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Brazzaville, Yamoussoukro, Sfax and Touba join the African Cities Program
On 9 June 2026, the Oversight Committee of the Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) approved the integration of four new cities into the African Cities Program (ACP): Yamoussoukro (Côte d’Ivoire), Sfax (Tunisia), Brazzaville (Republic of Congo), and Touba (Senegal). The African Cities …
Beira Identifies Priority Investments to Strengthen Climate Resilience
With support from the Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF), the municipality of Beira has completed its City Action Plan (CAP), identifying priority investments designed to strengthen resilience to floods, cyclones, and coastal erosion. On 11 June 2026, the Municipality of Beira hosted a …
EOI - Ghana - Consultancy Services for Feasibility Studies and Engineering Design of Sewerage and Sanitation Infrastructure in the Accra
The Government of the Republic of Ghana has received a grantfromthe African Development Bank towards the cost of the Accra East Sanitation and Sewerage Improvement Project (AESIP), and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for thisgrant to payments for Consultancy Services for Feasibility …
An "Affordable Housing Toolkit" for Municipal Authorities in Africa
The Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) and Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) officially launched the Affordable Housing Toolkit for Municipal Authorities in Africa during the World Urban Forum (WUF) held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in May 2026. The toolkit responds to the growing need for …
What is the UMDF?
The Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) is an African Developement Bank trust fund which provides direct support to cities, and facilitates the Bank’s work in and with cities in order to mobilise funding and technical assistance, develop partnerships and manage “upstream” city engagement, project identification and preparation (pre-investment).
We currently support more than 30 urban development projects accross Africa
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Programs
African Cities Program
Project Preparation Window
By joining the African Cities Program, a city benefits from comprehensive and long-term support by the AfDB Urban and Municipal Development Fund in the areas of planning, governance and capacity …
The support for project preparation is another key service provided by the UMDF, in partnership with local and national governments. It aims to accelerate the identification, preparation and …
African Cities Program
By joining the African Cities Program, a city benefits from comprehensive and long-term support by the AfDB Urban and Municipal Development Fund in the areas of planning, governance and capacity …
Project Preparation Window
The support for project preparation is another key service provided by the UMDF, in partnership with local and national governments. It aims to accelerate the identification, preparation and …
