ADF
| 15-Jan-2020 |
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, approved on January 15, 2020, credit risk participations by the Private Sector Credit Enhancement Facility (PSF) for projects in Kenya, Sudan and Senegal.
The agreement covers operations cumulatively valued at $37.2 million and includes a corporate loan to support an East African agribusiness firm’s domestic and regional expansion, and two lines of credit targeting SME borrowers.
Launched in 2015 by the ADF, the PSF provides credit risk participations in low-... |
| 20-Dec-2019 |
The year 2019 was a year of exciting firsts for the African Development Bank Group. The year was marked by innovation and several new milestones that brought us closer to the “Africa we want.”
The Bank pushed its High 5 strategy forward in tandem with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
We saw continuing progress in Africa’s structural transformation, due in large part to projects financed and supported by the African Development Bank. An increase in the Bank’s capital, completed at the end of October, demonstrated shareholders’ high level of... |
| 19-Dec-2019 |
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $272.12 million loan to Tanzania for the construction of a new international airport in the capital Dodoma.
The funding package, approved on Wednesday, comprises a $198.6 million loan from the Bank, $23.52 million from the African Development Fund (ADF) and $50 million in co-financing with the Africa Growing Together Fund (AGTF) — a co-financing facility of the People’s Republic of China managed by the Bank.
The new airport will be built in the district of Msalato, 12 kilometres from the... |
| 11-Dec-2019 |
Donors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Thursday agreed to commit $7.6 billion to speed up growth in Africa’s poorest nations and help lift millions out of poverty.
This fifteenth replenishment of the ADF (ADF-15), up 32% from the previous cycle, sends a strong signal of trust in the Fund, which is the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group.
The Fund comprises 32 contributing states and benefits 37 countries – including those experiencing higher growth rates, headed towards new emerging markets, and fragile states needing special support for basic service... |
| 05-Dec-2019 |
In 38 of the continent’s most vulnerable countries, the African Development Fund or ADF is enhancing livelihoods by promoting regional integration, fostering businesses and enhancing food security through its investments in power projects, roads and bridges.
ADF’s work and support began over four decades ago. The fund, administered by the African Development Bank, comprises 32 contributing states and benefits 38 countries. ADF-eligible countries include those that are experiencing higher growth rates and heading toward becoming new emerging markets, as well as those that remain... |
| 29-Nov-2019 |
What: 15th Replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF)
Who: The African Development Fund, Donor Governments
When: 4-5 December 2019
Where: African Pride Irene Country Lodge, Centurion, South Africa
Representatives of donor governments will meet from 4-5 December in Centurion, South Africa, to conclude the 15th Replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF) with a financing package for Africa’s low-income countries for the period 2020-2022.
Representatives of beneficiary member countries will also participate in the deliberations, focusing on the needs and... |
| 08-Nov-2019 |
Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement a donné son accord, mercredi 6 novembre, pour un prêt de 18,1 millions de dollars américains du Fonds africain de développement en faveur des finances publiques du Cameroun.
Cet appui financier, pour la mise en œuvre du Projet d’appui au renforcement de la gestion des finances publiques (PARGEFIP), doit contribuer à améliorer la performance, l’intégrité et la transparence dans la gestion des finances publiques.
Le défi actuel du Cameroun, en matière de finances publiques, est double, selon Racine Kane, directeur adjoint... |
| 07-Nov-2019 |
La République de Guinée a reçu un Don du Groupe de la Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD) à travers le Fonds Africain de Développement (FAD) et l’initiative Africaine de l’Eau et Assainissement en Milieu Rural (IAEAR) afin de couvrir les coûts du projet de Fonds d’investissement Social de relance post Ebola (PERSIF), et a l’intention d’utiliser une partie des sommes accordées au titre de ce Don, pour financer le contrat relatif à «la réalisation de la mission d’audit des comptes du projet pour les exercices clos aux 31/12/2019 (de Janvier 2017 au 31/12/2019) ; 31/12/2020 et 31/12/... |
| 11-Oct-2019 |
The African Development Bank Group on 9 October, 2019 approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of $30 million and a $1.3 million grant from the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative Trust Fund for the upgrading of water and sanitation facilities in Sudan’s North and South Kordofan states.
The project will improve livelihoods and build resilience against climate change in the two states, including nomadic communities, by enhancing reliability of water and sanitation services and enhancing the public health system to benefit some 435,000 people.
