Details of contracts awarded by the African Development Bank overwhelmingly show the importance of large-scale infrastructure projects in its strategy to invest in the development of Africa.
To support these projects, AfDB is showing a preference for partners headquartered outside of Africa — especially China-based companies. Despite the big money going to build better roads and large-scale engineering projects, its contracts still show a large portfolio of projects supporting smaller social impact initiatives and community projects.
Devex has analyzed the contracts awarded for 2018, combining it with contract details dating back to 2000. Analyze the data in this tableau interactive — we’ve pulled out the key insights for global development professionals.