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Donald Kaberuka promises the AfDB will pursue consolidation of development achievements in the Sahel region
08-Nov-2013 - Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), completed on Thursday, November 7, in N’Djamena, Chad, the last leg of a tour that took him to four countries in the Sahel.AfDB President named 2013 African of the Year
08-Nov-2013 - African Development Bank Group President Donald Kaberuka has been named 2013 African of the Year in recognition of his role in spearheading the Africa50 Fund to mobilize the financing of infrastructure projects on the continent. The $50,000 award was announced Thursday evening in Addis Ababa during the African Media Leaders Forum. The prize is sponsored by Nigeria’s Daily Trust newspaper.
African Water Facility Turns Waste into Commercial Fertilizer and Energy, While Improving Sanitation Services for the Urban Poor, in Ghana
08-Nov-2013 - The African Water Facility (AWF) signed a €1 million grant in favour of the Ghanaian NGO Training, Research and Networking for Development (TREND) to support an innovative sanitation scheme.AfDB signs two trade-related programs worth $8.5 million with COMESA
08-Nov-2013 - A delegation from the African Development Bank led by Moono Mupotola, Division Manager, Regional Integration and Trade (ONRI), and Freddie Kwesiga, Resident Representative in Zambia, and comprised of Zambia Country Office, ONRI and Southern Africa Regional Resource Centre officials participated in the inauguration of two Bank-financed trade-related projects, namely: the Tripartite Capacity Building Programme (TCBP) and the COMESA Trading for Peace Project.Agriculture Fast Track Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications from African Agri-Business Operators
07-Nov-2013 - The Agriculture Fast Track Fund, a new multi-donor trust fund, managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), designed to boost investment in Africa’s agricultural sector, is now accepting applications for new grants. Launching the call for proposals, the AfDB’s Agriculture and Agro-Industry department manager, Josephine Mwangi, said: “If you are in the agriculture business and qualify, then we want to hear from you!”
De la tribune de l’Assemblée nationale du Niger, le président Donald Kaberuka, apporte le soutien ferme de la BAD aux populations du Sahel
07-Nov-2013 - C’est de la tribune de l’Assemblée nationale que le président de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), Donald Kaberuka, s’est adressé le 6 novembre aux populations du Niger, et partant de tout le Sahel, pour leur réaffirmer la solidarité de la BAD à leurs efforts pour juguler les crises anciennes et nouvelles auxquelles la région fait face.Pioneering energy project to bring relief to Mano River Union countries
07-Nov-2013 - The Board of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, November 6 in Tunis the Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea (CLSG) electricity networks interconnection project.The oldest customs union in the world hails from Africa
07-Nov-2013 - The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is 103 years old. Established on June 29, 1910 in Southern Africa the Customs Union Agreement (CUA) brought together the South African Union, the High Commission of Bechuanaland territories (current Botswana), Basutoland (current Lesotho) and Swaziland, then under British rule. In fact, the genesis of a customs union already existed as far back as the 19th century: a Customs Union Convention was finalized in 1889 by the Cape of Good Hope, then a British colony, and the Boer State of the Orange Republic...Attaining the Demographic Dividend in the Sahel Region
07-Nov-2013 - According to the United Nations, the current population size of 100 million in the Sahel region is expected to increase six-fold to 600 million by 2100. The high levels of population growth will increase the pressure on already limited public resources, the environment and the fragile economies of the region. Poverty and food security is expected to worsen with increasing population size putting countries in the region at risk of social and political instability.Infrastructure Development in West Africa: AfDB Invests US $20 Million in ARM-Harith Infrastructure Fund
07-Nov-2013 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, October 30 a US $20 million equity investment in ARM-Harith Infrastructure Fund (ARMHIF). ARMHIF is a new infrastructure private equity fund based in Nigeria with a targeted fund size of US $250 million.AfDB Increases its Capital in Atlantic Coast Regional Fund to Support Local Private Sector Growth in Africa
07-Nov-2013 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 an additional US $10 million equity investment in Atlantic Coast Regional Fund (ACRF), a 10-year US $72 million generalist private equity fund whose area of focus includes fragile states and low-income countries in Western and Central Africa.AfDB rolls out the first capacity building program on Value for Money in Social Service Delivery in East Africa
06-Nov-2013 - On average 40-60% of public expenditure goes to education, health and other types of social spending in Africa, which calls for improved governance, voice and accountability in social service delivery. Large inefficiencies in the use of resources in education and health have a negative impact on human capital, with drastic consequences for inclusive economic growth. In an environment of declining aid, achieving greater value for each dollar invested is critical.
Transform Africa Summit Ends with the Launch of Rwandapedia
06-Nov-2013 - Over 300 guests attended Transform Africa Summit’s Cultural Gala where Rwanda last week launched its digital archive of cultural and historical information called Rwandapedia to tell the story of the country from its own perspective. The African Development Bank supported the realisation of the platform.Interview with Patrick Agboma, on phase one of Nigeria’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program
06-Nov-2013 - What is Agriculture Value Chain “Agricultural value chain entails all the activities from the field to the fork, and encompasses the steps from primary production, processing, storage, transportation, and marketing/export to consumption of commodities.”“The complex nature of the crisis in the Sahel calls for coordinated action,” states President Kaberuka
06-Nov-2013 - At a press conference on November 5, 2013 in Bamako, Mali, during his tour to the Sahel, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, said the joint mission of donors was an important step toward effective coordination to help the region face a complex and multidimensional crisis.
Under the Auspices of AfDB, Togolese Delegations in Rwanda to Discuss Teaching and Microfinance
06-Nov-2013 - With the assistance of the African Development Bank (AfDB), a high-level 13-person delegation from Togo visited Kigali, from October 20-27, 2013. The objective of the mission was to exchange views on the ways and means of improving the living conditions of Togolese teachers with their Rwandan counterparts. The delegation was led by the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Florent Yao Badjam Maganawe, and included a Member of Parliament, the Secretary General for Technical Education, teachers and civil servants.The AfDB to grant $4 billion to the Sahel for stability and economic growth
05-Nov-2013 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) will grant $4 billion to the Sahel to make it a region of stability of economic growth. This pronouncement was made by AfDB President Donald Kaberuka on November 5 in Bamako, Mali, at the Ministerial Meeting to establish a platform of coordination for the United Nations integrated strategy for the Sahel.
Donald Kaberuka reaffirms AfDB’s commitment to supporting efforts to stabilize the Sahel
05-Nov-2013 - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, arrived in Bamako, Mali, on Monday, November 4 as part of an official tour of the Sahel region, with visits to Niger, Burkina Faso andEducation au Sahel : Cap sur l’employabilité et la sécurité alimentaire
04-Nov-2013 - Avec sa stratégie décennale 2013-2022 “Au cœur de la transformation de l’Afrique”, la Banque africaine de développement promeut plus que jamais le développement des compétences en lien avec les opportunités d’emplois et la compétitivité. Les investissements du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) dans les pays du Sahel en appui à l’effort public en faveur de l’éducation ont permis d’accélérer fortement les taux de scolarisation dans l’ensemble des pays du Sahel (voir plus bas).