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There are some journeys that begin long before the flight departs. At first glance, the road to Clermont-Ferrand in the Alps of central France looked straightforward enough: travel from Cape Town to Dakar for a conference and meetings, a visit to Gorée Island, onward to Paris for discussions at the headquarters of a major development finance institution, and then to Clermont-Ferrand for a conference where I would present my paper titled Market Shaping for a Just Energy Transition, and moderate a panel on subnational and regional development finance. On paper, it was simply a sequence of flights, hotels, meetings and presentations. In reality, the road itself became part of the argument.

Afdb.org The Bank Group projects growth for 2026 to stabilize at 4.3%, urges fiscal discipline and regional integration as buffers against external shocks, including Middle East crisis. Despite ongoing regional and global headwinds, Africa continues to demonstrate impressive resilience and maintains its status as a global growth frontier. This is the headline finding of the

GreenClimate.fund The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has signed a grant agreement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), to receive support from GCF’s Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme (Readiness Programme). This support will strengthen DBN’s climate programming capacity and facilitate access to GCF resources and broader climate finance opportunities, in line with national priorities. Speaking during a

The Independent | February 27, 2026 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One of the leading European sustainability experts, Arshad Rab, has stated that Uganda cannot follow the conventional “energy transition” path of developed nations. Rab, the CEO of the European Organization for Sustainable Development, argued that the global narrative of “transitioning from fossil fuels to clean

In a recent public statement, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) announced it would terminate its credit rating relationship with Fitch Ratings. The rationale for this decision was particularly striking. The bank attributed the move to its “firm belief that the credit rating exercise no longer reflects a good understanding of the Bank’s Establishment Agreement, its

The Global Sustainable Finance Conference stays focused on addressing systemic issues and highlights a big-picture perspective.

The Global Sustainable Finance Conference stays focused on addressing systemic issues and highlights a big-picture perspective.