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Cameroon: African Development Bank Group approves €25 million trade finance facility to enable Crédit Communautaire d'Afrique-Bank expand support to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

The facility, approved at a Board session held on 1 December in Abidjan, will be deployed as a Transaction Guarantee, a Bank Group product that provides risk cover to eligible African banks for their trade finance transactions

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved financing of €25 million to help Cameroon’s Crédit Communautaire d'Afrique-Bank (CCA-Bank) expand its trade finance offerings to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and other businesses. The facility, approved at a Board session held on 1 December in…

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    • The African Development Bank Group is providing USD 500 million in budget support to the Federal Republic of Nigeria to help improve the country's non-oil revenues and to expand fiscal space
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Nigeria: African Development Bank Group loans $500 million to support economic governance and energy transition

Benefits will also accrue to private businesses in the form of improved investment climate and opportunities in the energy sector at the level of individual states of the Federation, and from the creation of an environment more conducive to public-private partnerships

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), meeting in Abidjan, approved a $500 million loan to the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to finance the second phase of the Economic Governance and Energy Transition Support Programme. The policy-based operation is for fiscal years 2024…

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    • The African Development Fund is providing significant support to Benin to increase the private sector's contribution to the country's economy
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Benin: the African Development Fund grants an additional $28 million in financing to boost the private sector’s contribution to the country's economy

The objective of this financial support is to increase the contribution made by Benin's private sector to the economy

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved additional financing of $28 million for Benin to continue the Economic Governance and Private Sector Development Support Programme (PAGE-DSP) on 24 November 2025. Following phases I and II, which were successfully implemented in 2023 and 2024, respectively, the objective of…

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    • AfDB president Dr Sidi Ould Tah meets with heads of African Stock Exchanges; Abidjan, 18 November 2025
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African Development Bank Group rallies Stock Exchanges to reinvent Africa’s financial future

African stock exchanges will be a crucial lever for financing African economies

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) on Tuesday commenced a round of high-level meetings with African development finance institutions and private sector financial partners to forge a bold, historic blueprint for a New African Financial Architecture, designed to bridge the financing gap for the continent’s development needs. Download Document: https://apo-opa.co/4r8E8Do…

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African Development Bank welcomes major Algerian development initiatives as two forge an even stronger partnership

During his official visit to Algeria on 16-17 November, Dr Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank, expressed his deep gratitude to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune for this significant decision

The African Development Bank (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org) has officially been earmarked as Algeria’s international partner in the country’s renewed efforts to engage with external financing, marking a key milestone in the ongoing partnership between Algeria and the Bank Group. During his official visit to Algeria on 16-17 November, Dr Sidi Ould…

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    • (L-R) Dr Francis Peterson, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria; Dr Sid Ould Tah, African Development Bank President and Prof Daiji Kawaguchi, Dean Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, together following the signing of a joint statement on the rollout of the Africa-Asia (A-A) Platform. Tokyo, Japan. 14 November, 2025 (1)
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Japan and African Development Bank roll out Africa-Asia (A-A) Platform to boost youth entrepreneurship and innovation

This platform will ensure a reciprocal exchange of technology and innovation between the two continents

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Friday announced the roll-out of a new initiative, the Africa-Asia (A-A) Platform, dedicated to the promotion of knowledge transfer between Africa and Asia. This platform will ensure a reciprocal exchange of technology and innovation between the two continents. Download document: https://apo-opa.co/4i1AgzQ A ceremony to mark…

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Equatorial Guinea: the African Development Bank reviews its $167 million project portfolio

To date, Equatorial Guinea has benefited from 53 operations financed by the Bank Group, with a cumulative commitment of $337.30 million

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org/) held a joint review of its project portfolio in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in Malabo from 27 to 31 October. An action plan to improve the portfolio's performance was approved at the end of the meeting. Stakeholders plan to set up a coordinated…

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African Development Bank Group grants $100 million loan to Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) to support development of sustainable infrastructure

The Bank’s loan will enable the Fund to continue mobilising private capital for impactful projects that expand access to essential services and drive sustainable economic transformation across Africa

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) is boosting sustainable infrastructure development across Africa through a new $100 million loan to the Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF). The financing, approved by the Board of Directors, will help the Fund attract private investment and support projects in renewable energy, digital…

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African Development Bank approves $310 million financial package for FirstRand Bank to scale up lending to MSMEs, women entrepreneurs and agribusinesses in South Africa

$110 million — more than one-third of the total financial package – is explicitly earmarked for women MSMEs

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $310 million financial package to FirstRand Bank, one of the largest financial institutions in Africa. This support will significantly increase access to finance for micro, small, and medium-sized business enterprises (MSMEs), with a particular focus on…

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Luxembourg and African Development Bank deepen partnership to advance Africa’s sustainable growth

Luxembourg’s collaboration with the Bank extends beyond concessional financing

African Development Bank Group (https://www.AfDB.org) President Dr Sidi Ould Tah and Luxembourg’s Finance Minister, Gilles Roth, have pledged to deepen cooperation as preparations advance for the seventeenth replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-17), the Bank Group’s concessional financing window. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the 2025…