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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…

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Africa Investment Forum Hosts First ‘Mission 300’ Day, Accelerating Push for Universal Electricity Access

The event highlighted countries’ National Energy Compacts showcased investment-ready opportunities, and galvanised action toward the shared goal of delivering electricity access to 300 million people across Africa by 2030

The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group (https://www.AfDB.org), with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), hosted the inaugural “Mission 300 Day” on the sidelines of the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) 2025 Market Days (http://apo-opa.co/4oeFycH)…

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    • (From left to right). Roberto Amerise, Director of General Affairs, Financial Programs and International Cooperation at the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security; Terje Pilskog, CEO of Scatec; Natascha Beinker, representative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and Head of the Climate Policy Division; and Daniel Schroth, Director for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency at the African Development Bank Group
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30th Conference of the Parties (COP30): African Development Bank Group’s (AfDB) Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) mobilises nearly EUR50 million in new commitments for just energy transition and Mission 300

The discussions also featured the impactful work of BURN, a successful African clean cooking company and SEFA grant recipient

The African Development Bank Group’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) (www.AfDB.org), a multi-donor special fund managed by the Bank Group, has secured new investment commitments totalling nearly EUR 50 million, to strengthen the rollout of Mission 300 (https://apo-opa.co/48qxL74) and accelerate climate action across Africa’s power sector. The commitments, made by…

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    • Kevin Kariuki, African Development Bank Group Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth (1st from left) and Gareth Phillips, Group Climate and Environmental Finance Manager (3rd from left) at the launch of the call for expressions of interest for the ABM Secretariat at COP 30 on November 13, 2025
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African Development Bank Group (AfDB’s) Adaptation Benefits Mechanism Concludes Pilot Phase, Moves to Establish Permanent Secretariat by 2027

African Development Bank Group launches ABM transition phase and call for expressions of hosting interest, at COP30 in Belém

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has concluded the pilot phase of the Adaptation Benefits Mechanism (ABM) and formally kicked off the implementation of a transition phase that will lead to the establishment of a permanent Secretariat by 2027. The ABM is the first non-market approach recognized specifically for adaptation…

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    • Kevin Kariuki, AFDB Vice President for Electricity, Energy, Climate and Green Growth (2nd from left), outlined the institution's support mechanisms for fragile states
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30th Conference of the Parties (COP30): The African Development Bank Highlights the essential role of climate finance for conflict-affected countries

Through its Climate Action Window, established in 2022, the Bank Group has supported 41 projects worth $322 million and mobilised an additional $1.6 billion in co-financing

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) is playing a key role in supporting conflict-affected countries facing climate disruptions, Bank officials emphasised during a COP30 panel discussion on 12 November in Belém. Through its Climate Action Window, established in 2022, the Bank Group has supported 41 projects worth $322 million and…

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    • (L-R) Dr Francis Peterson, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria; Dr Sid Ould Tah, African Development Bank President and Prof Daiji Kawaguchi, Dean Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, together following the signing of a joint statement on the rollout of the Africa-Asia (A-A) Platform. Tokyo, Japan. 14 November, 2025 (1)
    • (L-R) Dr Francis Peterson, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria; Dr Sid Ould Tah, African Development Bank President and Prof Daiji Kawaguchi, Dean Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, together following the signing of a joint statement on the rollout of the Africa-Asia (A-A) Platform. Tokyo, Japan. 14 November, 2025 (2)
    • (L-R) Dr Francis Peterson, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria; Dr Sid Ould Tah, African Development Bank President and Prof Daiji Kawaguchi, Dean Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, together following the signing of a joint statement on the rollout of the Africa-Asia (A-A) Platform. Tokyo, Japan. 14 November, 2025 (3)
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Japan and African Development Bank roll out Africa-Asia (A-A) Platform to boost youth entrepreneurship and innovation

This platform will ensure a reciprocal exchange of technology and innovation between the two continents

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) on Friday announced the roll-out of a new initiative, the Africa-Asia (A-A) Platform, dedicated to the promotion of knowledge transfer between Africa and Asia. This platform will ensure a reciprocal exchange of technology and innovation between the two continents. Download document: https://apo-opa.co/4i1AgzQ A ceremony to mark…

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Equatorial Guinea: the African Development Bank reviews its $167 million project portfolio

To date, Equatorial Guinea has benefited from 53 operations financed by the Bank Group, with a cumulative commitment of $337.30 million

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org/) held a joint review of its project portfolio in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in Malabo from 27 to 31 October. An action plan to improve the portfolio's performance was approved at the end of the meeting. Stakeholders plan to set up a coordinated…