MULTINATIONAL - Capacity Development for Africa’s Structural Transformation- Institutional Support To The African Capacity Building Foundation (AFDB-P-Z1-KF0-068)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
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
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Bank Risk Rating
C
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
Jun 15, 2023
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
African Capacity Building Foundation - ACBF
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Industry and Trade
  • Law and Government
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 6.60 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)
$ 7.66 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 Jul 18, 2023

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the proposed operation is a grant of Five Million Units of Account (UA 5,000,000), to the African Capacity Building Foundation, to finance implementation of the Capacity Development Project for Africa's structural transformation in Regional Member Countries (RMCs) for inclusive, green and sustainable development. The operation has been designed as a response to priorities identified in RMCs and regional bodies' policies, strategies, and action plans. The proposed initiative will support the AU Agenda 2063 efforts towards creating the world's largest free trade area through the AfCFTA. Specifically, the project will provide countries with support, including technical assistance on domestication and ratification of the AfCFTA agreement and on enhancing their economic governance including their readiness to participate in and benefit from the agreement as well as in the generation of knowledge products and services and in the creation of other innovative mechanisms to ensure proper functioning of the AfCFTA Secretariat. The project is based on the following components: (i) Supporting intra-Africa trade to boost regional integration agenda of the continent, including in countries facing fragility; (ii) Supporting economic and financial governance in RMCs for green growth and efficient management of resources.

The goal of the project is to strengthen capacity for structural transformation in Regional Member Countries (RMCs) for inclusive growth and sustainable development through implementation of the following specific objectives of the project: (i) Enhance intra-African trade effectiveness in RMCs for advancing Africa's regional integration agenda; (ii) Strengthen economic and financial governance for green growth and efficient use of public resources in RMCs.

Investment Description
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Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - African Capacity Building Foundation Client -

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Nkoanyane Cornelius SEBUTSOE

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF AfDB

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