04-Jul-2014
Rwanda : L’eau franchit les montagnes
African leaders have called for a greater role for Agriculture in Africa’s transformation, echoing the strategic directions set by the African Development Bank in its 2013-2022 Ten Year Strategy. Speaking at the 23rd African Union Heads of State and Government Summit held in...
Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et la Côte d’Ivoire, respectivement représentés par Janvier Kpourou Litse, directeur en charge du Nepad, de l’Intégration régionale et du commerce et Nialé Kaba, ministre ivoirien en charge de l’Economie et des Finances, ont procédé le 25...
Africa is on a remarkable growth trajectory. Many analysts predict that the continent’s economic growth will remain above five per cent for the foreseeable future. Yet, achieving this goal will require a different vision on human capital.
In discussions with the AfDB’s External...
20-Jun-2014
AfDB, ECOWAS and West African Parliamentarians Urge for Getting “Value for Money” in Social Services
Parliamentarians from the fifteen members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) gathered in Lagos on 19 June for a two-day Capacity-building event to engage with experts, attend workshops and discuss together, how to achieve Value for money (VfM), accountability...
On average 40-60% of public expenditure goes to social spending in Africa, which calls for improved governance, and voice and accountability in social spending. In order to foster and sustain progress in human development, African countries need to focus on results for the money that they...
The Board of Executive Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on June 18, 2014 in Tunis the AfDB’s new Strategy for “Addressing Fragility and Building Resilience in Africa (2014-2019)”. The Strategy aims to place the institution at the center of Africa’s efforts to address...
The sector objective of the Project is to contribute in resolving the qualitative and quantitative degradation of primary education observed for some years now in Cameroon. More specifically, this project aims at i) building design and analysis capacities of education policies of officers of the...
Following a request by the Government, the Bank financed from the Austrian Assistance Fund a preliminary review of the Gabonese health sector in January 1993. The study, approved by the Government and the Bank, helped identify several projects. The Government submitted a proposal to the Bank for a...