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Sao Tome and Principe

São Tomé & Príncipe continues to invest in transport, port and energy infrastructure to strengthen tourism, fisheries and regional trade potential. As a small island developing state, it faces high costs and limited fiscal capacity, relying on concessional financing and development partners to modernise electricity generation and maritime facilities. Enhancing institutional governance, improving public investment management and expanding renewable energy remain key to strengthening resilience and diversifying the economy.

Population: 233.1K
Income: Lower Middle
GDP/capita: $3 491
Total Investment
€301.2MLast year
Number of Awards
250Last year
Active Jobs
27Active now
Tenders & Grants
9.5KPipeline opportunities

Project Activity by Donor

# Donor name Early Intelligence Procurement Awards Total Value
03
€2.6B
€0
€25.6M
€2.6B
04
€1.7B
€0
€646.3K
€1.7B
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Eligibility

# Funding agency Type
04
Bilateral development agency or DFI
05
Multilateral organization

Country Strategy Papers

# Document Donor
02
African Development Bank (HQ)
04
European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (EuropeAid HQ)
05
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (HQ)
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Top Funded Sectors

Total project funding
Total number of projects

Top Funded Sectors

# Sectors Nr. of Projects Total Investment
01
Civil Engineering
16
€20.4M
02
Organizational development
2
€19.4M
03
Financial Services & Audit
9
€16.3M
04
Environment & Climate
3
€13M
05
Roads & Bridges
4
€12.2M
06
Education, Training & Capacity Building
6
€10M
07
Other
60
€41.3M

Funding opportunities

Latest Tenders

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Call for External Collaborator: To develop a Regional Strategic Plan to Support the Extension of Social Protection/Security and Portability of Benefits for Migrant Workers, Refugees and their Families in the ECCAS Region(2026-2030)
Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep. Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe Consulting services
1 day ago
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São Tomé and Príncipe - Recruitment of a company to carry out reconstruction work on community infrastructure in the community of Boa Esperança - PRIASA III
Sao Tome and Principe Works
1 day ago
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P512160- Second Transport Sector Development and Resilience Project - Procurement Plan (Project Fiduciary and Administrative Agency)
Sao Tome and Principe Consulting services, goods, non-consulting services, works
1 day ago
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ICLEI Africa invites proposals from suitably qualified contractors to develop the detailed curriculum and methodology for an 18-month South-South urban food strategy incubator
Africa, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela Consulting services
2 days ago
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51370: UGEAP
Africa Unspecified/other
2 days ago
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Reform of the African Union Commission; Phase 2 Support for the AU Commission reform (Joint Framework Arrangement, JFA) Phase II
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Dem. Rep. Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe Unspecified/other
2 days ago

Latest Grants

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CFAs: Connect and Create Live Performance and Music Circulation 2027
Angola, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caribbean Netherlands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dem. Rep. Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe NGOs / Nonprofit Organisations, Private Sector
1 day ago
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Young Leaders in Research (YLR) Grant - 2027
Africa Individuals
1 day ago
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Community and Civil Society Engagement (CCSE) Pilot for Lenacapavir
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Dem. Rep. Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe NGOs / Nonprofit Organisations
1 day ago
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U.S.-Africa Strategic Investment Program
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Dem. Rep. Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe NGOs / Nonprofit Organisations, Other, Private Sector
1 day ago
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Convocatoria de subvenciones para ONGD 2026 de la Diputación de Sevilla
Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Dem. Rep. Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine / West Bank & Gaza, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, UAE, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe NGOs / Nonprofit Organisations
1 day ago
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Climate Adaptation & Financing for Women-Led SMEs
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Dem. Rep. Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Private Sector
3 days ago

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Edileny T. avatar

Edileny T.

Expert / Consultant / International researcher / General coordinator

20 years of exp.Doctorate
Border Management
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Belnise D. avatar

Belnise D.

looking for internships in hydraulic engineering

2 years of exp.Bachelors
Environment & Climate
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Edileny T. avatar

Edileny T.

Expert / Consultant / International researcher / General coordinator

20 years of exp.Doctorate
Border Management
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Funding trends in sub-Saharan Africa the Central Africa region spotlight 1

Funding Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa: the Central Africa Region Spotlight

Between January and May 2025, more than 2,200 new tenders and grants for the Central African region were published on www.developmentaid.org, which hosts two of the world’s largest development databases. As tenders and grants are universal instruments of aid disbursement, the ability to track, analyze, and understand these represents an excellent source of intelligence for organizations working in the aid sector. In this article, we analyze the funding trends per sector over this period to help you to refine your fundraising or business strategy.
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