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AfDB and Japan signed Exchange of Notes and Loan Agreement
12-Sep-2008 - VideoCoordination of Statistical Activities in Africa and at the Global Level
10-Sep-2008 - Tunis, September 9, 2008 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) will be hosting, from 9-12 September, 2008 at Sheraton Hotel in Tunis, a series of statistical meetings. The meetings will bring together all UN Agencies, the World Bank, IMF, bilateral agencies and African regional and sub-regional organizations involved in the development of statistics in the region. The meetings will essentially focus on the coordination of statistical activities in Africa and at the global level. The main meetings scheduled to take place are:Fitch Affirms African Development Bank Group’s 'AAA'/'F1+' Rating
10-Sep-2008 - Tunis, 10 September 2008 -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s ratings at Long-term Issuer Default (IDR) 'AAA' with a Stable Outlook and Short-term IDR 'F1+'. The ratings are primarily based on the support from the Bank's member countries, its high level of capitalisation and conservative risk management policies, which largely offset its substantial credit risk exposure.Meeting the Challenge of Higher Food and Fuel Prices in Africa-Dialogue between Ministers and Donors Charts Way Forward
05-Sep-2008 - ACCRA, September 5, 2008 – At a landmark dialogue held in Ghana yesterday, over 40 African Ministers met with heads of donor agencies to discuss the crises caused by soaring food and fuel prices, and urged the international donor community to "untie aid and remove restrictions on food aid so that the adverse impacts of the crisis on people and national economies can be reduced."
Tanzania: Launch of Historic AfDB-USAID Partnership to Finance Private Sector Participation in Tanzania’s Agricultural Development
05-Sep-2008 - The Bank Group, USAID and CRDB Bank on Thursday, September 4, 2008, launched a historical partnership in Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania, to finance private sector participation in agriculture, using a US$10 million partial credit guarantee facility that was recently approved by the AfDB board of directors for Cooperative and Rural Development Bank (CRDB).Accra High Level Forum Adopts Agenda to Improve Efficiency of Development Assistance
05-Sep-2008 - Accra, Ghana, 5 September 2008 – The Three-day High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness ended on Thursday in the Ghanaian capital with the adoption of an 8-page document titled, "Accra Action Agenda to Improve the Efficiency of Development Business".Bank Group President Meets with South African Finance Minister
04-Sep-2008 - Bank Group President, Donald Kaberuka, on Thursday, September 4, 2008, in Accra, Ghana, met South African Finance Minister, Trevor Manuel on the sidelines of the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness taking place in the Ghanaian capital. They discussed issues of mutual interest to the Bank Group and South Africa. Mr. Kaberuka had earlier met with OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurria, and Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation, Gunilla Carsson, on Wednesday.President Kufuor Calls for Aid to End Aid Dependency-“Remove Systemic indignities of permanent aid through social and economic empowerment of the recipient countries”
04-Sep-2008 - Accra, Ghana – 4 September 2008 – Ghanaian President, John Kufuor, has called on developing and developed countries to deploy and manage development assistance to enable poor countries exit from aid dependency. "We have an opportunity today to reach for a future based on a shared common commitment to overcome poverty, a future where no country will depend on aid," Mr. Kufuor said while opening the ministerial session of the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF-3) on Thursday in Accra.
Aid Effectiveness in Fragile States and Conflict Situations
04-Sep-2008 - The five mutually reinforcing pillars of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness are virtual non-starters in conflict situations replete with chaos and human tragedy. Rather, unstable and failed states are carbon models for development ineffectiveness. The idea that failed communities can take ownership of their development, collaborate harmoniously with donors and manage their resources in a transparent and accountable manner would pose enormous challenges.Adapting Development Business to Changing Times-Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness Opens with Calls for More Dynamism
02-Sep-2008 - Accra, 2 September 2008 – The Third High Level on Aid Effectiveness got underway in Accra on Tuesday with calls to adapt development business to changing times including integrating new donors into the Paris Declaration process.Madagascar: AfDB finances 1,250 Boreholes
02-Sep-2008 - Within the framework of the Bank’s Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI), the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has provided UA 51 million to help Madagascar in its efforts to attain the short-term objective of sustainably providing safe drinking water and sanitation services to rural communities in eight regions of the country. The initiative seeks to to provide 1250 boreholes, including 1,000 equipped with pumps and 250 solar energy pumps.Niger: Governor Expresses Gratitude to Bank Group for Zinder Region Agricultural Development Project
02-Sep-2008 - The Zinder Region Governor, Yahaya Yandaka, recently handed over an official document containing testimonies of satisfaction to the AfDB Director of Operations West 1, Janvier Litsé, as a sign of gratitude for invaluable services the Bank Group had provided to Damagaram residents.AfDB Underscores Importance of Third High Level Forum on Development Effectiveness
01-Sep-2008 - Accra, Ghana - 1er septembre 2008 - Une délégation de haut niveau de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), dirigée par le président, Donald Kaberuka, est à Accra, au Ghana, pour participer au Forum de haut niveau sur l'efficacité de l'aide qui s’ouvre mardi dans la capitale ghanéenne.ADEA seeks to encourage reflection on digital education and on how it can help to improve education access and quality in Africa
29-Aug-2008 - Tunis, August 29, 2008: The digital summer school organized by the Global Digital Solidarity Fund (DSF) in collaboration with ADEA, held in Hammamet, Tunisia, came to an end yesterday after three days of discussions on the use of tools such as interactive whiteboards (IWBs) and their deployment in African contexts.Paris Declaration: Scaling up Development Assistance
29-Aug-2008 - The High Level Forum scheduled for September 2-4, 2008 in Accra, Ghana, on Aid Effectiveness will, without a doubt, strengthen collaboration between developed and developing countries to ensure development aid is better used and managed.The International Conference on Taxation, State Building and Capacity Development in Africa Opens in Pretoria
28-Aug-2008 - Tunis, August 28, 2008 - African Development Bank Group (AfDB)’ President, Donald Kaberuka, emphasized the importance of domestic revenues for Africa’s development during a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the international conference on "Taxation, State Building and Capacity Development in Africa" in Pretoria, South Africa.ADEA explores new opportunities for education in Africa offered by digital technology
27-Aug-2008 - Tunis, August 25, 2008 - Today saw the beginning of the digital summer school organized by the Global Digital Solidarity Fund (DSF) and ADEA, in partnership with the government of Tunisia and with support from France’s Caisse des dépôts et consignations (CDC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Agence française de développement (AFD). The meeting is being held from August 25 to 28, 2008, in Hammamet, Tunisia.Under the leadership of AfDB Africa actively prepares for the Fifth World Water Forum (Istanbul, March 2009)
27-Aug-2008 - The 5th World Water Forum (WWF) will take place from March 16-22, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. Under the leadership of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Africa is actively preparing its participation to this important event.AfDB Launches Zambia Field Office
20-Aug-2008 - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Donald Kaberuka, officially launched the Zambia Country Office on 1 August 2008 in Lusaka. The function was attended by Zambia’s first President, Kenneth Kaunda, the Ministers of Finance and Planning, Ng’andu Magande, as well as AfDB’s former President and Chief Guest, Willa Mung’omba. Several ambassadors and high commissioners accredited to Zambia and heads of multilateral agencies also attended the event.