18-Jul-2012
40+ African Ministers of Finance and Health Tackle Health MDGs and Steer post-MDG Agenda
Edited by: Nawsheen Elaheebocus The Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA) mechanism organized a High-level dialogue among African ministers of finance and health on Value for Money, Sustainability and Accountability in the Health Sector. The conference emphasized the...
Growth in the last 10 years preceding the Arab Spring did not made it possible for North African countries to create enough jobs for the young. The regional unemployment rate among the 15 to 24 year-old age group is on average 23%, which is three to four times higher than that of adults. But the...
On the occasion of the African Economic Outlook 2012 (AEO) regional launch in Tunis, under the high patronage of the Tunisian Head of Government, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the OECD Development Centre jointly organise a conference on “Promoting Youth Employment in the North...
13-Jul-2012
Economic Brief - Open, Smart and Inclusive Development: ICT for Transforming North Africa
North Africa is adjusting to forces of change, ranging from globalization to a technological revolution and fast growing young population. The global financial and economic crisis has undermined a blind faith in free markets, and revived interest in pursuing smart strategies by both the government...
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’...
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...
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...
Edited by: Nawsheen Elaheebocus Produced by: Bineta Ba-Diagne Achieving the Health Millennium Development Goals (WHO) in Africa will require substantial investments in training a dynamic and skilled health workforce. Most countries in Africa are experiencing significant...
Edited by: Nawsheen Elaheebocus High-profile speakers like Dr. Babatunde Osotimehim, Executive Director for UNFPA and Hans Rosling, Chairman of Gapminder Foundation spoke at length about the importance of family planning in Africa during the high level dialogue between Ministers of...