Olympus Manthata

Head Climate & Environmental Finance, DBSA/Coordinator of AADFI Climate Change Working Group

Olympus Manthata is the Head of Climate and Environmental Finance at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). He oversees the management of international climate financing mechanisms, including the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Olympus played a key role in DBSA’s accreditation with both GEF, as South Africa’s first national agency, and GCF.

In his previous role as Fund Manager for South Africa’s National Green Fund, he was responsible for directing over ZAR 1 billion in financing into impactful projects that generated significant social, economic, and environmental benefits. His 32 years of professional experience span investment in development finance, technology innovation, and various engineering roles.

Olympus holds a Mechanical Engineering diploma from Vaal University of Technology, a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of South Africa, an MBA from De Montfort University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship, and an MSc in Technology Management from the University of Pretoria, along with an MCom in Development Finance from the University of Cape Town.

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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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