06-Nov-2013
“The complex nature of the crisis in the Sahel calls for coordinated action,” states President Kaberuka
At a press conference on November 5, 2013 in Bamako, Mali, during his tour to the Sahel, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, said the joint mission of donors was an important step toward effective coordination to help the region face a complex and...
05-Nov-2013
The Sahel – Towards a Region of Stability, Prosperity and Growth - AfDB President Donald Kaberuka
Event: Regional Ministerial Meeting on the Sahel
With its partners, the Bank is working towards creating the conditions for peace and stability in this Sahel region in order to make it a zone of stability, opportunities, more inclusive growth and regional cooperation. We want to focus on...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will grant $4 billion to the Sahel to make it a region of stability of economic growth. This pronouncement was made by AfDB President Donald Kaberuka on November 5 in Bamako, Mali, at the Ministerial Meeting to establish a platform of coordination for the United...
Event: African Economic Conference 2013 - Opening Ceremony
Eight years ago the idea was floated to get African economic researchers, practitioners, think tanks, our own economists at the Bank and policy makers regularly together. Louis Kasekende our then Chief Economist was the sponsor of...
28-Oct-2013
High-level meeting on leading African regions: “Each and everyone has a role to play in this integration”
Heads of institutions including Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission; Pravin Gordhan, Finance Minister, South Africa; Donald Kaberuka, President, African Development Bank; and Abdalla Hamdok, Deputy Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa, on Monday,...
Donald Kaberuka , the President of the African Development Bank, has cautioned that Africa’s recent economic gains will only be sustained by fast tracking and deepening regional integration across the continent.
He was speaking on Monday, October 28 at the opening ceremony of this year’s African...



