The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) is the umbrella organization for development finance institutions in Africa. The Association was formed in 1975 under the auspices of the African Development Bank (AfDB), with the objectives being to stimulate cooperation for promoting and financing sustainable development in Africa and encourage economic integration on the continent. […]
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The 2025 Annual Workshop of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) marked the 50th Anniversary of the Association. The event was held on the theme “AADFI @ 50: Joining Forces for a More Sustainable and Greener Future for African DFIs” on May 26, 2025, at the Sofitel Hotel Ivoire, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
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This edition of the Regional Integration and Market Access Insights Report offers a comprehensive look into Africa’s dynamic economic transformation. As the continent takes strides towards deeper regional integration and enhanced market access, this report explores the infrastructure projects reshaping Africa’s trade routes, from modern railways to crucial energy pipelines, all of which are boosting
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This brief provides a visual overview of Africa’s merchandise trade landscape through heatmaps. It highlights key trade patterns and concentrations among trading partners, product categories, and regional blocs. Using data from 2023 and 2024, the analysis focuses on African trade flows, bilateral trade intensity, and the distribution of traded products at both country and regional
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The 2025 African Trade and Economic Outlook (ATEO) provides an in-depth analysis of Africa’s economic and trade performance, projecting the continent’s growth trajectory in the short-to- medium term. The report highlights the key macroeconomic and trade developments shaping Africa’s recovery, detailing opportunities for sustainable growth amid heightening global and domestic uncertainties. Notably, despite global economic
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The 2025 edition of the African Trade Report, published by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), examines trade and economic development in Africa and other parts of the world during 2024 and explores how a rapidly fragmenting global economy – marked by intensifying geopolitical schisms and industrial-policy rivalries – is reshaping Africa’s trade dynamics just as
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Investing in agrifood systems changes lives – lifting people out of poverty and hunger, connecting small-scale farmers and rural entrepreneurs to markets and financing, protecting vital ecosystems and biodiversity, and much more. For six decades and counting, the FAO Investment Centre has worked with countries and financiers to invest in food and agriculture for a
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Executive Summary The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI), apex membership organization for Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in Africa, celebrates its golden jubilee in 2025. As part of the activities to mark this milestone, AADFI commissioned this study with the theme “AADFI @ 50: Reflecting on the Past, the Present, and Perspectives into the
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The 2024 CEO Forum of African DFIs was held from November 4 to 6, 2024, in Ebene, Mauritius, on the theme “Sustaining Development Finance in Africa: Perspectives into the Future.” The forum’s broad objective was to discuss how to sustain development finance in Africa, given the vast funding requirement for investments in the critical sectors,
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