Mozambique: African Development Fund grants over US$6 million to strengthen the private sector

Posted by - September 14, 2023

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of US$6.73 million to Mozambique in Abidjan on 13 September 2023 to support the implementation of the Institutional Support Project for Business Environment and Governance. Its first component is aimed at improving the business environment, including through capacity strengthening of the delivery

African Development Fund provides US$5 million to support capacity building for public officials

Posted by - September 8, 2023

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved a donation of US$5.3 million to the Central African Republic in Abidjan on 6 September 2023 to contribute to the implementation of the Resource Mobilisation and Transparency of Development Policies Support Project. The support comes from Pillar 1 of the African Development Fund’s Transition Support

Five African Development Bank (AfDB) regional member countries set to join African Development Fund replenishment

Posted by - June 1, 2023

Five African Development Bank Governors have signed an agreement committing to contribute at least $1 million to the replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the Bank Group. Under the self-initiated agreement, the five-member constituency—The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Sudan—will contribute to the ADF from its next replenishment cycle

African Development Fund, Smart Africa Alliance launch $1.5 million project to enhance digital trade and e-commerce ecosystems across Africa

Posted by - April 29, 2023

The African Development Fund and Smart Africa Alliance have jointly launched a $1.5 million project to streamline digital trade and e-commerce policies across 10 African countries. The Institutional Support for Digital Payments and e-Commerce Policies for Cross-Border Trade Project (IDECT) will evaluate policy gaps in the digital trade and e-commerce ecosystems of Côte d’Ivoire, Benin,