The General Assembly comprises all the members of the Association and it is the supreme organ responsible for laying down policies, determining regulations, and other necessary provisions. The General Assembly holds its ordinary meetings once a year.
According to the Association’s Bylaws, Extraordinary Assemblies may also be convened.
The following are the cream of seasoned and renowned African Development Bankers who have successively served the Association as Chairmen of the Association and the Executive Committee. They include Messrs:
The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) is pleased to announce that its 2026 Annual General Assembly will take place from May 24 to 29, 2026, in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, on the sidelines of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings.
The Annual General Assembly will be held on the theme “Augmenting Sovereign Finance in Africa: DFIs Unlocking Growth and Resilience through NAFA,” with a focus on the transformative role of African Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in strengthening Africa’s financial sovereignty. The discussions will align with the AfDB-led New African Financial Architecture (NAFA), a system-level framework designed to mobilize long-term investment, reduce Africa’s cost of capital, and reinforce resilience through coordinated financial systems and deeper domestic capital markets.
The Annual General Assembly will convene leaders of African DFIs, government officials, regional institutions, and development partners to further explore how African DFIs can catalyze local investment, de-risk strategic projects, and strengthen economic autonomy to build resilience against global shocks and bridge the continent’s infrastructure funding gap.
Further details will be shared in the coming weeks.
