of he economies.
08-Oct-2007 - Kampala, 8 October 2007 – The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Mr. Donald Kaberuka, has emphasized the importance of hydro-energy for Africa’s sustainable development. Mr. Kaberuka made the statement when he led a delegation of senior AfDB staff on an inspection tour of the Bujagali hydropower project construction site near Jinja, 87 km north-east of Kampala during his 3-7 October visit to Uganda.
08-Oct-2007 - Kampala, 8 October 2007 – During his visit to Uganda, President Donald Kaberuka toured the Water and Sanitation Project at Mpigi town. The project aims at providing clean and safe drinking water and sanitation to this small town of about 19,000 people and six other rural towns in Uganda. The President commended the programme as a model and success in the Bank’s water interventions. He noted the strong ownership and commitment of the beneficiaries and the remarkable implementation progress.
