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    • Participants at the launch in Rabat included (from left to right): El Baijouni Ihssane and Belahsen Sara of the Crédit Agricole du Maroc Group (GCAM), Mouaffak Amine of the African Development Bank, Nyambe Monde of the Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Financing (MCDF), Chehhar Mustapha and Taimouri Lamya of the GCAM, and Rais Wadii of the African Development Bank
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Green finance: African Development Bank accords $1 million grant to strengthen actions of Crédit Agricole du Maroc Group in climate transition

The programme advances Morocco's compliance with Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and strengthens the alignment of national financial flows with the country’s climate priorities

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), through the African Green Banks Initiative (https://apo-opa.co/3M7ebo6) and the Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Finance (https://apo-opa.co/4qgESVs), launched on 28 January a $1 million technical assistance program for Crédit Agricole du Maroc Group (GCAM). The financing will support strengthening GCAM’s institutional, operational and financial capacities to…

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16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence: Five Bold Moves to end digital gender-based Violence — and unlock Africa’s digital promise (By Jemimah Njuki and Ndey Oley Cole)

Ending digital gender-based violence is central to achieving inclusive growth, human dignity, and the promise of Africa’s digital future

By Jemimah Njuki , Director of the Women, Gender and Civil Society Department at the African Development Bank  (www.AfDB.org) and Ndey Oley Cole, senior program manager. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign is an international campaign led by the United Nations to challenge violence against women and…

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    • Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo): The African Development Bank Group grants nearly $160 million to strengthen connectivity to the Ngandajika agro-industrial park
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo): The African Development Bank Group grants nearly $160 million to strengthen connectivity to the Ngandajika agro-industrial park

The Project to Strengthen Connectivity at the Ngandajika Agro-Industrial Park is a strategic investment aimed at integrating the park more effectively into the main economic corridors of central DRC

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $159.50 million loan to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to improve connectivity to the Ngandajika Agro-Industrial Park and help open up the country’s central region. The total project cost is $177.16 million, with co-financing from…

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African Development Bank approves landmark $1.78 billion strategy to support transformation of Namibia's economy and create jobs

The Namibia CSP aligns with the Bank Group's Four Cardinal Points, Namibia's Vision 2030, and Africa's Agenda 2063

The African Development Bank Group's (www.AfDB.org) Board of Directors has approved a Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Namibia committing $1.78 billion to support economic transformation and inclusive growth in the 2025-2030 period. The financing is expected to pave the way job for creation and economic diversification while also addressing key…

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    • The additional financing from the African Development Fund will enable Liberia to complete construction of the run-of-river hydropower plant and related infrastructure
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Liberia: African Development Fund invests over $7 million to complete run-of-river hydropower plant and related infrastructure project

The plant will be connected to an 8-km 33-kilovolt evacuation line and two transformer substations, and also to a cross-border transmission line

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, meeting today in Abidjan, has approved an additional loan of $7.41 million to complete implementation of the Renewable Energy for Electrification project in Liberia. The African Development Fund is the concessional lending window of the African Development Bank Group (https://www.AfDB.org). The…

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    • African Development Bank welcomes major Algerian development initiatives as two forge an even stronger partnership (1)
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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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    • The African Development Bank is granting a $100 million loan to a debt fund dedicated to building critical infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa
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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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    • Luxembourg and African Development Bank deepen partnership to advance Africa’s sustainable growth
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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…

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New Partnership for Africa's Development-Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) marks 20 years of impact at 40th Oversight Committee Meeting

The meeting, held online on 27th October 2025, brought together donor representatives, partner institutions, Regional Economic Communities and implementing agencies

The NEPAD-Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF), a multi-donor special fund hosted by the African Development Bank (https://AfDB.org/), has successfully held its 40th Oversight Committee  Meeting  to take stock of progress and chart a renewed course for Africa’s regional infrastructure transformation. The meeting, held online on 27th October 2025, brought together…

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    • Union of the Comoros: Launch of the maritime corridor project supported by the African Development Bank Group to the tune of $137 million (1)
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Union of the Comoros: Launch of the maritime corridor project supported by the African Development Bank Group to the tune of $137 million

The project aims to modernise port infrastructure that is essential to the economic development of the islands of the Union of the Comoros, facilitate trade and strengthen regional connectivity

The President of the Union of the Comoros, Azali Assoumani, presided over the official launch ceremony for the Maritime Corridor and Regional Trade Facilitation Project (https://apo-opa.co/4hA9Zsl), financed by the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) to the tune of $137 million. Senior Bank officials attended the ceremony, which took place on 27…