Africa needs to do more to reduce its inequalities if it is to optimize economic growth and see a substantial reduction in poverty, a report (2013) on its progress towards the attainment the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) states.
Jointly published by the United Nations Economic Commission...
Africa’s impressive economic performance over the past decade has rekindled hopes for the continent’s future as an important player in the global economic landscape. The challenge for Africa is ensuring that the gains from growth leverage progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Indeed...
The Group of Eight most industrialized countries (G8) has expressed strong support for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s priorities, especially its initiative on infrastructure and the African Legal Support Facility – which helps countries negotiate better contracts in the natural...
17-Jun-2013
Lake Chad Basin Commission Seeks AfDB Support
The African Development Bank will host a donors’ roundtable in September to help raise funds for the Lake Chad Basin Commission’s five-year investment plan (2013-2017), officials from the two institutions said Tuesday, 11 June 2013, at a meeting at the AfDB headquarters in Tunis.
The AfDB has...
The Annual Meetings Website
At the recent African Development Bank Annual Meetings in Marrakech, a high-level side event took place exploring the theme Innovative Financing for a Green Economy, defining how African stakeholders can attract private sector finance, particularly from pension and sovereign wealth funds, to...
The objective of the project is to produce power while at the same time preventing pollution associated with self-burning low grade coal stockpiled for decades and in the project area. It entails the re-use of what has and would otherwise be left as waste in the project areas with insurmountable...
Le projet PIREDD/MBKIS a pour but de contribuer à la réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) issues de la déforestation et de la dégradation des forêts tout en contribuant à la réduction de la pauvreté des populations dans les bassins de Mbuji-Mayi (Kasaï Oriental), Kananga (Kasaï...
Maamba Collieries Limited (MCL) is planning to revamp the mining operations at its Maamba mine, located about 352 km south of Lusaka, in Sinazongwe District, Southern Province, Zambia. MCL, apart from implementing the mining and processing operations, intends to also build a 600 MW Coal Fired...