Early Warning System

Regions

Africa

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

South Sudan

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Specific Location

Maban; Jamjang; Aweil; City of Juba

Whenever identified, the area within countries where the impacts of the investment may be experienced. Exact locations of projects may not be identified fully or at all in project documents. Please review updated project documents and community-led assessments.

Financial Institutions

African Development Bank (AFDB)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Approved

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Voting Date

Sep 24, 2024

Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.

Borrower

Government of South Sudan - Ministry of Interior; UNHCR

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Law and Government

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Type(s)

Grant

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 1.60 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 22.23 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.

Bank Documents

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AFDB website

Updated in EWS Jun 28, 2025

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the project's overall development objective is to build peace, inclusiveness and resilience in the South Sudanese communities affected by the current conflict in Sudan. Specifically, the project aims at (a) supporting the inclusive and peaceful integration of refugees and returnees into the communities, (b) social cohesion strengthening amongst refugees and host communities and (c) enhancing the socio-economic wellbeing of the affected communities.

The project will be implemented in Maban (Upper Nile), Jamjang (Ruweng Administrative Area), Aweil (Northern Bahr El Ghazal) and the City of Juba targeting the host communities, refugees and South Sudanese normally resident in Sudan but escaping the conflict (returnees). The selection of targeted Counties/project sites was guided by the inflow size of returnees and refugees, government's guidance and the need for geographical balance between the three greater geographical areas of the country (i.e.; Upper Nile, Bahr el Ghazal and Equatoria). To a great extent, the project will prioritise strengthening services and opportunities within the host communitieswhich will also benefit and be available for use by the refugees and returnees.

Early Warning System Project Analysis

For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

Environmental Category: [2] Moderate Risk

Investment Description

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African Development Bank (AFDB)

The project will be financed by a grant from TSF Pillar I Crisis Response Envelope of UA 15 million (USD 19.8 million)net of taxes and duties and a grant contribution of UA 1.84 million (USD 2.43 million)from UNHCR. The overall project cost is estimated at UA 16.84 million (USD 22.23 million).

Finance Type: Standard grant
Commitments (UA): 1,212,120
Conversion Rate USD (2024-09-29): 1,32645

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

Peter Lawrence OGWANG
Health Analyst, AHHD1
African Development Bank
p.ogwang@afdb.org
www.afdb.org