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AWES Delegates Mull Solution to Women’s Financial Exclusion
16-Jul-2012 - Delegates at the just concluded African Women Economic Summit (AWES) held in Lagos have proposed way out for financial exclusion of women in the continent. At a seminar on ‘Finding solutions to the Challenge of Capital Deployment,’ the delegates agreed that women entrepreneurs need more assistance towards assessing capital. The sought to respond to why women are not able to assess credit despite the huge pool of capital allocated to women by financial institutions.African Women Pledge to Fight for Inclusive Growth
16-Jul-2012 - The Second African Women Economic summit wound up in Lagos on Saturday, with a unanimous commitment by hundreds of entrepreneurs and professional women to campaign vigorously for the economic empowerment of their genre as the surest means to banish poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth.
AfDB Reiterates Continued Support for Women Empowerment
14-Jul-2012 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has pledged its continued support for women empowerment in the continent. The President of the AfDB, Donald Kaberuka, made the pledge in a video message to the 2nd African Women Economic Summit holding in Lagos, Nigeria. The AfDB is co-sponsor and co-organiser of the summit along with New Faces New Voices, founded by Mozambique’s former first lady, Graca Machel. Dr. Kaberuka said that the Bank will continue to support the cause of empowering women in Africa.
AfDB Reiterates Commitment to Gender Equality
14-Jul-2012 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is committed to the promotion of gender equality across the continent according to the head, gender unit of the Bank, Ginette Yoman. She stated this at the 2nd African Women Economic Summit (AWES) jointly hosted by the AfDB and New Faces New Voices in Lagos, Nigeria.
Signature de la Lettre d’accord tripartite de don de 945 000 dollars US soit 509 millions de FCFA au titre de l’aide d’urgence pour le renforcement de la surveillance épidémiologique du choléra
13-Jul-2012 - Au titre de l’aide d’urgence pour le renforcement de la surveillance épidémiologique du choléra ; SEM Abdou Karim MECKASSOUA, Ministre d’Etat du Plan et à l’Economie pi. , Gouverneur de la BAD ; Mr. Modibo SANGARE, Représentant Résident de la BAD en RCA et Dr. Zakaria MAÏGA Représentant de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) en RCA, ont signé, le 12 juillet 2012 à Bangui, la lettre d’accord tripartite (Gouvernement, BAD et OMS).
AfDB Takes Alternative Approach in Face of Jobs Crisis in Tunisia
12-Jul-2012 - La BAD et ses partenaires lancent le ''Souk At-tanmia'', marché de développement économique, à Tunis La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et ses partenaires ont lancé, le jeudi12 juillet à Tunis, ''Souk At-tanmia'', marché de développement économique, une initiative pilote et novatrice de la BAD appuyée, entre autres, par des organisations publiques ou internationales, des entreprises privées et la société civile.Private Equity Investment in Africa more than Triples to USD 3 billion in 2011 - AfDB
12-Jul-2012 - Private equity investment into Africa more than tripled in 2011 to reach USD 3 billion, and that figure is set to rise further as investors move into consumer products and services on the continent instead of the traditional targets of natural resources, infrastructure and renewable energy, according to the Chief Economist of the African Development Bank (AfDB).AfDB Delegation Takes Part in First Workshop on Long-Term Finance on Climate Change
11-Jul-2012 - The first workshop on long-term finance related to climate change in a series initiated at the COP 17 conference in Durban in 2011 took place in Bonn, Germany, from 9 to 11 July 2012.
President Yayi Boni Hails AfDB-Benin Cooperation
11-Jul-2012 - During his visit to the African Development Bank (AfDB), Benin’s President, Yayi Boni, commended his country’s cooperation with the pan-African institution. He used the occasion to discuss the cotton sector crisis which has affected cotton producing countries with AfDB President, Donald Kaberuka. He also discussed the imports verification programme and his country’s development priorities in the infrastructure domain, especially energy and transport.Political Transitions and New Socioeconomic Bargains in North Africa
11-Jul-2012 - Political Transitions and New Socioeconomic Bargains in North Africa takes an in-depth look at the processes that must accompany North Africa’s transition. Specifically, it is argued that national bargaining must be pursued in order to achieve a socio-economic pact that is acceptable to the various segments of the population.
Capturing the ICT Dividend: AfDB Supports the Rise of e-Health in Africa
10-Jul-2012 - Produced by: Dieter Gijsbrechts Edited by: Nawsheen Elaheebocus
Visit of President Yayi Boni to the AfDB
10-Jul-2012 - Three days from the African Union (AU) Summit scheduled to take place from July 14-16, 2012, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the AU Chairperson, Dr. Yayi Boni, who is also Benin’s president, visited the African Development Bank Group President, Dr. Donald Kaberuka. During their meeting, both men reviewed events happening on the continent. They also focused on important development issues in Africa, especially intra-African trade and economic growth recorded by African countries. It should be recalled that Mr.
Rapid Child Mortality Decline in Sub-Saharan Africa
10-Jul-2012 - Edited by: Nawsheen Elaheebocus Produced by: Mona Sharan
Parliamentarians Key to Institutionalisation of Value for Money, Accountability and Sustainability in Health Sector
10-Jul-2012 - Edited by: Nawsheen Elaheebocus
Using Public-Private Partnership to Finance National Hospitals: The Case of Lesotho
10-Jul-2012 - Edited by: Nawsheen Elaheebocus Prepared by: Mpho Chinyolo Many African countries are facing increasing demands for health financing with fewer limited resources available and dwindling donor financing. This disconnect compels African countries to come up with innovating financing mechanisms to achieve Millennium Development Goals.
Some 40 African Ministers of Finance and Health gather in Tunis to Pledge for Enhanced Voice and Accountability in Health
10-Jul-2012 - Edited by: Nawsheen Elaheebocus Times are changing. Increasingly, health professionals are accountable for the way they use the resources, the services they avail to people and more generally, the results they deliver. In the wake of the Arab Spring and the progress of democracy throughout the African continent, the push of citizen’s voice is amplifying this trend.
Fertility Decline Key to Capturing the Demographic Dividend in Africa
10-Jul-2012 - Edited by: Nawsheen Elaheebocus