Germany

Germany became a member of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in 1983.

Germany, through the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and other bilateral institutions, has participated in various Bank initiatives/funds:

i. SEFA 2.0 Special Fund: BMZ pledged a total of €190 million [€40 million in Jan 2023, €100 million in June 2021 and €50 million in December 2020].

ii. NEPAD-IPPF: KfW (€30 million) and GIZ (€2 million).

iii. Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund: €20 million.

iv. Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) Water Sector Platform: €2 million and seconded a KfW water expert. However, its contribution to ICA was discontinued in 2017.

v. Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A): Since 2008, Germany has been supporting the MFW4A Secretariat with a financial contribution of €845,000. BMZ/GIZ are in the process of finalising the agreement to further support MFW4A with €1.5 million over two years. The funds will support staff costs and MFW4A operations. Joint activities are expected to focus primarily on agricultural finance/insurance, and longer-term finance under the G20 umbrella.

vi. Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF): BMZ through GIZ contributed €4.725 million.

vii. African Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI): Germany supports AREI and has been instrumental in its adoption. The BMZ through GIZ contributed €1 million and €1 million through the German Ministry of Environment. The Bank is hosting the AREI Delivery Unit and serves as the Trustee as requested by the AREI Partners.

viii. African Legal Support Facility (ALSF): KfW provided €5 million in November 2016, GIZ and ALSF signed an MoU in December 2015 agreeing to cooperate in a number of areas including: capacity building through the CONNEX Initiative (a G7 initiative to improve the quality of advisory support provided to low-income country governments in their negotiation of complex commercial contracts) and implementing the CONNEX Code of Conduct.

ix. Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP): GIZ in 2021 has contributed €250,000 for the implementation of the ongoing programme led by the Bank and GGKP on Mainstreaming Natural Capital in African Development Finance.

Executive Director: Martin KIPPING
Alternate Executive Director: Vacant