Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI)

Overview

The African Development Bank (“AfDB” or “the Bank”), in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Ministry of Finance, Government of Luxembourg, launched the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) in 2019. The Ministry for the Economy & Finance, France, and the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) joined in 2020 and 2022, respectively. The initiative is hosted and managed by the African Development Bank.

The ADFI Facility has a blended financing structure comprising grants and concessional loans from a multi-donor fund and debt financing from the African Development Bank’s normal lending operations.

Category:
International Organization
Sectors of Interest:
Agriculture, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Information Communication and Technology, Infrastructure, Women Rights and Empowerment
Sub Sectors of Interest:
Agribusiness and agroindustry , Financial Inclusion , E-commerce, Information, Communication and Technology, Economic empowerment , Small-medium enterprises development, Digital Inclusion & Transformation, Cyber Security
Type of Service:
Capacity building and training, Financial Management Services, ICT Solutions, Institutional Strengthening
Sub Services:
Banking and financial services, IT networks, Mobile applications, Software development, Institutional Governance, Organizational Development, Procedures and policies development, Strategic Planning
Locations:
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia
Headquarters:
France