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AfDB and Climate Change AgendaAfrican Leaders call for the Africa Green FundAfDB President Underscores Importance of Africa Green Fund at Cancun Climate ConferenceAfDB Addresses Africa Group at COP 16 on the status of Proposed Africa Green FundAfDB Collaborates With MDBs on Climate Finance InnovationAfDB at the 2010 European Development DaysFrom Aid to Development Effectiveness – AfDB Advocates Paradigm Shift
“Aid is only a means to an end. Indeed, if aid is truly effective, it will progressively do itself out of a job. Effective aid should therefore be designed with this in mind – to strengthen, not displace, domestic energy and capacity; and to build up, not replace, alternative sources of development finance. This is a new way of thinking about the development partnership” Mr. Kaberuka explained Read MoreAfDB President Kaberuka Visits NigeriaPositioning Nigeria among the Strongest Economies in the World in 2020
“Nigeria is a large country that plays a leading role in the West African region. Nigeria is suffering from a large deficit in infrastructure, particularly in energy. The AfDB is prepared to lend its support to resolve this problem, in close collaboration with the Nigerian private sector”. Read MoreJean-Michel Severino at AfDB Eminent Speakers’ Seminar
The Time has Come for Africa to Find its Place in the World Economic Landscape, says Jean-Michel SeverinoAfrica and the G-20 Summit in Seoul G-20 Summit: Seoul Consensus on DevelopmentAfrican Leaders welcomed the consensus and the emphasis it gives to shared growth, to generating new poles of growth, and national policy ownership. Read more
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24/12/2010 - AfDB Approves € 300 Million for Tangiers-Marrakesh Railway Project
23/12/2010 - AfDB Invests USD 550 Million in New Egyptian Power Plant
23/12/2010 - AfDB Invests €70 million in Senegal’s New Airport Project
22/12/2010 - AfDB and Niger Sign FCFA 41 billion Budget support and Education Support Agreement
22/12/2010 - AfDB Invests USD 806 Million in African Transport Sector
21/12/2010 - AfDB and IsDB Sign USD 1 Billion Partnership MOU
21/12/2010 - AfDB Invests over USD 100 Million in African Water Sector
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