Posts by AfriCatalyst
Stakeholders Convene in Nairobi to Explore Innovative Credit Rating Solutions for African Development
Nairobi, Kenya – 28 May 2024– Stakeholders, experts, development actors, and research institutes gathered in Nairobi on the margins of the 2024 African Development Bank Annual Meetings to discuss innovative…
Read MoreIn conversation with TRT World – Why is Africa stuck in a debt trap?
Our CEO Daouda Sembene joined TRT World ‘s Enda Brady on a roundtale discussion that focused on exploring strategies for African countries to tackle their debt burdens and steer towards…
Read MoreAutonomisation des communautés : initiative de panneaux solaires Africatalyst et Village des Tortues
Dans une célébration de l’énergie durable, AfriCatalyst est fier de soutenir l’achèvement du projet de panneaux solaires dans le charmant Village des Tortues, une étape importante vers un avenir plus…
Read MoreInvesting in women – A crucial step towards accelerating the green transition
The world is on the brink of a green transition that will tackle climate change and environmental degradation. However, this transition comes with hurdles and prospects. Women’s involvement in this…
Read MorePress Release: The Alliance for Epidemic Preparedness and Response in West Africa (APRE) welcomes its Advisory Board for the 2024 inaugural Strategic Meeting
Dakar, 7th March – The Alliance for Epidemic Preparedness and Response in West Africa (APRE) convened its first meeting of the Advisory Board for the year 2024, marking a significant…
Read MoreWhat would effective credit ratings reform for Africa look like?
Since the dawn of the new millennium, African countries have increasingly turned to international capital markets to fund their development initiatives. The initial wave of aid following independence in the…
Read MoreEmbracing green hydrogen to power Africa’s green growth
For a continent that contributes less than four percent of global greenhouse emissions and has made incremental strides towards renewables, the question of reducing carbon emissions may feel a little…
Read MoreCan ‘Africa Club’ be Africa’s magic bullet for reforming the global financial architecture?
The global upheavals triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East have intensified the clamor for a reevaluation of the established global financial…
Read MoreTackling Africa’s debt crisis, a conversation with Aljazeera
As of 2022, more than half of the low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa were in debt distress according to the IMF, hindering investment in infrastructure, health, climate adaptation and essential…
Read MoreHow Africa can move closer to a greener future in 2024
As 2023 drew to a close, Africa found itself standing at a crucial crossroads in its pursuit of sustainable development. Over the preceding years, African communities, spanning from the vast…
Read MoreHow can Africa mobilize funding for methane action – Our CEO Daouda Sembene speaks to CNBC Africa
Methane emissions across Africa increased at an annual rate of 2 percent on average from 1990 to 2022. Currently, these greenhouse gas emissions constitute 14 percent of total global methane…
Read MoreHow Africa can overcome its methane financing challenge
The last decade has been characterized by a heightened push to reduce carbon emissions globally. In Africa, concerted efforts to combat climate change have automatically been directed to reducing carbon…
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