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    • African Development Bank project restores electricity in Zimbabwean communities following devastating Cyclone Idai
    • One of the many electrical facilities installed as part of Cyclone Idai recovery infrastructure following
    • Thanks to improved electricity access, Jacob's income from his workshop has increased, allowing him to build a larger home for his family (1)
    • Thanks to improved electricity access, Jacob's income from his workshop has increased, allowing him to build a larger home for his family (2)
    • An apprentice learns welding and metalwork at a community entrepreneurship center powered by electricity from the AfDB-funded Post-Cyclone Idai Emergency Recovery Project
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African Development Bank project restores electricity in Zimbabwean communities following devastating Cyclone Idai

The AfDB-funded Post-Cyclone Idai Emergency Recovery Project restored electricity access, revitalizing businesses across communities in Zimbabwe

In March 2019, Cyclone Idai tore through Zimbabwe's eastern districts with unprecedented fury, leaving behind a trail of devastation. Among the hardest hit regions were Chimanimani and Chipinge, where the lifelines of modern life—electricity, roads, and water systems—were severed in a matter of hours. The 155-kilometer powerline stretching from Middle…

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Stakeholders acknowledge progress with Zimbabwe arrears clearance dialogue, call for more effort and support

Under the land tenure reform, Chissano and other speakers welcomed the ongoing compensation for former farm owners and the Farm Title Deed programme launched in December 2024

Challenges should not overshadow the good results achieved so far, says former president Chissano “Zimbabwe has made a lot of progress, against all odds. Now, we all should rally around it to conclude this process,” Adesina Former farm owners welcome compensation payment International organisations, creditors, and other stakeholders in the…

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    • African Development Bank Group Appoints Moono Mupotola as Deputy Director General for Southern Africa
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African Development Bank Group Appoints Moono Mupotola as Deputy Director General for Southern Africa

Mupotola managed the African Development Fund’s Regional Operations Envelope and oversaw the Bank’s regional project preparation facility

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Moono Mupotola, as Deputy Director General for the Southern Africa Regional Development, Integration and BusinessDelivery Office, effective 16th October 2024.  Mupotola, a Zambian national, brings over 25 years of development experience across Africa to her new role. Her expertise spans infrastructure development,…

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Multinational: African Development Bank Group approves $34.8 million in grants to build climate resilience in Malawi and Zimbabwe

Climate risk insurance is expected to lead to behavioural changes among beneficiaries, such as increased investment in climate-resilient livelihoods or savings for future insurance premiums

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved grants of $34,796,402.40 to enhance resilience and adaptation to climate disaster risks for vulnerable communities in Malawi and Zimbabwe.  Under the Bank Group’s Africa Disaster Risk Financing (ADRiFi) initiative, the Mitigating Fragility through the Africa Disaster Risk…

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Zimbabwe: African Development Bank’s $15 million Trade Finance Package for First Capital Bank to support Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) and local enterprises

The line of credit will provide the much-needed hard currency financing to support FCB to close its trade finance gap and expand its trade finance support for SMEs and local corporates in Zimbabwe, a transition country

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $15 million trade finance package for First Capital Bank (FCB) in Zimbabwe to help bolster intra-African commerce in line with the goals of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area. The package, comprising a $7.5 million trade…

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    • AfDB Country Manager for Zimbabwe Moono Mupotola and Gerald Gore, NMB Bank CEO at the signing of an agreement for a $15 m trade facility in Harare
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African Development Bank signs $15 million Transaction Guarantee Facility with NMB Bank Zimbabwe

The facility offers up to 100% coverage to confirming Banks, effectively mitigating non-payment risks linked to NMB Bank's trade transactions on a per-transaction basis

The African Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org/) and NMB Bank Limited Zimbabwe (NMB) have signed a $15 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility to unlock trade finance opportunities for Zimbabwean small and medium-sized enterprises and those in agri-business and trade distribution value chains. The signing took place on 7 March at NMB…

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    • The injection of resources into the Central Africa Building Society of Zimbabwe will finance trade
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Zimbabwe: African Development Bank approves $25 million trade finance line of credit for Central Africa Building Society

The facility, which would finance approximately $175 million of trade over a three-and-a-half-year period, marks the African Development Bank’s fourth private sector intervention in Zimbabwe

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org/en) has approved a $25 million trade finance line of credit facility to the Central Africa Building Society of Zimbabwe, to be used to boost local firms and small and medium-sized enterprises. This facility will enhance foreign currency liquidity support…

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Conference of the Parties (COP28): African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) grants $1.8 million to boost entrepreneurship skills for thousands of women in partnership with Export Trading Group

The project aims to impact up to 3,600 women and women-led or owned businesses by placing them in Export Trading Group’s global supply chain over four years

The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) and Export Trading Group have signed a technical assistance agreement of $1.8 million to strengthen women’s skills in entrepreneurship in four countries. Leadership from both organizations took part in a signing ceremony held Tuesday December 5th…

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    • Support from the African Development Bank will enable NMB Bank to support SMEs and local businesses, including those owned by women
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African Development Bank approves USD 15 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility for NMB Bank to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and local corporates in Zimbabwe

It will also increase access to finance and support intra-Africa trade between Zimbabwe, SADC, and the rest of Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (http://www.AfDB.org) on Thursday, 30 November 2023 approved a USD 15 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee facility for NMB Bank in Zimbabwe. This is AfDB’s first project with NMB, a registered commercial bank with strong SME credentials. This facility will provide…

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    • The African Development Bank will contribute through the implementation of this project to improve access to electricity for people in Central and Northern Mozambique
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Mozambique: African Development Bank grants $33 million to improve the electrical grid near borders with Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe

The grant is from the Transition Support Facility, a financial instrument of the Bank specifically for states undergoing transition

Meeting in Abidjan on 5 December 2023, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org/en) approved a grant of $33.25 million to Mozambique to implement the Songo-Matambo electricity transport line project. The grant is from the Transition Support Facility, a financial instrument of the Bank specifically for…