African Development Bank

Brief History: Khartoum, Sudan, September 1964. A group of African men meet in Khartoum, Sudan, to ratify the multinational agreement establishing the African Development Bank. They represent twenty-five of the continent’s governments. They all share the same mission and the same hope: that this new institution will contribute to Africa’s development and unity.

The lack of infrastructure in African countries is an obstacle to their economic growth and development. These shortcomings have an impact not only on the economic situation of African countries, but also on their competitiveness on a global scale. The challenge of financing the infrastructure deficit is complicated by the inefficient operation of existing infrastructure.

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) offer a viable complement to public investments and a solution to both the challenges impeding development and upgrading of infrastructure in Africa – increased investments, and increased efficiencies. PPPs can offer complementary sources of finance for infrastructure investments in African countries, while potentially also delivering higher quality and efficiency in public assets and services.

AfDB PPP Strategic Framework

The Bank’s PPP Strategic Framework (2021-2031), approved by the Board in January 2022, is intended to further the Bank’s efforts to scale up financing for economic and social infrastructure with private sector participation in Africa, helping countries to establish enabling environments as well as prepare and structure viable projects for the market.

In addition, it enables the Bank to scale up its capacity to provide leadership in supporting PPPs on the continent. It responds to a 2019 Independent Development Evaluation (Evaluation of the AfDB’s Utilization of its Public Private Mechanism (2006- 2017) which identified opportunities to enhance the Bank’s approach in its support of PPPs, including adopting a corporate-wide strategic and operational framework.

The current global and African context, widening infrastructure gap and limited fiscal space due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, make it crucial for the Bank to scale up its support for PPPs and to crowd in more private sector investment in both economic and social infrastructure. It also provides a foundation for the Bank to become a leading voice and financier of PPP projects in Africa.

Content and Pillars of the Framework

The PPP Strategic Framework provides overall strategic guidance on the Bank’s PPP interventions. It provides a common definition of PPPs within the Bank’s context, recommends formal internal coordination mechanisms, and provides guidance on the application of financial instruments and resources, facilitating efforts across different departments and divisions. In addition, the Framework proposes key principles to guide PPP operations, including selectivity of operations and markets, leveraging the Bank’s comparative advantage, focusing on delivery of infrastructure and public services as outcomes of PPP support, and promoting the Bank’s leadership role among development partners for PPP development.

The Framework comprises three Pillars to anchor the Bank’s support for PPPs:

  • Pillar 1: Upstream Support – Strengthening the PPP Enabling Environment
  • Pillar 2: Midstream Support – Project Preparation and Transaction Advisory Services
  • Pillar 3: Downstream Support – Financing of PPP Projects.

It also proposes the establishment of a dedicated PPP Fund, the Africa PPP Development Fund (APDF), to support Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 operations.

Contact: Lassaad Lachaal (link sends e-mail)Country Manager

Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement
07 Bis, Chemin Mackley, Ben Aknoun
BP 148, Alger, Algérie, Tel : (+213) 23 37 59 29 / (+213) 23 37 59 35 / (+213) 23 37 59 10)


ADP III

The ADP funds’ strategy is to build a diversified pan-African portfolio of private equity investments in established and growing companies benefiting from the continent’s fast-growing middle class, innovation, and digital transformation.
Since DPI’s founding in 2007, its funds have invested in 23 portfolio companies across 29 African countries and 17 industries. ADP portfolio companies employ over 49,000 people. During DPI’s investment, 18,000 jobs have been created.
In 2020, ADP III became the first 2X Flagship Fund, as part of the global 2X Challenge, committing to integrate a gender lens into its investment process, and reflecting DPI’s long-standing commitment to gender equity. DPI has a female co-founder and CEO, one-third of the partners are women, and 50% of the firm are women.
As a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the Operating Principles for Impact Management, DPI promotes high ESG and Impact standards and seeks to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This includes the development of an innovative Impact and ESG Management System focusing on the following key impact themes:

ADP 1, ADP II and ADP III have good performance in Africa and PPP projects.

Contact: Africa

Kgomotso Moalusi / Chloe Payne +27 73 025 0216 / +27 72 673 0535


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ADP Group Africa

ADP is an innovative and value-driven process engineering and project delivery organization, providing multi-disciplinary and specialized services in strategic locations worldwide. With specialized capability in modular design, we are a world leader in the design, development and implementation of customized and innovative solutions. Our brand enjoys a world-renowned reputation for the successful design and delivery of techno-economic mineral processing plants of varying size and complexity. 

Our core business is the provision of professional engineering and project delivery services to the mining and minerals sector including PPPP globally, including niche marine projects and the supply of bespoke, pre-engineered modular plants and mobile dry mining units.

Committed to establishing long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships built on a culture of trust, integrity, and respect, we deliver quality services to our clients across the entire project lifecycle, from the initial study, through design to full project delivery, commissioning and beyond, into operational optimization and life-extension.

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P.O. Box 514, Maitland, 7404, Cape Town, South Africa, Email: adp@adpgroup.com, Tel: + 27 21 521-9500


ADP Platform Since 2003

a)– Asian Development Professionals Investment LLC

b) Aandyal Developments Partners Group (ADP Group UAE)

c)-Asian Development Professionals (ADP)

d)-ADP Capital Trade

e) Asian Development Partners Group (ADP Goup)

h) ADP 1

g) Alnahda Development Partners Group (ADP)

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ADP Platform specializes in supporting the PPP 17-SDGs in Africa, Asia, European Union and the Midde East according to UNECE and PPP union, having very high fast performance in PPP.

ADP Platform is a multi-corporate Platform with a 24-year history in Public Private Partnerships (PPP), and is a member of UNECE, the PPP Union and is registered with the NDB.

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