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    • Africa Investment Forum 2024 Garners $29.2 Billion in Deals, Signaling Continent's Growing Economic Potential (1)
    • Investors and project developers gathered to review, discuss and engage on 37 investment projects across 41 investment boardrooms. (Pictures: boardrooms chaired by African Development Bank Group Dr Akinwumi Adesina.)
    • Morocco’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, urged the African diaspora to invest in the continent
    • Named “African of the Decade” by the All Africa Business Leaders Award, African Development Bank Group President Dr Adesina reiterated his optimism about the future of Africa, “the place to be” for investors
    • Africa Investment Forum 2024 Garners $29.2 Billion in Deals, Signaling Continent's Growing Economic Potential (2)
    • The Africa Investment Forum has solidified its role as a cornerstone for catalyzing transformative investments across the continent. Picture: one of the numerous signing ceremonies held during the Market Days
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Africa Investment Forum 2024 Garners $29.2 Billion in Deals, Signaling Continent's Growing Economic Potential

During the closing press conference, representatives of the Forum’s founding partners reaffirmed their commitment to deepening collaboration and enhancing the platform’s convening power to mobilize critical investments for Africa

The Africa Investment Forum 2024 Markets Days has recorded a total of $29.2 billion in new investor interests after three days of boardroom discussions in Rabat, Morocco.  The Chair of the Africa Investment Forum, President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi A Adesina, described this latest total as “truly…

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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Deploys 120 Observers for the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Ghana

The ECOWAS support includes a $210 thousand US Dollars grant to key stakeholders (NCCE, NPC, CODEO and FOSDA)

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed one hundred and twenty observers for the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (ECOWAS-EOM) to the Presidential and parliamentary Elections in Ghana. The observers were deployed today, December 5, 2024, in Accra, ahead of the December 7 General Elections. As part of…

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16 Days of Activism: Efforts underway in Torit to address sexual exploitation and abuse

The UNMISS team in Eastern Equatoria is closely working with the Ministry of Gender, Child, and Social Welfare to protect individual rights and address human rights abuses, aiming to create a safer and more gender-responsive environment for all

“I assure you, we will drive change against sexual exploitation, as our mothers and sisters are bearing the brunt of these injustices,” said Elias Taban Elias, the Guild President of the Torit Health Science Institute. As Eastern Equatoria State commits to the global mission of eliminating all forms of violence…

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African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) military officers train on civil-military relations

The training, jointly organized by the ATMIS Force Headquarters CIMIC Cell and the United Kingdom-Mission Support Team (UK-MST), aimed to enhance the officers’ understanding of CIMIC principles and practices in conflict situations

Fourteen Burundi National Defence Force (BNDF) officers serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) have completed an intensive four-day training on civil-military co-operation (CIMIC) in peace support operations. The training, jointly organized by the ATMIS Force Headquarters CIMIC Cell and the United Kingdom-Mission Support Team (UK-MST), aimed…

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United States (U.S.) Supports Community-Led Wildlife Conservation at Second Annual Wildlife Corridor Forum in Arusha

Since 2018, USAID has supported the issuance of over 20,000 Certificates of Customary Rights of Occupancy (CCROs), providing communities legal tenure over their lands and resources

The United States supported the Second Annual Wildlife Corridor Forum in Arusha to highlight the collective progress achieved by government, local communities, and international partners to ensure that people and wildlife thrive in Tanzania. Through USAID, the U.S. has invested $10 million annually in recent years in Tanzania for community-driven…

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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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    • Ahmed Attout (left), Director for Financial Sector Development of the African Development Bank and Wegoki Mugeni, Chief operating officer, East Africa, TDB Group, signed the agreement for the $150 million Trade Finance Unfunded Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) facility
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African Development Bank and Trade and Development Bank (TDB) Group strengthen trade finance partnership through a Trade Finance Unfunded Risk Participation Agreement

The RPA aims at bolstering intra-Africa trade, promoting regional integration, and contributing to the reduction of the trade finance gap in Africa

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB Group) have signed an agreement for a $150 million Trade Finance Unfunded Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) facility. The agreement was concluded on the sidelines of the African Investment Forum in Rabat, Morocco. The…

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Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Center, Tunis debuts in the heart of the city, setting a new standard for hospitality in Tunisia

Ideally positioned on Avenue Mohammed V, the hotel offers stunning views of the city and Lake Tunis as well as offering effortless access to top attractions and Tunis-Carthage Airport

Nestled between Tunis' renowned City of Culture and the Convention Palace, the opening of Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Center, Tunis (https://apo-opa.co/4f5mr0l), establishes a new benchmark for hospitality in the capital, as it marks the official debut of the Radisson Blu brand in the city. Ideally positioned on Avenue Mohammed…

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    • Equinor Applauds Angola’s Oil Reforms; The African Energy Chamber (AEC) Backs Vision for Africa’s Energy Future
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Equinor Applauds Angola’s Oil Reforms; The African Energy Chamber (AEC) Backs Vision for Africa’s Energy Future

Equinor has lauded Angola's Incremental Production Decree, implemented last month, for introducing updated and progressive fiscal terms that enhance the commercial viability of developing oil and gas fields

Norwegian multinational energy firm Equinor has commended Angola’s recent Incremental Production Decree as a landmark reform that enhances the country’s ability to attract oil and gas investments, while boosting production and driving economic growth. The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org/), as the voice of the African energy sector, proudly endorses…

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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…