Zimbabwe Arrears Clearance Dialogue Enhancement Project (ZACDEP) (AFDB-P-ZW-KF0-017)

Countries
  • Zimbabwe
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • African Development Bank (AFDB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
C
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Voting Date
May 13, 2026
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
Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion (MOFEDIP)
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Sectors
  • Technical Cooperation
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Investment Type(s)
Advisory Services
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 4.11 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)
$ 4.11 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 Aug 11, 2026

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Project Description
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According to bank's website, the Zimbabwe Arrears Clearance Dialogue Enhancement Project (ZACDEP) is a multi-sector governance and institutional support project in Zimbabwe designed to strengthen the country’s dialogue, coordination, and technical capacity for implementing the roadmap for arrears clearance and debt resolution. The project builds on progress achieved under the earlier Support for Arrears Clearance and Governance Enhancement (SACAGE) project and seeks to sustain momentum in Zimbabwe’s structured engagement with creditors, development partners, civil society, and other stakeholders. It supports dialogue and reforms related to macroeconomic stabilization, public debt management, governance, anti-corruption, land tenure, and compensation of former farm owners. The project has three components: (i) enhancing dialogue on arrears clearance and debt resolution, (ii) strengthening capacity on debt management, arrears clearance, land tenure and governance, and (iii) project management. The total project cost is estimated at UA 3.352 million, financed by a TSF Pillar III grant of UA 3.0 million and an in-kind Government counterpart contribution of UA 352,000. The executing agency is the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion (MOFEDIP).

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Environmental Category: [3] Low Risk

Climate Safeguards Categorization: [3] Projects are not vulnerable to climate risk

Investment Description
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Transition Support Facility 

Financial Instrument: Fragile State Facility - Pillar 3

Masterloan number: 5900155019702

ADF Cycle: ADF-16

Commitment (UA): 3,000,000


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Name: Fenwick Dingiswayo KAMANGA

Email: f.kamanga@afdb.org 

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