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Embracing aquaculture to meet Africa’s food needs
Decades after the end of colonial rule, Africa is still struggling to feed its people. At least one in five Africans goes to bed hungry and an estimated 140 million…
Read MoreEmerging threats to debt sustainability in Africa.
The fiscal shocks linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine conflict have compounded Africa’s economic situation. Over the last two decades, governments embarked on an unchecked borrowing spree, safe…
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AfriCatalyst CEO Daouda Sembene Testifies on International Financial Institutions at U.S. Congressional Hearing DAKAR, Senegal –– Dakar-based global development advisory AfriCatalyst is pleased to announce that its CEO, Daouda Sembene,…
Read MoreUnlocking climate financing in the developing world’
Every global climate change event begins with words that rival the alphabet for its synchronicity. “Africa accounts for the least share of global emissions, yet it is the region most…
Read MoreFixing Africa’s debt challenge
Africa’s economic growth over the last decade has coincided with a rapid accumulation of external debt. Many nations have taken advantage of a flurry of low-cost international credit for budgetary…
Read MoreSupport women-led climate change enterprises, experts urge governments.
Africa should brace for climate refugees in the coming years-majority of who will be women, if governments and private sector don’t prioritize investment in sound climate change mitigation models, experts…
Read MoreAfrica in urgent need of concessional financing, experts urge.
For Africa to build resilience and boost economic growth amidst the ongoing triple planetary crisis, there is an urgent need for individual countries to get highly concessional financing facilities in…
Read MoreThe Impact of Credit Ratings on the Costs of Development Finance in Africa
Event Details DATE 14 April 2023 TIME 10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. EDT REGISTER HERE The role of credit rating agencies is critical in determining sovereign creditworthiness and, consequently, the…
Read MoreAvoiding the Looming Disillusionment about IMF Climate Finance
The new IMF climate finance mechanism faces multiple implementation challenges. It will take urgent actions from the institution and its major shareholders to avoid disillusionment among policymakers in climate-vulnerable developing…
Read MoreRECHANNELING Special Drawing Rights Through Multilateral Development Banks
AfriCatalyst, in partnership with The Centre for Global Development (CGD) to host a hybrid conference on the use of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) to accelerate economic transformation in Africa. AfriCatalyst,…
Read More2023 — Onward and Upwards for African economies
Africa’s recovery, like many countries was vastly interrupted in 2022 with the external spill overs from the Russia-Ukraine unrest and the after effects of the covid-19 pandemic. It should be…
Read MoreA sneak peek of the Recycling SDRs to Accelerate Economic Transformation in Africa
Africatalyst in partnership with Center for Global Development held a joint webinar on recycling SDRs as a means of mobilizing finance for the continent’s recovery and transformation. Eminent panelists sought…
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