African Development Bank Group

Guiné Equatorial: O Grupo Banco Africano de Desenvolvimento une-se ao PNUD para promover a diversificação económica e criar empregos para mulheres e jovens. O Banco aprovou um projeto de assistência técnica no valor de 3 milhões de USD para fortalecer as MPMEs locais nos setores de agricultura, pesca, logística, turismo e TIC. Esta iniciativa, assinada em #Malabo, visa melhorar o acesso ao financiamento, desenvolver cadeias de valor e aperfeiçoar o ambiente de negócios, gerando oportunidades para empreendedores, especialmente mulheres e jovens. "Esta parceria visa apoiar a diversificação económica e o desenvolvimento da Guiné Equatorial, com foco no crescimento sustentável e cadeias de valor com alto potencial de crescimento." — Betty W., Representante Residente do PNUD. Saiba mais: https://bit.ly/3TN3wj3

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The African Development Bank Group is committed to a greener future for the #Seychelles! The Bank Board has approved a $25M loan to support the first phase of the Economic Resilience and Green Recovery Support Program. This funding will: 🔹 Improve access to renewable energy 🔹 Support legislative reforms to foster private sector growth 🔹 Enhance environmental and climate resilience Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gIyF0R #RenewableEnergy #GreenGrowth #SustainableDevelopment #PowerAfrica

Le Fonds africain de développement (FAD) tient sa revue à mi-parcours au #Bénin, du 8 au 10 octobre 2024. Les parties prenantes se réuniront à Cotonou pour évaluer les progrès du FAD, le guichet concessionnel de prêt du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement, dans le soutien aux pays africains. Le Bénin, hôte de l’événement, illustre par ses réformes économiques l’importance d’un appui soutenu du Fonds pour un développement inclusif. Plus de détails sur le FAD-16 : https://bit.ly/3TT6cvk #FAD16RMP

The African Development Bank and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have signed a landmark $600 million agreement to strengthen social and economic development in the #Sahel. This strategic partnership goes beyond numbers — it’s a joint commitment to tackling the critical challenges facing the region, including security threats, political instability, climate change, and widespread humanitarian needs. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Director General for West Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office Lamin Barrow emphasised the significance of this collaboration: “This agreement is about unlocking the tremendous potential of the Sahel, building resilience, and fostering a more inclusive and prosperous future for its people. We believe that by working together with strategic partners like USAID, we can help tackle the immediate humanitarian needs of people in the Sahel while also driving long-term, sustainable development.” Learn about the Bank’s commitment to improving the lives of millions across Africa: https://bit.ly/4eipCSJ #SustainableDevelopment #ImproveQualityOfLife

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The African Development Bank Group has made a $10 million equity investment in #Kenya’s Dhamana Guarantee Company, a provider of guarantees supporting sustainable growth enterprises. This follows an anchor investment from the UK-Government-backed Private Infrastructure Development Group through InfraCo Africa.   Solomon Adegbie-Quaynor, African Development Bank vice president for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization, attended a signing ceremony in Nairobi to finalize the Bank’s investment in Dhamana.   Quaynor stated, “The African Development Bank’s equity investment in Dhamana reinforces the catalytic role and potential of credit enhancement companies in leveraging opportunities for infrastructure financing in local currency. We intend to replicate this business model in appropriate markets across Africa with partners such as the The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) and others.”   Learn more about the power of strategic partnerships in driving sustainable development and progress towards #SDG2030: https://bit.ly/4dtgF7G  #IndustrialiseAfrica

Our Climate Change and #GreenGrowth 2023 Annual Report is out! In 2023, the Bank allocated a record $5.8 billion to climate finance, representing 55% of its new approvals for climate action. This allocation, the highest to date, exceeded the Bank’s corporate target of 40% climate finance for the third consecutive year. Visit https://bit.ly/47tAs5T to explore more key insights on how we’re accelerating #ClimateAction across #Africa.

Accélérer l’accès à l’énergie propre au #BurkinaFaso Le Fonds pour l’énergie durable en Afrique (SEFA), qui est un fonds spécial multi-donateurs géré par la Banque africaine de développement, a mobilisé six millions d’euros pour soutenir la construction et l’exploitation de la centrale solaire de Dédougou dans le cadre de l’initiative #Desert2Power dans la région sahélienne. Pour Daniel Schroth, directeur des Énergies renouvelables et de l’Efficacité énergétique à la Banque africaine de développement, « le projet solaire PV de Dédougou accroît la capacité de production d’énergie renouvelable du Burkina Faso, en ligne avec les objectifs de l’initiative "Desert to Power". En soutenant des projets comme celui-ci, nous réalisons des avancées concrètes vers l’électrification du #Sahel, le renforcement de la sécurité énergétique et l’amélioration des conditions de vie de millions de personnes. » Abdoulaye TOURE, directeur financier de Qair Group Afrique, a salué l’approbation de ce financement : « Nous sommes satisfaits de l’approbation de ce financement du SEFA et remercions la Banque africaine de Développement pour son soutien au projet. Cela nous permet de progresser dans notre engagement à soutenir les objectifs énergétiques du Burkina Faso, en développant une deuxième centrale solaire un an seulement après la mise en service réussie de Zano. » En savoir plus : https://bit.ly/4eEJNKi #ÉnergieRenouvelable #DéveloppementDurable

The African Development Bank has reinforced its commitment to gender equality with the launch of a digital dashboard designed to integrate gender mainstreaming into its projects across Africa. This interactive platform allows for real-time tracking of progress on #GenderEquality and supports decision-making to maximise project impact. Through it, the Bank aims to ensure that 80% of public sector operations and 50% of private sector operations directly benefit women and girls. “This Gender Marker System Dashboard is the latest innovation in how the Bank is investing in Africa’s women to drive inclusive growth, in line with the Ten-Year Strategy 2024-2033,” said Martha T.M. Phiri, PhD, the Bank’s Acting Director for Gender, Women and Civil Society. “The goal is to accelerate our actions to empower women, close gender disparities, and hold ourselves accountable to our commitment to mainstream gender in the work that we do.” Learn more about this key innovation for an inclusive future: https://bit.ly/4e4c9O5 #WomenEmpowerment