Kigali, February 9th, 2011 – The African Legal Support Facility (ASLF) and the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU) will jointly launch a capacity building project in international commercial law on the 11 and 12 February in Kigali, Rwanda. The importance of leveraging the rule of law to serve...
Event: African Capacity Building Foundation 20th Anniversary Summit The ACBF’s 20th Anniversary offers us an opportunity to reflect and chart the path for the future at a most opportune time, at a time of profound transformation in Africa and in the global arena. Allow me therefore to thank you...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will participate in the 16th African Union (AU) heads of state and government summit, scheduled from 30-31 January 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the theme, “Towards greater unity and integration through shared values”. The Bank’s delegation, led by...
Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), a reçu,  ce vendredi 14 janvier 2011 à Tunis, le ministre du plan, de l’économie et de la coopération internationale de la République Centrafricaine et gouverneur de la Banque, Sylvain Maliko. Le gouverneur a été reçu par le Président de...
2010-A year of institutional renewal and operational consolidation. A year that has set another aggressive development effort in perspective. When President Donald Kaberuka welcomed the Board of Directors in January 2010, he sounded a strong note that “the year would be extremely...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, has reiterated the need for a comprehensive post-2012 Kyoto agreement on climate change acceptable to all, and underscored the importance of the Africa Green Fund being established by the AfDB, to mobilize resources in support efforts...
Event: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - COP16/MOP6 Over the past two weeks we have followed with keen interest the discussions here at Cancun. We have listened to the voices of all stakeholders, and we have noted that, despite the challenges to be overcome, there...
A l’ouverture de la 5e édition des Journées européennes du développement (JED) à Bruxelles, organisée par l’Union européenne et la Belgique, qui en assure  actuellement la  présidence,  Yves Leterme, Premier ministre belge,  a indiqué dans son allocution que l’évènement est une...
Bruxelles 7 décembre 2010 – Le président de la banque africaine de développement M. Donald Kaberuka  a déclaré  que « l’aide  aujourd’hui, doit être un catalyseur de développement permettant aux pays de mettre en place des mécanismes et instruments efficaces de ...