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AfDB Participates in World Economic Forum 2007
29-Jan-2007 - The Bank last week participated in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The forum brought together many global economic and political leaders and focused on issues such as increased competition over access to oil and natural gas, climate change, the fight against terrorism, globalization, trade and Africa.First Year Results Presented At ICA Berlin Meeting
23-Jan-2007 -The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa Holds its 3rd Senior Level Meeting in Berlin
12-Jan-2007 - Tunis, January 12th 2007 – The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) will hold its 3rd Senior Level Meeting in Berlin, Germany on 17th and 18th January. The meeting will review progress on the ICA members’ joint actions and decisions, and agree on an action plan for 2007. As Germany takes on the joint Presidencies of the G8 and EU, the 3rd Senior Level meeting of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa will be hosted by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ, Bundesministerium für wirtschaftlishe...Fifth NEPAD-IPPF Oversight Commitee Meets and Makes Strides
08-Jan-2007 - Oversight Committee members and more than thirty (30) observers recently attended the 5th NEPAD-IPPF Oversight committee (OC) meeting at the Bank headquarters in Tunis. The meeting discussed the progress report of NEPAD–IPPF, NEPAD-IPPF vision statement, and the 2007 Indicative Work Plan.AfDB Department Participates in Capacity Building Workshop
21-Dec-2006 - A workshop on capacity building in Africa held in Johannesburg, South Africa, between November 21-23, focused on the following main themes: a) Strengthening Capacities for National Agriculture and Rural Development in Africa, b) Capacity Challenges for Delivering Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), c) Capacity Building for Regional Economic Communities, d) AfDB Experience in Capacity Building in Infrastructure, and e) Strengthening the Delivery of Health Services in Africa.
AfDB President Donald Kaberuka on Official Visit to Morocco
15-Dec-2006 - Signs some 284 million euros Loans Agreements AfDB is Morocco’s premier development partner Bank’s Country Office in Rabat Inaugurated Rabat, 14 Decemeber, 2006 – The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Donald Kaberuka, has signed loan agreements amounting to 284 million euros (2.3 billion Moroccan dirhams) with the Kingdom of Morocco and inaugurated the Bank’s office in Rabat.
AfDB Hosts UN Advisory Board’s dialogue with stakeholders
15-Dec-2006 - Tunis, 15 December 2006 – The first dialogue session between the United Nations Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB) and African stakeholders has ended in Tunis with the signing of a joint action statement between UNSGAB and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. The objective of the dialogue was to formulate a framework of collaboration between the UNSGAB and key African organizations in support of the ongoing African water initiatives and programmes, including preparations for the 2008 International Year of...
AfDB Participates in Avian Influenza Conference
13-Dec-2006 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, alongside delegates from over 72 countries and representatives of the United Nations, Multilateral Development Institutions (MDI) and Non-Governmental Organizations recently participated in the 4th International Conference on Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza in Bamako, Mali. The 3-day event, which was jointly hosted by the African Union and the Government of Mali and co-sponsored by the European Union, is the first to be held on the continent.AfDB / ICA hosts a conference on Electricity funding in Africa
13-Dec-2006 - Tunis, 13th December 2006 - The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) held on Wednesday 12th in Tunis a conference on the theme "Financing Electricity for Growth in Africa".African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Corporate Governance Strategy
08-Dec-2006 - First Stakeholders and Development Partners Consultative Meeting Tunis, 8-9 December 2006 – The African Development Bank is organizing its first consultative meeting on the question of business ethics and management. Leaders from business and development community will review the overall status of corporate governance in African countries, present the Bank’s Strategy on Corporate Governance and discuss the best modalities for its implementation, taking into account existing programs and activities.
Africa Emerges as China and India’s New Economic Frontier - conference at the AfDB by Harry G. Broadman
07-Dec-2006 - The acceleration of South-South trade and investment is one of the most significant features of recent developments in the global economy, and the explosion of African-Asian trade and investment – especially China and India’s newfound interest in trade and investment with Africa – is a striking hallmark of the new trend in South-South commercial relations.Financing Electricity for Growth in Africa
05-Dec-2006 - Tunis, December 7, 2006 – The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) is organizing a meeting on the theme "Financing Electricity for Growth in Africa", which will be held in Tunis on December 12th.Regional Seminar on “Building Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation Systems in PRSP Countries in Africa”, December 4-8, 2006 – Hotêl Africa, Tunis
04-Dec-2006 - The Regional Seminar on "Building Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation Systems in PRSP Countries in Africa" is based on the results of a Training Needs Assessment on Monitoring and Evaluation of Poverty Reduction Strategies undertaken by the Operations Evaluation Department (OPEV) of the African Development Bank in June, 2006. Following the completion of OPEV’s Training Needs Assessment and internal discussions within the African Development Bank (African Development Institute and the Joint Africa Institute), the momentum was launched for...President Kaberuka on Official Visit to Egypt
28-Nov-2006 - President Donald Kaberuka is currently on an official visit to Egypt. The visit, which runs from November 25-29, will enable the president to discuss a wide range of issues including on-going and future cooperation ties between the Bank and Egypt, the second largest regional shareholder of the Bank. The President has already signed two AfDB loans and grant agreements with the government of Egypt. Accompanied by Bank experts in key areas, President Kaberuka will also visit some major Bank-financed projects.Final Communique of the AfDB Economic Conference (AEC)
25-Nov-2006 - In the opening remarks to the conference, it was indicated that a major objective of organizing the AEC was to end the disconnect between policy-makers and researchers to arrive at mutually satisfying outcomes. The general concensus is that this objective has largely been achieved.
Reviewing Africa’s Vulnerability
23-Nov-2006 - In a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the AfDB Economic Conference (Tunis, 22-24 November 2006), Professor Patrick Guillaumont of the French-based CERDI, focused on the continent’s economic vulnerability. In his address: Economic Vulnerability, Still a Challenge for African Growth, Professor Guillaumont indicated that structural economic vulnerability was still high in Africa, adding that economic vulnerability was related to growth, poverty reduction and security.
Fighting Poverty with Global Ideas
23-Nov-2006 - Opening the Inaugural AfDB Annual Economic Conference (22-24 November 2006, Tunis), President Donald Kaberuka, summarized the conference by paraphrasing the South African Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel, who said that " until the lions have spoken, the only story to be told will be that of the hunters." That explains why we are here, President Kaberuka said. We call on researchers to seize this opportunity to interact and exchange information in order to hear the lion’s voice.In Favor of More Informed Policies
23-Nov-2006 - Speaking at the opening ceremony of the AfDB Economic Conference (Tunis, 22-24 November 2006) on behalf of Professor William Lyakurwa, AERC Kenya Executive Director, Professor Olu Ajakoye recalled the conditions which lead to the creation of the African Research Consortium, especially regarding policy choices and challenges governments have to deal with in an environment that is constantly changing. Regarding the Consortium’s achievements, Prof. Ajakoye indicated that teachers had been trained and managers capable of carrying out useful...