Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with leadership of the African Development Bank.

The Foreign Secretary and African Development Bank President Adesina met and shared a platform at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh at the Accelerating Adaptation in Africa event on 8 November 2022. At the event the Foreign Secretary announced the UK's £200 million contribution to the Climate Action Window of the African Development Fund.

In addition the Minister for Development and Africa, the Rt. Hon. Andrew Mitchell spoke to President Adesina on 29 November 2022 about the UK's partnerships with the Bank, including our support for the African Development Fund, and our guarantee that is allowing the Bank to provide up to $2 billion of climate finance to African countries. The Foreign Secretary announced the UK contribution to the Fund on 7 December 2022 during his visit to Kenya.