Tanzania: African Development Bank lends $272 million for construction of Msalato International Airport

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $272.12 million loan to Tanzania for the construction of a new international airport in the capital Dodoma. The funding package, approved on Wednesday, comprises a $198.6 million loan from the Bank,  $23.52 million from the African Development Fund (ADF) and $50 million in co-financing with the Africa Growing Together Fund (AGTF) — a co-financing facility of the People’s Republic of China managed by the Bank. The new airport will be built in the district of Msalato, 12 kilometres from the capital. […] Read More