{"id":21401,"date":"2026-01-13T19:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/21401\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T19:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:31:17","slug":"african-development-bank-says-it-plans-1-78-billion-financing-for-namibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/21401\/","title":{"rendered":"African Development Bank says it plans $1.78 billion financing for Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JOHANNESBURG, Dec 4 (Reuters) &#8211; The African Development Bank plans $1.78 billion of financing for Namibia over the next few years, backing projects in sectors such as transport, energy and water, a bank spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>The financing is part of the bank&#8217;s strategy to support Namibia&#8217;s economic growth over 2025-2030, and the total amount of financing could change as it will be reviewed halfway through that period, the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"promo-box\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__promo-box__hVl8h\"> Sign up  <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/african-development-bank-says-it-plans-178-billion-financing-namibia-2025-12-04\/undefined?location=article-paragraph&amp;redirectUrl=%2Fworld%2Fafrica%2Fafrican-development-bank-says-it-plans-178-billion-financing-namibia-2025-12-04%2F\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The majority of the money will be in the form of loans, though there will also be a grant component.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson did not specify which transport, energy and water projects would receive the funds.<\/p>\n<p>Resource-rich Namibia has been an exploration hotspot for global energy companies in recent years and is aiming for its first crude oil output by 2030, which could transform its small economy.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"SignOff\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__extra_small__8Buss body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__extra_small_body__Bfz20 sign-off-module__text__LQAMP\">Reporting by Alexander Winning, Editing by Louise Heavens<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__element__5eCce article-body-module__trust-badge__5mS3f\">Our Standards: <a data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thomsonreuters.com\/en\/about-us\/trust-principles.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__medium__2Rl30 text-module__small__sph8i link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\">The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersagency.com\/en\/licensereuterscontent\/?utm_medium=rcom-article-media&amp;utm_campaign=rcom-rcp-lead\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"button-module__link__A3sD0 button-module__secondary__70gBu button-module__round__QDFgq button-module__w_auto__Sem-F\" data-testid=\"LicenceContentButton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Purchase Licensing Rights<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JOHANNESBURG, Dec 4 (Reuters) &#8211; 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