The first African to win the Nobel Prize in literature, Wole Soyinka, has said that the reversal of Africa’s brain drain is key to the continent’s development. The Nigerian literary icon and civic activist made the statement at the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Sixteenth Eminent Speakers...
14-Oct-2010
7th ADF High Level Leadership Dialogue-Kaberuka, Meles, Stoltenberg, Mogae and Ping on Climate Change
Recalling memories of the devastating impact of climate change on the economies of African countries, African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, said climate change ought to be the defining factor of true leadership and good governance, globally. Mr. Kaberuka made the remark...
Event: Seventh African Development Forum
I am pleased and honoured to join you all at this forum to deliberate on issues of governance, leadership and climate change. Since the turn of the decade, as many observers of Africa’s economy have spelt out, the economic performance of many countries in...
08-Oct-2010
AfDB at IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings
The AfDB will attend the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank scheduled to take place from October 8-11, 2010, in Washington, D.C. An AfDB delegation, led by the institution’s president, Donald Kaberuka, will comprise the institution’s chief...
The President of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, delivered the opening speech at the High-Level Dialogue Between Finance and Heath Ministers on Value for Money, Sustainability and Accountability in the Health Sector organized by the AfDB and the Harmonization for Health in Africa...
Africa: Gains on Anti-poverty Goals Associated with Bold and Innovative Policies Africa has made steady progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to a report launched today by the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United...
Event: Official dinner offered by the President of the Republic Korea
It is a distinct honour and privilege to be here this evening at the kind invitation of H.E. President Myung-Bak Lee.
This is a powerful symbol of the strong and ever growing friendship between the People of the Republic of...
Event: Third Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation Forum (KOAFEC III)
Since the KOAFEC was launched, many initiatives have been launched with the aim of consolidating the understanding between Africa and Korea and sharing development experience. It has been an important platform for promoting trade...
Tunis, 9 September 2010 – Representatives of donor countries, accompanied by Ministerial representatives of recipient countries, met in Tunis on September 7 and 8, 2010, to discuss the Twelfth Replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-12), the concessional window of the African...