It is expected to create... |
| 10-Oct-2019 |
Le présent avis d’appel d’offres (AAO) suit l’avis général de passation des marchés du projet paru dans Development Business en ligne en date du 19/12/2013 et sur le portail de la Banque Africaine de Développement (www.afdb.org). Le Gouvernement de la République de Guinée a reçu un don auprès du Fonds Africain de Développement (FAD) pour couvrir le coût du Projet d’Interconnexion des réseaux électriques Côte d’Ivoire, Libéria, Sierra-Leone et Guinée/Volet électrification rurale-Guinée (CLSG/VER), et entend affecter une partie du produit de ce don aux paiements relatifs au marché pour la... |
| 09-Oct-2019 |
Le Gouvernement du Burkina Faso a reçu un financement du Fonds Africain de Développement (FAD) afin de couvrir le coût de Projet d’Electrification des zones Péri-Urbaines de Ouagadougou et de Bobo Dioulasso (PEPU), et a l’intention d’utiliser une partie des sommes accordées au titre de ce don pour financer le contrat de services de consultant pour la réalisation de l’audit des états financiers dudit Projet. |
| 25-Sep-2019 |
Cet appel à manifestation d’intérêt fait suite à l’Avis Général de Passation de Marchés paru dans UNDB et sur le site web de la Banque http://www.afbd.org en date du 23 Mai 2016 et l’Avis Général de Passation de Marchés Publics paru dans le journal l’Express de Madagascar en date du 20 Août 2019 et publié sur le site de l’EDBM.
La République de Madagascar a reçu un financement du Groupe de la Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD) afin de couvrir le coût du Projet d’Appui à la Promotion des Investissements (PAPI), et a l’intention d’utiliser une partie des sommes accordées au titre... |
| 06-Aug-2019 |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 5 August 2019 - The government of Ethiopia and the African Development Bank Group have signed a $98 million grant agreement from the African Development Fund (ADF) to help finance phase one of the Ethiopia–Djibouti Road Transport Corridor Project.
The agreement was signed by Ahmed Shide, the Minister of Finance, on behalf of the government of Ethiopia, and Abdul Kamara, the African Development Bank Group’s country manager in Ethiopia.
The total cost of the project is $255 million, comprising an ADF grant of $98 million to the government of Ethiopia, an ADF grant... |
| 24-Jul-2019 |
La République du Burundi a reçu des financements du Groupe de la Banque Africaine de Développement en provenance du Fonds Africain de Développement (FAD) et de la Facilité d’Appui à la Transition (FAT) ainsi que de l’Union Européenne (UE) afin de couvrir le coût du Projet d’interconnexion des réseaux électriques du Burundi et du Rwanda dans le cadre du NELSAP. Le Gouvernement du Burundi a l’intention d’utiliser une partie des sommes accordées au titre de ces dons pour financer le contrat pour l’ingénierie et la supervision des travaux de construction de la ligne de transport et de l’... |
| 24-Jul-2019 |
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) and the African Development Bank have jointly organised an investor roundtable in Cairo to promote the African Domestic Bond Fund (ADBF), set up to improve the liquidity and transparency of African local currency bond markets – a key step in expanding the continent’s capital markets, with Egypt playing a leading role.
The event held 21-22 July, was well attended by a wide range of financial groups including representatives of the Egyptian asset management and investment industry such as the Egyptian Capital Markets Association, Egyptian Investment... |
| 24-Jul-2019 |
The Government of Mozambique has received a loan from the African Development Bank ADF in various currencies towards the costs of Job Creation and Livelihood Improvement Project. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to eligible payments under the contracts (i) Design, supply and installation of feed processing factories, incubators and slaughter house in Niassa Province and (ii) Design, supply and installation of incubators and slaughter houses in Zambézia Province - Mozambique. |
| 22-Jul-2019 |
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 22 July 2019 – The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors on 19 July 2019 approved grants of $28.86 million for water and sanitation and roads projects designed to improve livelihoods in Somalia and boost the East African country’s resilience.
The grants, consisting of $11.99 million from the Bank’s Transition States Facility (TSF) for an urban water and sanitation project for the Kismayo and Baidoa towns, and $16.86 million for the rehabilitation of roads, underscore sustained efforts by the Bank Group, especially the African Development Fund (ADF), to... |
| 08-Jul-2019 |
On a recent trip to the island nation of Madagascar, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina invited Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina to become a Nutrition Champion and join the fight against stunting on the continent.
The call came as the two toured the newly renovated districts of Tsaramasay, Ankorondrano Andrefana and Ankorondrano Andranomahery, among the most disadvantaged areas around the capital Antananarivo. Adesina also attended an inauguration ceremony for the re-opening of the districts.
Following major rehabilitation undertaken by the government, life has... |
| 03-Jul-2019 |
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| 02-Jul-2019 |
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has called for greater financial resources to expand the work of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the Bank Group.
Adesina made the appeal on Tuesday during the opening ceremony of a meeting to discuss the 15th replenishment of the Fund, held from 1 to 3 July in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar.
Adesina said the Fund had played a substantial role in fragile African countries. The opening ceremony of the meeting was attended by representatives of the Fund’s 33 donor countries, as well as Andry Rajoelina... |