A charter stipulating how the AfDB engages with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) will be launched at the Bank’s Annual Meetings in May 2015. The overarching goal is to increase the Bank’s accountability to CSOs and Africa’s citizens.
A seminar on Gender and Livelihoods organized by the AfDB’s Chief Economist Complex at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan focused on studies showing that men were more advantaged in securing well-paying employment opportunities than women.
The development of entrepreneurship and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is essential to accelerate job growth in North African countries in transition, suggests a new AfDB report. Entrepreneurship and MSMEs represent between 40 and 60% of total employment in Deauville Partnership countries.
The eight candidates in the running for the election of the next President of the African Development Bank have submitted their vision statements for the Bank and the continent.
The Bank’s 50th Annual Meeting will take place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from May 25-29, 2015. The Meetings will see the election of a new Bank President, one of the most important decisions for the institution and the continent. The 50th anniversary of the Bank will also be marked.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Message for World Water Day 2015
Fifty years on, and from a very modest beginning, the AfDB has grown in stature and maturity, in brand and credibility.
Source: AfDB
“Let’s be careful with doomsday narratives. Instead, we must show that we have the means, the will to deal with the epidemic.” – Donald Kaberuka, AfDB President
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