Addis Ababa, 10 September – Investors launched GreenAlpha, an investor-led initiative to establish Africa’s green industrial infrastructure as a globally competitive investable asset class, at the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa. Over the next decade, GreenAlpha aims to support governments structure Africa’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) into
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World Bank‑IMF Spring Meetings: Investors Call for Priority Investor Status to De‑risk & Scale Allocations to African NDCs
African NDC‑Aligned Green Industrial Infrastructure as a Globally Competitive Investable Asset Class Executive Summary During the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings, investors advocated for the creation of Priority Investor Status (PIS), a proven framework designed to de‑risk and scale the mobilization of institutional capital for Africa’s NDC‑aligned green industrial infrastructure and
Namibia Launches Commodity-Backed Fund
Africa saw the launch of its latest sovereign wealth fund in the form of Nambia’s more conventional commodity-backed Welwitschia Fund. The fund has an initial injection of N$262 million (US$16 million), but will be boosted by offshore oil resources discovered by TotalEnergies and Shell. It will collect royalties from mineral
Zambia, DRC seal agreement on manufacturing electric vehicle batteries
Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday sealed a bilateral agreement on manufacturing electric vehicle batteries. Under the agreement, the two sides will jointly explore minerals that are critical raw materials for battery-manufacturing and give full play to their rich cobalt and lithium resources. Zambian President Hakainde
Business leaders have to play a better political role
Like it or not, they are potent players in our fragile democratic politics and in global decision-making. We in the western world confront two crises: a collapse in trust in our democratic political system and a planetary environmental threat. The former requires the renewal of common purpose at home. The
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Exploring the Benefits of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Minaz Bhuiya, Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions SSA Head for FI & Correspondent Banking talks with Hubert Danso, CEO and Chairman for Africa Investor (Ai) Group to Explore the Benefits of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area. Speakers: Hubert Danso – Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Africa Investor (AI) Group





