A partial credit guarantee has been agreed by the Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional lending arm of the African Development Bank Group, to assist Rwanda in mobilising funds for the implementation of social and environmental programmes. Through the partial credit guarantee for the mobilisation of sustainable financing for the Rwanda project, the nation would be able to diversify its funding sources by raising up to €200 million from international commercial banks in a competitive manner. The earnings will be distributed among other things to initiatives related to affordable housing, social service access, food security, health and wellbeing, forestry, biodiversity conservation, energy efficiency, disaster risk reduction and management, and qualifying renewable energy. This aligns with Rwanda’s National Strategy for Transformation (NST-1) for 2017–2024 and Vision 2050, as well as the country’s goal of developing a reputation as a reliable and sustainable borrower in the global financial markets. The financing is also in accordance with Rwanda’s Sustainable Finance Framework, which outlines procedures for choosing and assessing environmentally friendly and sustainable initiatives, reporting requirements for projects, and how funds can be allocated in accordance with international best practices. “This operation shows how nations can creatively use the resources from the African Development Fund to secure long-term financing for development.” The country’s funding sources will become more diverse as a result of this guarantee, which will also open up sustainable finance for Rwanda and attract new capital providers, according to Ahmed Attout, Acting Director for Financial Sector Development at Bank Group. “Mrs. Aissa Touré, the Bank Group’s Country Manager for Rwanda, continued, “The operation will help mobilise financing for investment in target sectors aligned with the objectives of the Bank Group’s Ten-Year Strategy (2024-2033) on accelerating inclusive green growth and driving prosperous and resilient economies in Africa, as well as with Rwanda’s National Strategy for Transformation and Vision 2050.”