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    • From left to right: Émile Gros Raymond Nakombo, president of the Special Delegation of the City of Bangui; Mamady Souaré, head of the African Development Bank Group’s Country Office in the Central African Republic; Arthur Bertrand Piri, Minister of Energy and Water Resource Development; Guène Ousseynou, Head of the Water Security and Sanitation Division for the North, West and Central regions for the Bank Group; and Eric Sorongopé, governor of the Bas-Oubangui region
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The Central African Republic and the African Development Bank Group launch an ambitious programme to develop water resources in the Ubangui River basin

The programme covers the provinces of Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi and Mongala in the DRC, as well as Greater Bangui in the Central African Republic

The government of the Central African Republic and the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) launched the Regional Support Programme for the Development of Cross-Border Water Infrastructure and Resources between the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo (PREDIRE) (http://apo-opa.co/41DG9w2) in Bangui on Tuesday 5 August 2025. Bertrand Arthur…

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    • Central African government officials responsible for regulating natural resources strengthen their capacities to combat illicit financial flows and resource-backed lending, during a GONAT project workshop organized by the African Development Bank in Bangui, from June 10 to 13, 2024
    • Group photo of participants in the policy dialogue on combating illicit financial flows within the framework of the GONAT project (Bangui, June 10-13, 2024). From left to right: Mr. Sébastien Mangele, Country Economist for the CAR, African Development Bank; Mr. Charles Nyirahuku, Head of Gas Sector, African Development Bank, Professor Prince E. Danguene, Research Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Bangui, Mr. Gilbert Nengbi Kovoungbo, President of the Consortium of Central African Civil Society Organizations, Ms. Kessy M. Ekomo Soignet, Vice President, Interprofessional Group of Central Africa, Prof. Chantal L. Djebebe, Minister, Advisor to the Central African Prime Minister in charge of Natural Resources, Mr. Georges H. Ouaboua, Chief of Staff, Ministry of Mines and Geology, Salami Adeleke, Chief Capacity Development Officer and Macroeconomist, African Development Bank, Boye B. Kissagne, Principal Country Program Officer for CAR, African Development Bank
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Central African Republic : African Development Bank Strengthens Capacity to Tackle Illicit Financial Flows and Manage Resource-backed Loans

Workshop participants emphasized the growing use of resource-backed loans – facilities collateralized by natural resources – to finance infrastructure development

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has successfully concluded a high-level workshop and policy dialogue aimed at enhancing the Central Africa Republic’s capacity to combat illicit financial flows (IFFs) and improve the governance of resource-backed loans. Held in Bangui from 10-13 June 2025 under the theme “Harnessing Africa’s Wealth: Curbing…

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The Global Environment Facility (GEF) backs $8.7m initiative to unite African nations against extreme weather events in the Ubangi River Basin

The river basin’s rainforest harbours more than 10,000 plant species and 2,500 animal species, including two-thirds of all primates, which are under pressure from deforestation and land cover clearing

Home to one of the largest tributaries of the Congo River, the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will benefit from a pioneering cross-border initiative to prepare for extreme climatic events and develop joint water resource management strategies with $8.7 million in funding from…

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Central African Republic: New digital era dawns with debut of high-speed internet cable

Funded by the African Development Bank and the European Union to the tune of €33 million, the new cable, is now rapidly ushering the Central African Republic (CAR) into a new and unprecedented digital age

Junior is a young student at a technical college in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, getting set to resume studies at the University of Bangui. From childhood, he has restlessly pursued interesting and ambitious ideas. A recent one: building a humanoid robot called “Mama Africa", to raise awareness…

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REISSUE: 2024 Annual Meetings: African Development Bank President Outlines Gains of Historic 2023 Dakar 2 Summit

Bank will invest $2.9 billion to support the Country Food and Agriculture Delivery Compacts; appoints Special Envoys to fast-track implementation

Since the Dakar 2 Summit (https://apo-opa.co/4bBfGm1), six African countries have set up Presidential-level Councils to drive implementation of the Country Food and Agriculture Delivery Compacts agreed at the summit, while another twelve countries are at various stages of establishing their councils. Presidential Councils have taken off in Tanzania, Democratic Republic of…

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African Development Bank and Central African Republic forge stronger alliance to tackle fragility and drive sustainable development

Despite fragility stemming from political and security factors, the Bank has remained resolute in supporting the country’s sustainable development objectives

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Central African Republic (CAR) have reinforced their partnership during an official visit by Marie Laure Akin-Olugbade, Vice President for Regional Development and Business Delivery, from 25-27 March. Akin-Olugbade engaged with key stakeholders and government leaders, including President Faustin-Archange Touadera and Prime Minister Felix…

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    • Administrative authorities in the Central African Republic will benefit from financial support from the African Development Fund to improve their employees’ working methods
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Central African Republic: African Development Fund provides US$5 million to support capacity building for public officials and improve the management of public finances

The support comes from Pillar 1 of the African Development Fund’s Transition Support Facility, the African Development Bank Group’s concessional financing window

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved a donation of US$5.3 million to the Central African Republic in Abidjan on 6 September 2023 to contribute to the implementation of the Resource Mobilisation and Transparency of Development Policies Support Project. The support comes from Pillar 1 of the…

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Central African Republic: the African Development Bank Group donates €12.62 million to support workplace reintegration for communities affected by the political and military crisis

The programme will help strengthen the achievements of interventions in the areas covered by phase 1 and extend them to the country’s interior

Funding Approval date: 6 September 2023. Project name: Support Programme for Reconstruction of Grassroots Communities, phase 2 (PARCB-2). Amount: donation of €12.62 million from the Transition Support Facility. Joint funding in parallel with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP): US$5 million. Aims The aim of the second phase of the Support…

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    • AfDB Delegation with Minister of Finance and Budget and Alternate Governor of the Bank, H.E. HERVE NDOBA to Bria, CAR
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United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), African Development Bank conduct joint mission to Central African Republic (CAR) on durable solutions for refugees and internally displaced persons

The representatives met with national authorities and development partners working alongside the people of the Central African Republic to consolidate progress toward a lasting peace

Representatives of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the United Nations Refugee Agency have conducted a joint visit to Central African Republic to explore the potential of joint initiatives for durable solutions to sustain the returns of refugees and internally displaced people. The UNHCR team, led by Raouf Mazou, Assistant High…

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    • The African Development Bank will provide Central African farmers with seeds and fertilizers to boost food production and improve food security in the Central African Republic.
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Food Security: African Development Bank Donates $5.4 Million to Central African Republic for Food Security Project

The project will have a positive impact on the food security of nearly 100,000 people with an expected production of 32,350 tonnes in the first season from September 2022 to February 2023

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) today approved a grant of $5.39 million to the Central African Republic. The grant will assist the production of an additional 32,000 tonnes of foodstuffs and enhance food security for 100,000 people. It will also help the Central African Republic to…