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Bank Group President Ends Visit to Niger

25-Nov-2008 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Monday, November 25, 2008, ended his three-day official visit to Niger during which he was received by Niger’s President, Mamadou Tandja, with whom he examined different aspects of the Niger-AfDB partnership. At the end of his discussion with President Tandja, Mr. Kaberuka said the AfDB would double its assistance to Niger to CFAF 70 billion over the next three years. Mr.

AfDB President Commissions Work on Dori-Tera Road Project

25-Nov-2008 - While on a three-day official visit to Niger, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, commissioned work on the Dori-Tera road which links Niger and Burkina Faso. During the commissioning, which was jointly chaired with Niger’s Equipment Minister, Lamido Moumouni Harouna, Mr. Kaberuka underscored the importance of the road to regional integration efforts. He stressed that the AfDB would not spare any efforts when it comes to supporting such projects.

Bank Group Presents 2008 African Economic Outlook in Bamako

24-Nov-2008 - A conference on the 2008 African Economic Outlook was held on Friday, November 21, 2008, in Bamako, Mali. Coordinated by EDRE Research Economist, Ahmed Moummi, the event was attended by many senior government officials, including the secretary-general at the country’s finance ministry. Resident Representatives of the UNDP and FAO in Mali as well as representatives of other international organizations accredited to Mali also took part in the event. The event also brought together research experts from across the country given its importance to...

Bank Group Participates in Fourth World Urban Forum

24-Nov-2008 - The Bank Group recently participated in the Fourth World Urban Forum held in Nanjing, China, from November 3-7, 2008. Speaking during the event, OIVP Lead Expert, Abou-Zeid, highlighted AfDB efforts to promote cities as engines of growth while providing access to basic services to the poor. She focused on AfDB social and physical infrastructure operations in urban areas and the Bank’s promotion of public-private partnerships and increased support to private sector development and involvement in infrastructure financing on the continent.

Roundtable: Energy and Natural Resources in the Mediterranean – Investing in our Shared Future

24-Nov-2008 - The event is being organized by AfDB and the International EITI (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative) Secretariat, at the Sheraton Hotel in Tunis from 25-26 November 2008. The meeting will be opened by AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka.

Bank Group Hosts Interagency Pharmaceutical Coordination Group (IPC) Meeting in Tunis

24-Nov-2008 - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group experts and senior pharmaceutical advisers of organizations such as the WHO, the World Bank, UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNIDO, Global Fund, on Monday, November 24, 2008, in Tunis, launched the Interagency Pharmaceutical Coordination (IPC) Group meeting. The objective of the meeting is to coordinate pharmaceutical policies underlying their technical advice to partner countries. The IPC meetings provide occasion for exchange of information on issues faced by development partners in the procurement of drugs and...

President Kaberuka Begins Official Visit to Chad

21-Nov-2008 - Le président du Groupe de la BAD, M. Donald Kaberuka, est arrivé dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi à N’Djamena pour une visite officielle en République du Tchad. Il a été accueilli à sa descente d’avion par M. Ousmane Matar Bremé, ministre de l’Economie et du plan de la République du Tchad et gouverneur de la BAD, ainsi que par l’importante délégation de la Banque qui l’avait précédé.

High-Level Roundtable on Natural and Mineral Resources in the Mediterranean Basin

21-Nov-2008 - Tunis, 21 November 2008 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Chairman, Peter Eigen, will co-host a high-level roundtable on natural resources such as oil, gas and minerals in the Mediterranean basin from 25-26 November 2008 in Tunis.

Bank Reforms Boost Nigeria’s Efforts to Mitigate Impact of Financial Crisis

19-Nov-2008 - "The Government of Nigeria will continue with its efforts to consolidate its financial and banking sector reforms in order to cushion the effects of the current global financial meltdown on the Nigerian economy," the Chargé d’affaires of the Nigerian Embassy in Tunisia, Abdel Kader Musa, has said.

