Knowledge Products

Executive Summary This Handbook for Strengthening African DFIs for Climate-Resilient Development was developed in recognition of the growing demand for practical tools and shared frameworks that can support DFIs on this journey The twin imperatives of accelerating development and responding to the escalating impacts of climate change demand bold, coordinated action across all sectors of

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

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

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

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

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