Debt Sustainability and ADF Grant Eligibility
Grant eligibility under previous African Development Fund (ADF) replenishments was linked to expenditures to address specific operational priorities, that is, education, health, water/sanitation, HIV/AIDS programs, post-conflict reconstruction, and natural disaster assistance, among others.
Since ADF-10 replenishment, the Joint World Bank-IMF’s Debt Sustainability Framework (DSF) methodology is used to determine each country’s risk of debt distress and its financing terms, particularly its eligibility to grants.
Debt Distress Risk Classifications for 2010 ADF-11 Resource Allocation
| Red: High risk of debt distress | Yellow: Moderate risk of debt distress | Green: Low risk of debt distress |
|---|---|---|
| (100 % Grants only) | (50% Grants and 50% Loans) | (100% Loans only) |
| Burkina Faso Burundi Central African Rep Comoros Congo, Republic Of Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Rep. Congo Djibouti Eritrea Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Sao Tome & Principe Somalia Sudan Togo |
Angola Benin Chad Ethiopia Lesotho Malawi Mauritania Niger Rwanda Sierra Leone |
Cameroon Cape Verde Ghana Kenya Madagascar Mozambique Mali Nigeria Senegal Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe |
| 17 | 11 | 12 |
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Documents
ADF FAQs (29 KB)
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ADF at a Glance (17.2 KB)