African Development Bank President Visits Chad-AfDB looks forward to strengthening and expanding its partnership and cooperation ties with Chad

19-Nov-2008 - Tunis, 19 Nov. 2008 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, will be on an an official visit to Chad on November 21, 2008. Mr. Kaberuka will, during the visit discuss, the AfDB’s continued support to Chad’s social and economic development and officially open the Bank’s field office in the country’s capital, Ndjamena. The office, opened in line with the AfDB’s decentralization policy, has been functional since February 2007. As part of its decentralization policy, the AfDB now has 25 offices in its regional member...

Sixth African Development Forum Takes Place from November 19-21-Action on gender equality, women’s empowerment and ending violence against women in Africa

19-Nov-2008 - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, is participating in the 6th African Development Forum scheduled to take place in Addis Ababa from November 19-21, 2008. The event has brought together over 500 stakeholders, representing African governments, civil society, academia, media, bilateral partners, regional and international organizations. The forum is  jointly organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Union (AU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group.

La mission conjointe Banque africaine de développement et Banque mondiale de préparation de la nouvelle stratégie pays conjointe 2009-2012 reçue en audience par SEM. François Bozizé, Président de la République centrafricaine

19-Nov-2008 - Bangui 17 novembre 2008 – Une mission conjointe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et de la Banque mondiale (BM) séjourne en RCA du 06 au 20 novembre 2008 en vue de préparer le Document de stratégie de partenariat pays conjointe (DSPPC) BAD-BM en RCA pour la période 2009-2012. La mission a été reçue le vendredi 14 novembre 2008 par SEM François Bozizé, Président de la République centrafricaine. L’objet de cette audience était de présenter les résultats préliminaires de la mission aux hautes autorités centrafricaines.

AfDB President Visits Niger

18-Nov-2008 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, will from November 22-24, 2008, be on an officials visit to Niger where he will be received in audience by Niger’s President, Mamadou Tandja. During his three-day visit to the country, Mr. Kaberuka will meet with the country’s Finance Minister and AfDB Governor for Niger, Ali Mahaman Zeine, as well as other senior government officials. Mr. Kaberuka will, above all, hold working sessions with the country’s other technical and financial partners before visiting Bank-funded...

Africa Commission Holds Second Meeting in Addis Ababa-Improving opportunities for young Africans

18-Nov-2008 - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, will attend the second meeting of the Africa Commission scheduled to take place in Addis Ababa on November 20, 2008.  The meeting aims at improving opportunities for young Africans across the continent. To overcome Africa’s great demographic and economic challenges, the growing group of young African women and men must be given opportunities through decent employment. In a few decades, one in every four young person in the world will be an African. This situation underlines the...

AfDB and ICF Discuss Enhanced Collaboration

17-Nov-2008 - More information on ICF

AfDB Officials Attend European Development Day

17-Nov-2008 - Alongside four African leaders – Presidents Amadou Toumani Touré of Mali, Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, Marc Ravalomanan of Madagascar and Thomas Yayi Boni of Benin - the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, attended the third edition of the ‘European Development Days’ which took place from November 15-17, 2008, in Strasbourg, France. 

AfDB Participates in Forum on Key International Development Issues in Strasbourg

17-Nov-2008 - The African Development Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, participated in the third edition of the ‘European Development Days’ from November 15-17, 2008, in Strasbourg, France.  Four African heads of state – Presidents Amadou Toumani Touré of Mali, Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, Marc Ravalomanan of Madagascar and Thomas Yayi Boni of Benin – attended the gathering. 

Bank Group President Attends Third European Development Days-November 15-17, 2008

15-Nov-2008 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Donald Kaberuka, has been invited to attend the Third European Development Days in Strasburg where he is expected to participate in discussions on major development and cooperation issues. Tanzanian President, Jakaya Kikwete, for his part, is a guest of honor in this year's event in his capacity as the African Union Chairperson. European Development Days offer a unique opportunity to dialogue, share new ideas, create synergies and launch concrete initiatives.

African Economic Conference Ends as Economic Challenges Mount

14-Nov-2008 - More on the Conference Tunis, 14 November 2008 – The 2008 African Economic Conference (AEC) wound up on Friday, November 14, 2008, in Tunis after vast intellectual exchanges dominated by the prevailing global financial crisis, which, the conferees acknowledged, must be factored into ideas and programmes to protect recent economic gains and achieve future targets.