African Development Bank
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The African Development Bank is a multilateral development finance institution that promotes economic growth and social progress across African countries through loans, grants, and policy support.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| African Development Bank canonical | 36 |
| African Development Bank Group | 7 |
| AfDB | 1 |
| African Development Bank headquarters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T132760 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African Development Bank Context triple: [United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, cooperatesWith, African Development Bank]
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A.
International Finance Corporation
The International Finance Corporation is a global development institution that is part of the World Bank Group and focuses on promoting private sector investment in developing countries to reduce poverty and support sustainable growth.
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International Development Association
The International Development Association is a World Bank fund that provides low-interest loans and grants to the world’s poorest countries to support economic development and reduce poverty.
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C.
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans, grants, and expertise to developing countries to support economic development and reduce poverty.
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D.
World Bank Group
The World Bank Group is an international financial institution that provides loans, grants, and expertise to developing countries to reduce poverty and support economic development.
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E.
European Investment Bank
The European Investment Bank is the European Union’s long-term lending institution, financing projects that support EU policy goals such as sustainable development, innovation, and infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African Development Bank Target entity description: The African Development Bank is a multilateral development finance institution that promotes economic growth and social progress across African countries through loans, grants, and policy support.
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A.
International Finance Corporation
The International Finance Corporation is a global development institution that is part of the World Bank Group and focuses on promoting private sector investment in developing countries to reduce poverty and support sustainable growth.
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B.
International Development Association
The International Development Association is a World Bank fund that provides low-interest loans and grants to the world’s poorest countries to support economic development and reduce poverty.
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C.
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans, grants, and expertise to developing countries to support economic development and reduce poverty.
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D.
World Bank Group
The World Bank Group is an international financial institution that provides loans, grants, and expertise to developing countries to reduce poverty and support economic development.
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E.
European Investment Bank
The European Investment Bank is the European Union’s long-term lending institution, financing projects that support EU policy goals such as sustainable development, innovation, and infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international financial institution
ⓘ
multilateral development bank ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
African Union
ⓘ
International Monetary Fund ⓘ World Bank ⓘ |
| currencyOfOperations |
European Currency Unit
ⓘ
surface form:
UA (Unit of Account)
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| focusArea |
climate change adaptation
ⓘ
climate change mitigation ⓘ inclusive growth ⓘ poverty reduction ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ |
| founded | 1964 ⓘ |
| foundingAgreementSigned | 1963 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Board of Directors
ⓘ
Board of Governors ⓘ |
| hasNonRegionalMemberCountries | countries outside Africa ⓘ |
| hasRegionalMemberCountries | African Union member states ⓘ |
| hasSisterInstitution |
African Development Fund
ⓘ
Nigeria Trust Fund ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Abidjan
ⓘ
surface form:
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
|
| leaderTitle | President of the African Development Bank ⓘ |
| mandate |
promote economic growth in African countries
ⓘ
promote social progress in African countries ⓘ |
| membershipType | regional and non-regional member countries ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
African Development Bank
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
African Development Bank Group
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| partOf |
African Development Bank
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
African Development Bank Group
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| primaryInstrument |
equity investments
ⓘ
grants ⓘ guarantees ⓘ non-sovereign loans ⓘ sovereign loans ⓘ technical assistance ⓘ |
| provides | policy advice ⓘ |
| regionServed | Africa ⓘ |
| resumedHeadquartersInAbidjan | 2014 ⓘ |
| sectorFocus |
agriculture
ⓘ
energy ⓘ governance ⓘ human development ⓘ infrastructure ⓘ private sector development ⓘ regional integration ⓘ transport ⓘ water and sanitation ⓘ |
| shortName |
ADB
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African Development Bank self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
AfDB
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| temporaryHeadquartersLocation |
Tunis
ⓘ
surface form:
Tunis, Tunisia
|
| website | https://www.afdb.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: African Development Bank Description of subject: The African Development Bank is a multilateral development finance institution that promotes economic growth and social progress across African countries through loans, grants, and policy support.
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
this entity surface form:
AfDB
this entity surface form:
African Development Bank Group
this entity surface form:
African Development Bank Group
this entity surface form:
African Development Bank Group
subject surface form:
Board of Governors of the African Development Bank
subject surface form:
Board of Governors of the African Development Bank
subject surface form:
Board of Directors of the African Development Bank
subject surface form:
Board of Directors of the African Development Bank
this entity surface form:
African Development Bank Group
subject surface form:
Board of Directors of the African Development Bank
this entity surface form:
African Development Bank Group
this entity surface form:
African Development Bank headquarters
this entity surface form:
African Development Bank Group
subject surface form:
New Development Bank
this entity surface form:
African Development Bank Group