African Development Bank

The African Development Bank (AfDB), founded in 1964 and headquartered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, serves as a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to fostering economic and social progress in Africa. It provides a range of financial products including loans, lines of credit, guarantees, and risk management solutions to both public and private sector projects. The bank collaborates with national and international development entities to finance development initiatives, offering technical assistance for project selection, preparation, and studies. Additionally, the African Development Fund (ADF), a concessional financing arm of the bank, supports low-income regional member countries with loans and grants aimed at poverty reduction and economic development. Through these efforts, the AfDB promotes investments that contribute to sustainable growth across the continent.

Charles Boamah

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Rupali Gupta

Head of Investor Relations

Astrid Manroth

Director

Cheikh B. Mbaye

Chief Investment Officer

Hassatou N'Sele

Treasurer

Mohamed Youba Sokona

Investment Officer - Infrastructure Finance and Public Private Partnership

Ismael Beidari Touré

Chief Investment Officer

Past deals in Southern Africa

ACWA Power

Post in 2023
ACWA Power International develops, invests, co-owns, and operates a portfolio of power generation and desalinated water production plants. The company’s projects include thermal, solar PV, solar CSP, and wind. It also offers operations and maintenance service for the power and water desalination industry in Saudi Arabia. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with regional offices in Dubai, Istanbul, Cairo, Rabat, Johannesburg, Hanoi, and Beijing. It has operations in Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Morocco, South Africa, Turkey, Vietnam, Mozambique, and Egypt. ACWA Power International operates as a subsidiary of ACWA Holding Company.

ACWA Power

Debt Financing in 2021
ACWA Power International develops, invests, co-owns, and operates a portfolio of power generation and desalinated water production plants. The company’s projects include thermal, solar PV, solar CSP, and wind. It also offers operations and maintenance service for the power and water desalination industry in Saudi Arabia. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with regional offices in Dubai, Istanbul, Cairo, Rabat, Johannesburg, Hanoi, and Beijing. It has operations in Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Morocco, South Africa, Turkey, Vietnam, Mozambique, and Egypt. ACWA Power International operates as a subsidiary of ACWA Holding Company.

SA Taxi

Debt Financing in 2020
SA Taxi finances entrepreneurs who operate minibus taxis that may not otherwise have access to credit from traditional banks, contributing to job creation, and enabling and improving the safety of public transport in South Africa. We make a vital contribution to a market sector that has a stimulating effect on the national economy at many different levels.

Eskom Holdings

Debt Financing in 2018
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd is a key player in the electricity sector of South Africa, generating approximately 95% of the country's electricity and around 45% of the electricity consumed in Africa. The company, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Sandton, operates through various segments including Generation, Transmission, and Distribution. It provides electricity to a diverse range of customers, including industrial, mining, commercial, agricultural, and residential sectors. Eskom utilizes multiple energy sources such as coal, nuclear, wind, hydro, and gas turbines for power generation and also engages in electricity trading with countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The company is involved in constructing additional power infrastructure to meet increasing demand and has a service concession for electricity generation and transmission in Uganda. Beyond its core operations, Eskom engages in finance, insurance, corporate social investment, and coal exports, contributing to its broad business portfolio.

Eskom Holdings

Debt Financing in 2016
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd is a key player in the electricity sector of South Africa, generating approximately 95% of the country's electricity and around 45% of the electricity consumed in Africa. The company, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Sandton, operates through various segments including Generation, Transmission, and Distribution. It provides electricity to a diverse range of customers, including industrial, mining, commercial, agricultural, and residential sectors. Eskom utilizes multiple energy sources such as coal, nuclear, wind, hydro, and gas turbines for power generation and also engages in electricity trading with countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The company is involved in constructing additional power infrastructure to meet increasing demand and has a service concession for electricity generation and transmission in Uganda. Beyond its core operations, Eskom engages in finance, insurance, corporate social investment, and coal exports, contributing to its broad business portfolio.