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Regional Consultations on the Bank’s Long Term Strategy begins in Addis Ababa
14-Mar-2012 - The Regional Consultations on the African Development Bank’s Long Term Strategy (LTS) for the Eastern Africa region began on 14 March 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This was the first in the series of planned regional consultations seeking to solicit the views of ministers and senior officials of governments, the African Union Commission, the United Economic Commission for Africa and representatives of the private sector to guide the preparation of the Bank’s LTS for 2013-2022.AfDB co-Hosts High-Level Debate on Water Security in Africa at World Water Forum
14-Mar-2012 - The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, will make the opening speech at a high-level event at the Sixth World Water Forum today, 14 March 2012, in Marseilles where a distinguished panel of experts will tackle the issues of water resource management and access to water and sanitation in Africa. The Partnership for Strengthening Water Security in Africa event will focus on two initiatives – Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) and the African Water Facility (AWF) – which are hosted by the AfDB.AfDB Briefs West and Central African Lawyers on its Structure, Policies and Operations
14-Mar-2012 - A group of more than 70 lawyers from west and central African lawyers attended a briefing on the working of the African Development Bank (AfDB) group in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 13 March 2012. The event involved the AfDB’s African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) and the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU). In particular, the lawyers were instructed on the legal and operational aspects of the AfDB’s financing of infrastructure projects.«Clause de stabilisation» dans les contrats d’investissements pétroliers – Nous devons rester positifs, mais vigilants dans les négociations
13-Mar-2012 - Un des thèmes qui ont capté l’attention des représentants des médias et de plus de 70 avocats et juristes africains, le mardi à Yaoundé, c’est «La clause de stabilisation dans les contrats d’investissements pétroliers», présentée par Aboubacar Fall, consultant au département juridique de la BAD.African Parliamentarians promote Private Sector Development
13-Mar-2012 - The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), together with the Rwandan government and parliament is holding a special Parliamentary conference on Private Sector Development in Africa on 14 and 15 March in Rwanda.
Regional Seminar on African Lawyers’s Capacity Building: “Vision for an Efficient Extractive Industries Governance in Africa”
12-Mar-2012 - Le séminaire régional de la Facilité africaine de soutien juridique (FASJ) et de l’Union panafricaine des avocats (PALU), s’est ouvert le 12 mars 2012 à Yaoundé, au Cameroun, sous la présidence de Me Akere Muna, président de l’Union panafricaine des avocats.Japanese official affirms support for growth-oriented Africa on visit to AfDB
08-Mar-2012 - Japan’s vice-minister of finance for international affairs, Mr Takehiko Nakao, visited the African Development Bank (AfDB) on 8 March 2012, and held talks with the AfDB president, Donald Kaberuka, on various issues related to development in Africa. He noted the fact that the African economy was growing and affirmed Japan’s confidence in the continent’s future. Mr Nakao said: “Africa is currently growing again with better policies and it is high time for Japan to refocus on the continent.”
Drawing up the AfDB’s Long Term Strategy. Have your say!
08-Mar-2012 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is in the process of formulating a Long Term Strategy (LTS) to guide its operation in Africa for the ten-year period between 2013 and 2022. It is invited comments and suggestions from all stakeholders on this forthcoming LTS. These insights and recommendations will be a critical input to the final strategy.New AfDB study on energy reform in Africa uses Nigeria as case study
07-Mar-2012 - The cost to the Nigerian government of its fuel subsidy shot up by almost five times to USD 9.3 billion between 2006 and 2011, and accounted for 30 percent of all federal expenditure – a statistic quoted a new study on reforming the energy sector in Africa by the African Development Bank.International Women’s Day 2012: Connecting Girls - Inspiring Futures
07-Mar-2012 - AfDB President's Statement on International Women’s Day 2012Africa’s Progress to Better Water and Sanitation ‘Slow’ but Still Hope for Millennium Goals, Says AfDB
06-Mar-2012 - More Africans have access to safe, clean water, but progress has been slow and mixed across the continent, according to a new report from the African Development Bank (AfDB).
Le Voilier de la Solidarité en escale à Bizerte, la Banque à sa rencontre
05-Mar-2012 - La Banque africaine de développement et la Facilité africaine de l’eau ont rencontré, le 14 février, différents acteurs du secteur de l’eau, des étudiants et des citoyens tunisiens lors d’une table ronde organisée par l’équipage du Voilier de la Solidarité et l’Institut national agronomique de Tunisie.La Banque au forum franco-tunisien de la société civile : «L’implication de la société civile conforte nos résultats »
03-Mar-2012 - La BAD a participé, les 30 et 31 mars, à la Cité des sciences de Tunis, au 2e Forum franco-tunisien de la société civile. Cette action s'inscrit dans la dynamisation du rapprochement de la BAD avec la société civile, dans la perspective d’une future stratégie en la matière.AfDB president has talks with IFC on local currency project financing
02-Mar-2012 - AfDB president Donald Kaberuka had talks this week in Tunis with the Vice President of the International Finance Corporation, Mr Jingdong Hua, on joint projects in Africa between the two institutions, focusing on mechanisms for financing such projects in local currencies. Mr Hua commented on the success of the discussions, saying: “We have had beneficial talks with Mr Kaberuka.”
AfDB President Urges YPs to be Bold and Innovative
02-Mar-2012 - AfDB president Donald Kaberuka gave a pep talk this week to a group of more than sixty of the Bank’s Young Professionals, discussing their role in the institution’s overall business and the part they will play in its vision and strategy. He urged them to have greater confidence and to be bold and innovative, saying “We all make mistakes, but the biggest one is doing nothing.”AfDB’s Executive Directors to visit Ghana
02-Mar-2012 - A group of 11 executive directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) will be making a visit to Ghana between 3 and 9 March to review AfDB-fund projects and programmes in the country, and consult with the Ghanaian government, as part of an annual Africa-wide programme of such visits.Executive Directors Consultation Mission to Uganda
02-Mar-2012 - A group of nine Executive Directors undertook a consultation mission to Uganda from 22 to 28 February 2012. The mission held meetings with the minister for finance, planning and economic development; sector ministers; the speaker of the National Assembly; chairpersons of five parliamentary committees, development partners and representatives of the private sector and civil society. The visit culminated in a meeting with the Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni. The director of the AfDB’s East Africa region and the resident representative in...
AfDB Loans €32.5m to Tunisia to Boost Flow of Irrigation Water to Country’s Farms
01-Mar-2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Tunisian government and the National Sanitation Authority, on 1 March, signed a loan agreement and guarantee agreement for €32.5 million (Tunisian dinars 64.45 million) to finance a waste water treatment infrastructure rehabilitation project across the country. The project will improve the quality of treated water used to irrigate 8,500 hectares of farmland and open land.