African media and its support agencies must act to narrow the gap between media content and national development agendas, journalists heard Monday.
Speaking at the event, “Vox Populi Vox Dei : Africa’s Media, Speaking for Whom?”, at the ongoing African Development Bank Annual Meetings in...
The Governing Council and the Management Board of the African Legal Support Facility met in Abidjan on May 24 and 25, 2015 on the sidelines of the African Development Bank Annual Meetings to review the Facility’s programmatic work and deliberate on considerations for future strategic...
African countries have been asked to look within themselves to mobilize resources for development because the resources are available.
During “The Future of Financing for Development in Africa” session at the 50th Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire,...
26-May-2015
Economic growth in Africa: Leaving no one behind
Economic growth has been a reality in Africa for more than a decade. It is even sustainable in certain countries, especially in East and West Africa. However, it does not yet include everyone. In order to fully embody its role as an engine for development in Africa, the African Development Bank (...
Are women and men on a level playing field? That was the question of debate on Monday, May 25 as the African Development Bank (AfDB) unveiled its first-ever Gender Equality Index for Africa in Abidjan, on Day 1 of the Bank’s 50th Annual Meetings. The index, titled the Empowering...
“For one intense week every year, the Bank’s Annual Meetings are what its website is for 52 weeks in the year: its window on the world”, says Joel Kibazo, Director of Communications and External Relations at the African Development Bank. Kibazo was speaking to journalists on the eve of...
At its governing body meetings last week, the $8.1 billion Climate Investment Funds (CIF) endorsed 9 African nations to serve as pilot countries for critical aspects of climate-smart development, with six pilot countries for climate resilience and three for sustainable forests....
The launch of this flagship report marks the opening of the Annual Meetings of the AfDB this Monday 25 May in Abidjan. On Monday, May 25, the first day of the 50th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the 14th edition of African Economic Outlook will be launched...