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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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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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    • Centre: Representatives from CFCA and the African Development Bank, joined by participants of the event “Connecting Africa – The AfCFTA Path,” held on 23 July 2025 in Casablanca, Morocco
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African Development Bank and Casablanca Finance City Host Strategic Dialogue to Accelerate African Economic Integration concluded by the Casablanca Call to Action

With a population exceeding 1.5 billion and a combined GDP of $3.4 trillion, Africa holds significant economic potential

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and Casablanca Finance City (CFC), Africa’s leading financial centre, have jointly organized a high-level strategic dialogue in Casablanca to accelerate private sector engagement in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The dialogue, under theme “Connecting Africa – The AfCFTA Pathway,” was held on 23…

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Morocco: African Development Bank approves €100 Million to empower women and youth entrepreneurs in building inclusive and sustainable agriculture

The project aims to generate sustainable economic opportunities for women and youth, boost food security, and strengthen the resilience of small-scale farming against climate change

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a €100 million loan to support Morocco’s inclusive solidarity-based agriculture program, focused on empowering women and young people. The project aims to generate sustainable economic opportunities for women and youth, boost food security, and strengthen the resilience…

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African Development Bank’s Adesina Wins Inaugural ‘African of the Decade’ Award

The awards committee highlighted Adesina’s innovative collaborations, including leading the African Development Bank in a groundbreaking partnership with the World Bank to provide electricity access to 300 million Africans

In a milestone celebration of African leadership, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina's decade-long impact on continental development has earned him the inaugural "African of the Decade" award. The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President received this distinguished honor (https://apo-opa.co/3DfQd5i) at last week's Africa Investment Forum in Rabat, marking a defining moment in…

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    • Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2024: The African Development Bank (AfDB), Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and institutional investors sign agreement for new African multi-originator synthetic securitization platform
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Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2024: African Development Bank (AfDB), Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and institutional investors sign agreement for new African multi-originator synthetic securitization platform

The proposed multi-originator synthetic securitization platform is being designed as a revolving, evergreen vehicle to de-risk the balance sheets of development finance institutions operating in Africa

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), together with the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and key institutional investors Academy Securities, Africa50, and Newmarket, today signed a Letter of Intent to explore the establishment of a multi-originator synthetic securitization transaction. The signing took place during the Africa Investment Forum 2024…

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    • Members of the first sub-panel discussed the question: “How can funds be best used to support essential services and the development of our cities?”
    • The focus of the second sub-panel was: “How to mobilise capital for urbanisation projects in Africa?”
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Africa Investment Forum 2024: Africa, the most urbanised continent by 2050, needs more investment to prevent a surge in shanty towns (experts warn)

Diversification of investment needs to go hand in hand with appropriate measures and provisions put in place by national governments and urban authorities

Africa’s urban population will triple in the next 25 years and African countries will need to invest up to 5.5 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) in urban development if they are to avoid rapid growth of shanty towns. This was the conclusion shared by experts at a round-table…

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    • Representatives of the African Development Bank and Bank of Africa Maroc at the signing of the risk-sharing agreement at the African Investment Forum
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Africa Investment Forum 2024: African Development Bank and Bank of Africa SA sign EUR 50 million risk-sharing agreement to support development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and boost African trade

The risk-sharing agreement will enable Bank of Africa SA to provide more support to local African banks in their international operations

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and Bank of Africa SA have signed a risk-sharing agreement of EUR 50 million to strengthen private-sector financing and promote African trade. The signing ceremony took place on 4 December 2024, during the 2024 Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Market Days in Rabat, Morocco. The risk-sharing agreement will…