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African Countries Must Exploit Domestic Resources to Mobilize Development
31-Oct-2012 - Experts participating in the ongoing African Economic Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, have discussed ways to exploit domestic resources ahead of global uncertainty and a decline in foreign aid to finance their development. Although Africa has enjoyed a decade of robust growth, the good performance has not translated into inclusive growth.Former African Heads of State Obasanjo and Branco on Inclusive Leadership
31-Oct-2012 - Inclusive development must include equity, equality, transparency, popular participation in politics and the economy, former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo said on October 30, at the 7th edition of the African Economic Conference in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali.Asia - Africa Knowledge Exchange on Health Insurance
31-Oct-2012 - On Wednesday, Oct 31, the African Development Bank, the World Bank Institute and theInvestment in Quality Education Would Break the Poverty Chain: AfDB President
31-Oct-2012 - Africa must invest in quality education in order to stop children from inheriting poverty from generation to generation, African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka told leaders gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, on Tuesday, October 30, during the opening day of the seventh Africa Economic Conference.Call for an Influx of Foreign Direct Investment in Africa
31-Oct-2012 - A group of African economic experts attending the seventh African Economic Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, on Wednesday highlighted the need to diversify efforts to mobilize foreign direct investment (FDI) to support the growth of African economies.Strengthened Partnerships with African Think Tanks will Enhance Bank’s Position as Knowledge Broker: ED Tse
31-Oct-2012 - “Partnering with think tanks needs to be part and parcel of the Bank’s effort to become a strong knowledge broker.” – Hau Sing Tse, Executive Director of the African Development Bank for Canada, China, South Korea and Kuwait.Rwandan President Tasks Economic Experts with “Learning lessons from the past”
30-Oct-2012 - Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, October 30, urged a group of senior African economic experts, researchers and policy-makers gathered in Kigali to think outside the box and come up with new ideas for an economic model that responds to the needs of the African people.
Seventh African Economic Conference: Call for Papers
30-Oct-2012 - Submit your paper This year’s African Economic Conference (AEC) will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 30 October to 2 November and the organizers are now calling for papers to be presented and debated there from academics and development experts. The theme of the 2012 conference is ‘Fostering Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Africa in an Age of Global Uncertainty’.African Leaders Urged to Invest in Jobs, Infrastructure and Protecting Development Gains
30-Oct-2012 - Opening an unprecedented gathering of experts in Kigali, present and former African Heads of State urged business, community and political leaders to help turn the continent’s impressive growth into economic opportunities for ordinary citizens.Africa Development Institute Kicks Off AEC with Event Focusing on AfDB Networking with Think Tank
30-Oct-2012 - The African Development Institute (EADI) kicked off the African Economic Conference on October 29 in Kigali, Rwanda, with a curtain-raiser event, namely a workshop to enhance networking and policy dialogue among African think tanks. The workshop, titled “Flow of Funds and Africa’s Economic Transformation”, aims to enhance networking and policy dialogue among African think tanks and top government officials who are involved in policy design and implementation.African Countries Must Intensify Actions Aimed at Achieving Inclusive and Sustainable Growth, AEC Journalists Told
30-Oct-2012 - The African Economic Conference, currently underway from Tuesday, October 30 to Friday, November 2 in Kigali, Rwanda, provided a platform for more than 60 journalists from Africa and other parts of the globe, to have a constructive dialogue with African Development Bank President, Donald Kaberuka, and UNDP Administrator, Helen Clark.L'Afrique du Nord - Une consultation régionale sur la Stratégie de développement du Capital Humain (2013-2017) de la BAD
30-Oct-2012 - La Banque Africaine de Développement organise une réunion consultative avec 200 étudiants marocains et des étudiants venant de l'Afrique sub-saharienne à l'Université Internationale de Casablanca le 31 octobre 2012 pour discuter de sa stratégie de développement du capital humain (2013-17).Burkina Faso - La BAD consulte ses partenaires techniques et financiers sur sa Stratégie de développement du Capital Humain (2013-2017)
29-Oct-2012 - Le Bureau National de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) au Burkina Faso a initié une série de consultation dans le cadre de la préparation de la nouvelle stratégie de développement du capital humain 2013-2017 de la Banque. Une première consultation régionale a été organisée les 30 et 31 juillet 2012 à Ouagadougou et a réuni des représentants de 13 pays membres régionaux.
Eighth African Development Forum Wraps Up with Suggestions for Sustainable Use of Africa’s Natural Resources
29-Oct-2012 - The eighth African Development Forum (AFD VIII) wound up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday with the adoption of a Consensus Statement suggesting better ways in which African countries can use their natural resources to promote people-centered sustainable development. The 11-page document is the tangible result of the October 23-25 forum on the theme “Governing and Harnessing Natural Resources for Africa’s Development.” It focused on how to generate maximum benefits from the exploitation of Africa’s lands, minerals, fisheries and forests...Africa, the Land of Opportunity - African Economic Conference Gears Up for Huge Rush to Kigali
29-Oct-2012 - The 7th edition of the African Economic Conference (AEC) is gearing up for huge rush of leaders and scholars from Africa and around the world to come to Kigali, Rwanda. This year’s AEC will be held from October 30 to November 2, 2012 on the theme of the continent’s prospects for sustainable and inclusive growth in the context of the global economic crisis.Africa Loses One Million Tonnes of Fish Yearly Due to Illegal Fishing
25-Oct-2012 - Africa loses one million tonnes of fish per year due to overfishing and bad governance in the fisheries sector. The continent’s losses account for one-tenth of annual global losses, said Sumaila Rashid, Director of the Fisheries Centre at the University of British Columbia in Canada. “That is the equivalent to 10 million cows a year,” he said, adding that, “Africa alone is losing one million tonnes a year.”Recipes for Overturning Africa’s Resource Curse to Blessing
24-Oct-2012 - The African agenda on governing and harnessing natural resources for development would have been unthinkable 10 years ago when many considered natural resources as curse, says Ethiopia’s Mines Minister, Sinkinesh Ejgu. “Now, because of many interventions, we have reached the stage where we can use these non-renewable resources,” the Minister said on Tuesday during a roundtable discussion at the ongoing Eighth African Development Forum (AFD VIII) in Addis Ababa.
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Says Natural Resources Can Catalyze Africa’s Development
24-Oct-2012 - Mineral resources are a catalyst for development in sub-Saharan Africa, whose share of global gross domestic product is a minuscule two per cent, Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, said Tuesday. In a keynote speech at the ongoing African Development Forum in Addis Ababa, Prime Minister Hailemariam said that a situation where bountiful resources exist side-by-side with abject poverty was unacceptable, noting that the argument that natural resources cannot lead to development was untenable. “We have to reverse irrevocably the...AfDB and Partners Seek Egypt’s Experience in Managing Wind Energy Effects on Birds and Bats
24-Oct-2012 - learn from the country’s experience in managing wind energy project impact on birds and bats. The CIF-organized coverage mission was part of a CIF exercise to visit Clean Technology Fund (CTF) pilot countries to draw from their experience in managing wind energy project effects on birds and bats, and ultimately to share those experiences with other CIF countries.