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    • African Development Bank Group and African Union renew push for visa-free travel to accelerate Africa’s Economic Transformation (1)
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African Development Bank Group and African Union renew push for visa-free travel to accelerate Africa’s Economic Transformation

Participants concluded that achieving a visa-free Africa will require aligning migration policies, digital identity systems, and border infrastructure, alongside sustained political commitment

African policymakers, business leaders, and development institutions have renewed calls for visa-free travel across the continent, describing the free movement of people as essential to unlocking Africa’s economic transformation under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The call was reinforced at a High-Level Symposium on Advancing a Visa-Free Africa…

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    • Davinah Milenge, the Bank Group’s Chief Programme Coordinator for Climate Change and Green Growth, talks with participants about the Bank's special climate initiatives
    • Arona Soumaré (in blue suit), the Bank's Chief Regional Specialist on Climate Change in West Africa, chats with attendees about the institution's climate action in the region
    • James Kinyangi, Coordinator of the ClimDev Special Fund and Climate Action Window, provided details on climate information services and the ClimDev Special Fund, which is hosted by the Bank
    • Gareth Phillips, the Bank Group’s Head of Climate and Environmental Finance, discussed the Bank's green finance initiatives
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African Development Bank Group develops original idea to present climate solutions to 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) participants

The discussions focused on accelerating sustainable and resilient development as Africa faces the threat of climate change

At COP30, held in Belém, Brazil (10-21 November), the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) introduced a new, more interactive way to showcase its climate solutions by hosting informal, coffee-style dialogues that allowed participants to engage directly with Bank experts. The discussions focused on accelerating sustainable and resilient development as Africa…

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    • The African Development Bank Group remains a very strong" supporter of the Great Green Wall, said Al-Hamndou Dorsouma (1st on the right), head of the Bank's Climate and Green Growth division
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At the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), African Development Bank (AfDB), development partners call for major new financing to accelerate Africa’s Great Green Wall initiative

In January 2021, €19 billion in contributions were announced for the Great Green Wall during a round table organised in Paris alongside the One Planet Summit on biodiversity

At the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, development partners including the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), urged for a scale up in financing to deliver the Great Green Wall’s 2030 targets. Currently funded by contributions from Member States and development partners, this African Union initiative aims…

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    • From left AfDB Chief Financial Management Officer Jonathan Nyamukapa, PAFA CEO Alta Prinsloo, AfDB Senior Governance Officer Bernadette Kizito Nakabuye AfDB Governance Manager Kalayu Gebre- Selassie, PAFA Director, Effective Professional Accountancy Organizations Evelyn Mwapasa and FAPA Project Coordinator Claudious Chikozho at SAIPA house in Johannesburg
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African Development Bank, Pan African Federation of Accountants launch $5.2 million initiative to professionalise African accountancy sector

Strategic partnership will tackle critical shortage of public-sector financial professionals across the continent

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) have launched a $5.2 million institutional support project to address a severe shortage of qualified public sector accountants and auditors across Africa. The launch event was held on 26 November at The South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) House…

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    • AfDB Director Ousmane Fall flanked by CDP Director of International Development Cooperation Paulo Lombardo (left) and deputy CEO of CDG Invest Ali Lamrini at the Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2025
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Africa Investment Forum: Major Boost for African Private Sector as Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion (CDG) Invest Joins Growth and Resilience Platform for Africa (GRAf) Platform

Agreement signed by CDP, AfDB and CDG Invest aims to foster joint investments, promote international cooperation, and channel capital toward key sectors of the African economy under the Mattei Plan

Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) , and CDG Invest, part of the Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion (CDG) Group, have signed a landmark agreement formalising CDG Invest's entry into the Growth and Resilience Platform for Africa (GRAf). The agreement was announced in Rabat during the…

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    • Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre and African Development Bank Group President Dr. Sidi Ould Tah
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G20 Summit: Norway reaffirms support to Africa’s development with NOK 3.1 billion pledge to the African Development Fund’s seventeenth replenishment

The seventeenth replenishment of the African Development Fund will be finalized at a pledging session in London from 15 to 16 December 2025

Norway reaffirmed its long-standing commitment to Africa’s low-income countries with a NOK 3.1 billion pledge to the African Development Fund’s seventeenth replenishment (ADF-17). The announcement, made during the Global Citizen Now: Johannesburg event, held on 21 November, was later reiterated in a bilateral meeting between Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr…

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    • Photo (L-R): Dr Obaid Saif Hamad Al-Zaabi; Dr Nasser Al-Kahtani; Zineb Sqalli (moderator); Ahmadu Hott; Jacques Kanga; and Ouns Lemseffer
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Time Is Running Out to Close Continent’s Massive Infrastructure and Climate-Finance Gap – 2025 Africa Investment Forum Panel Warns

The high-level panel, titled "Innovative Finance Instruments Powering Africa’s Sustainable Transformation,” served as a clear call to action for adopting new approaches beyond conventional funding models

Senior policymakers, investors, and development finance leaders converged at the 2025 Africa Investment Forum Market Days on Thursday to tackle one of the continent's most pressing challenges: unlocking the capital required to meet surging infrastructure and climate demands. The high-level panel, titled "Innovative Finance Instruments Powering Africa’s Sustainable Transformation,” served…

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    • AfDB Division Manager Nana Spio-Garbrah (right) and Societe Generale (SG) Senior Advisor Pascale Olivié signed an agreement for SG to serve as lead advisor on the AfDB's Synthetic Securitization Platform
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Africa Investment Forum: African Development Bank appoints Societe Generale as Lead Advisor for innovative Synthetic Securitization Platform

The two entities signed a contract on November 26 during the Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2025 in Rabat (Morocco)

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Societe Generale as Lead Advisor for the structuring and execution of its Multi-Originator Synthetic Securitization Platform (SST Platform). The two entities signed a contract on November 26 during the Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2025 in Rabat (Morocco). Joining three other transactions…

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    • AFDB Vice president Kevin Kariuki (center left), Italy Representative to the RPFF Governing Council Lorenzo Ortona (center right) and members of the Council in Rabat during the AIF Market Days
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Africa Investment Forum: Rome Process/Mattei Plan Financing Facility (RPFF) Governing Council holds inaugural in-person meeting in Rabat

The Governing Council approved the RPFF’s 2026 work plan, which targets commitments of close to €100 million

The Rome Process/Mattei Plan Financing Facility (RPFF) Governing Council convened for its first-ever in-person meeting in Rabat, Morocco, on the margins of the Africa Investment Forum (AIF). The Governing Council approved the RPFF’s 2026 work plan, which targets commitments of close to €100 million. These resources are expected to leverage…

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    • Al Hamndou Dorsouma, head of the Climate and Green Growth division at the African Development Bank Group (center of the panelists), cited several Bank Group mechanisms related to the climate-peace-security nexus
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United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30): African Development Bank strengthens investments in climate-peace-security nexus

Nine of the 10 countries most vulnerable to climate change are in Africa

Climate change, of which Africa has been the principal victim, is aggravating severe and rising security threats across the continent — including terrorism, armed confrontations, and inter-community conflicts — endangering stability and, ultimately, the very survival of its populations. Nine of the 10 countries most vulnerable to climate change are…