AADFI Contributes to Africa’s Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Development 

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Through its Working Group on Climate Change (WGCC), AADFI actively participated in the African Financial Alliance on Climate Change (AFAC) Validation Workshop on Africa’s Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, held in Nairobi from July 16 to 17, 2025. Represented by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), AADFI contributed to refining the draft taxonomy and exploring its practical application across the continent. Discussions focused on expanding sustainability objectives, aligning with global standards, and establishing a dedicated Secretariat. AADFI’s continued engagement underscores its commitment to advancing sustainable finance and climate resilience within the African DFI ecosystem. 

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2026 AADFI Annual General Assembly

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.

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