Fostering Peer Learning as a Pillar in AADFI’s Capacity Development 

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AADFI organized a series of benchmarking/study visits to strengthen knowledge exchange among its members. Highlights included visits by participants of the Advanced Level of the AADFI Professional Certificate Program (PCP) in Development Finance to the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). The visits were part of the Development Finance program’s session held from September 22 to 26, 2025. 

Furthermore, a peer learning visit was organised for the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC) of Uganda to the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) on September 29. These engagements provided practical insights into the strategy, governance, sustainability, business model, and financing framework of the institutions visited, which reinforced AADFI’s commitment to peer learning in developing capacity in its members. 

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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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