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From clean energy and transport infrastructure to healthcare, housing and financial sector resilience, these investments will strengthen regional competitiveness and support sustainable and inclusive growth across our community,&#8221; said Dr Donkor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Approved Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>USD 260 million<\/strong> for a <strong>123-kilometre section of the Trans-Saharan Highway<\/strong> in Nigeria to improve connectivity, facilitate trade, reduce logistics costs and support economic integration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>XOF 10 billion<\/strong> in a line of credit to <strong>Banque de l&#8217;Habitat de C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire (BHCI)<\/strong> to expand housing finance and support SMEs operating across the housing and construction value chain, contributing to job creation and addressing the country&#8217;s housing deficit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>EUR 80 million<\/strong> for the design, construction, equipment and maintenance of the <strong>150-bed Regional Hospital of Ferkess\u00e9dougou<\/strong> in C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire under a public-private partnership, improving access to modern healthcare and specialised medical services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>XOF 12.82 billion<\/strong> for the renovation, operation and maintenance of the <strong>Symphonie Building<\/strong> in Abidjan under a public-private partnership, modernising a strategic public asset that will house the Ministry of Justice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>USD 47.4 million<\/strong> for <strong>Azumah Resources Ghana Limited<\/strong> to finance the procurement of long-lead process plant equipment and critical early-stage development activities for the Black Volta Gold Project, supporting the timely development of one of Ghana&#8217;s emerging gold mining operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These approvals advance EBID&#8217;s <strong>Growth, Resilience and Optimisation (GRO) Strategy<\/strong>, which prioritises transformative infrastructure, human capital development, private sector growth and regional integration. 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