The partnership will help develop integrated approaches that address immediate needs and build long-term resilience for both institutions
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, May 14, 2025/APO Group/ --
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have reinforced their strategic partnership to enhance collective efforts in addressing fragility and building resilience across Africa. This commitment follows a high-level technical exchange held from 22-23 April at the Bank headquarters in Abidjan.
Group Photo of Senior officials from the Islamic Development Bank and the African Development Bank who participated in the technical meeting. They include Yero Baldeh, Director of the Transition States Coordination Office at the AfDB (sixth from left) and Ahmed Berthe, leader of the IsDB delegation (8th from left)
The two-day mission brought together senior officials from both institutions to align approaches, share best practices, and strengthen collaboration to address complex challenges-- particularly in transition states or experiencing fragility. This meeting builds on previous engagements between the two development institutions, including a 2019 Civil Society deep dive facilitated by the African Development Bank’s Civil Society Division, where key areas for joint action were initially identified.
"This strategic alliance with IsDB reinforces our shared vision of addressing complex challenges in transition states through tailored, context-specific approaches," said Yero Baldeh, Director of the Transition States Coordination Office at the African Development Bank. "By aligning our methodologies and leveraging our complementary strengths, we can deliver more sustainable solutions in places where development needs are most acute."
The IsDB delegation was led by Ahmed Berthe, Lead NGO and Civil Society Specialist, and included Esra Sayhi and Abass Kassim, both Senior Fragility and Resilience Specialists.
"Our institutions serve many of the same member countries facing similar challenges," noted Berthe. "What has impressed us most is the African Development Bank's shift toward anticipatory action and prevention rather than simply responding to crises. This partnership creates a framework for maximizing our collective impact through coordinated investments, shared knowledge, and aligned strategic priorities."
The exchange spotlighted the African Development Bank’s Transition Support Facility (TSF), which committed more than $610 million to projects in fragile contexts in 2024. Discussions explored how the TSF’s approach could complement IsDB's financing tools and create stronger synergies in countries where both institutions operate.
Climate security emerged as a key theme, with both partners recognizing the role of environmental challenges exacerbating fragility, particularly in vulnerable regions such as the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. The partnership will help develop integrated approaches that address immediate needs and build long-term resilience for both institutions.
The exchange also explored ways to harmonize assessment methodologies, coordinate financial instruments, and implement integrated approaches to climate security, with both institutions agreeing to establish a joint technical working group to operationalize the partnership.
"In line with our 2022-2026 Strategy for Addressing Fragility and Building Resilience in Africa, this partnership reflects the Bank's strategic emphasis on building alliances that amplify our development impact," said Ozong Agborsangaya-Fiteu, Chief Operations Officer at RDTS. "By combining our institutional strengths with IsDB, we're creating a more powerful platform for advancing resilience where it's needed most."
The partnership includes a structured implementation framework scheduled for 2025-2026, in line with the duration of both institutions’ strategies for fragility and resilience. A joint technical working group will operationalize the partnership, ensuring that concrete actions follow this strategic alignment.
This strategic collaboration advances the African Development Bank’s approach to staying engaged in fragile contexts, focusing on prevention rather than crisis response, and building strategic partnerships across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus—all key principles of its fragility and resilience strategy.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Development Bank Group (AfDB).
Somalia is dead rotten dead body but the international NGOs try to captaize on that dead, because by doing this they can always always get funds for their own use from foreign government. Those NGOs will always maake sure that the wild tribes of Somalia mainly Daarood-doofaar and hawiye Afar-qooble slaughter each other, so can both remain week and feeble. Viva Somalilad republic. Viva all patriotic people of Somaliland. We are the true nation who defeated the faqash army and militias of Siyaad Barre and after that held foreign intervention at bay.
Maryam,
I give you full marks bcos your comments are positive only take off darod-doofaar and
hawiye afar-qooble, being lady you are exempted. Bless your soul.
Cheers.
@ Maryan i will keep my mouth shut since i cannot respond to a lady, my mother taught me to alwayz respect ladies right or wrong, but my suggestion to you is that yu should leave politicts alone especially name calling and Khabiil, go pray and raise your children, having said that it is a good news that the EU will train Somali troops in Somalia. Somalia needs strong troops to defend its borders and defeat terrorism, The new troops needs to be educated and should denounce Qabiil and defend the country. I would like to congratulate the new president elect in Juballand, The federal government should not meddle in the affiars of the Juballand State, to do so would be a disaster, Juballand, Puntland and Khaatumo will build strong relationship in terms of building national guard army to defend the three States.
Somalilanders should welcome any and all progress bringing about last peace and propensity for our follow Somalis from "Somalia". Creation of viable security forces in Somalia is the interest of all Somalis in the 2 natiosn – Somaliland & Somalia, so Maryan, laga wanaagsan sida aad u hadhshay. Walaaleheena reer [Somalia] koonfureed ixtiraam iyo walaaltinimo ayanu isku leenahay and we should all ways wish them well, acknowledge their success as well provide helping hand were possible. Stay away falling into entrapment and provocation PuntlanGazer's and his ilk.
Can this long dead and defunct horse do anything for hiself. I doubt it. It is a long dead and lifeless carcas who still talks. Talk, talk, talk, and nothing else. Viva the sacred Republic of Somaliland
It is no secret the International community have settled for a political model of empowering the Hassan Mahamoud and his clan to become the dominant force in Somalia-Italia. Similar to DJbibouti (Ciise domination), Kenya (Kikuyu domination) and predominantly majority of the African continent.
It is a model that can work only when Somaliland-Republic is recognized to minimize the Clan composition to be accommodated. With a reduced clan composition Somalia-Italia will be able to redistribute the political power sharing to appease the remaining clans.
This strategy has merit and a Dissolution of the 1960-Failed Union into TWO sovereign states would be advantageous to Somalia-Italia in that the strategy of a dominant Clan is made a reality as the clan composition in Somalia-Italia would give Hawiye a 39% population stake.
The Higher Hawiye population percentage in Somalia-Italia post dissolution of the 1960-Union is supportive a dominant clan strategy to stabilize Somalia-Italia-Road-Map government.
This strategy is tested in Most African countries and it works as it is supportive of a semi-democratic Clan society where the voters will vote along clan/tribe lines. However flawed this type of system will be accepted by the various clans. The UN, EU, AU and Amisom have all chosen to invest their effort into a strategy that will empower a one clan domination. They are also very clear on the need for a TWO-STATE separation of the Union for the strategy to work.
The Two-STATE dialogue process must end with a TWO-Recognized sovereign states as this is the only path to consolidate peace, security and stability without conflicts.
Buuxiye,
As always, you are dead right and on top of everything.
Cheers.
Blaa blaa blaa "somali-diid-land" blaa. ONE SOMALIA saxib. you can be a keyboard warrior all you like
It is no secret the International community have settled for a political model of empowering the Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to become the dominant force in Somalia would of been better.