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Can Africa’s Sovereign Wealth Funds Help Finance Its Infrastructure?
The AfDB and 17 African sovereign investors want to mobilise domestic capital for cross-border infrastructure. The test will be whether their partnership…
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Ethiopia’s First Wind IPP Tests Whether Private Capital Can Help Close Africa’s Power Gap
The 300 MW Aysha Wind Project is testing whether blended finance, a long-term power-purchase agreement and risk mitigation can make private renewable-energy…
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South Africa’s New Municipal-Utility Loan Will Pay for Results, Not Promises
A US$400 million African Development Bank loan will link disbursement to independently verified improvements in electricity and water services across four Mpumalanga…
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AfDB’s €205m Morocco Rail Financing Links High-Speed Mobility to Trade Competitiveness
The African Development Bank has mobilised €205 million for Morocco’s high-speed rail expansion, linking passenger mobility to logistics capacity and industrial competitiveness.
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AfDB’s 2026 Review Puts Africa’s Development Financing Gap Back at the Centre of Policy Debate
The African Development Bank’s 2026 Annual Development Effectiveness Review focuses on mobilising Africa’s development financing at scale, highlighting the continent’s persistent capital…
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Africa’s Aid Shock Pushes AfDB Toward a New Domestic-Capital Playbook
Africa’s development finance debate is shifting from donor flows to domestic capital mobilisation, as AfDB meetings highlight the continent’s annual funding gap.
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On the Road to COP30: AfDB Pilots New Climate Finance Instruments to Accelerate Africa’s Low-Carbon Transition
Ahead of COP30, the African Development Bank unveils new financing instruments—including SEFA, ACEF, and the Climate Action Window—to strengthen Africa’s resilience, boost…
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Comoros Launches $137 Million Maritime Corridor Project Backed by African Development Bank
The African Development Bank has approved US$137 million to finance the Comoros Maritime Corridor and Regional Trade Facilitation Project, aimed at modernizing…
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African Development Bank Approves $6 Million Grant to Strengthen Disaster Risk Management in Africa
The African Development Bank has approved a US$6 million grant to strengthen Africa’s disaster risk management systems through the African Risk Capacity,…
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Local Businesses in Congo Poised to Benefit from AfDB Procurement Opportunities
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo, October 3, 2025 – More than 100 Congolese companies have been added to the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) supplier…