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Rethinking how to attract private sector finance for Africa’s development

For years, the private sector has been hailed as the essential engine of Africa's development....
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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....
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Emerging threats to debt sustainability in Africa.

The fiscal shocks linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine conflict have compounded Africa’s...
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Press Release

AfriCatalyst CEO Daouda Sembene Testifies on International Financial Institutions at U.S. Congressional Hearing DAKAR, Senegal...
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Unlocking climate financing in the developing world’

Every global climate change event begins with words that rival the alphabet for its synchronicity....
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Fixing Africa’s debt challenge

Africa’s economic growth over the last decade has coincided with a rapid accumulation of external...
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Support women-led climate change enterprises, experts urge governments.

Africa should brace for climate refugees in the coming years-majority of who will be women,...
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Africa in urgent need of concessional financing, experts urge.

For Africa  to build resilience and boost economic growth amidst the ongoing triple planetary crisis,...
Credit ratings impact on African development finance.

The 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...
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Avoiding the Looming Disillusionment about IMF Climate Finance

The new IMF climate finance mechanism faces multiple implementation challenges. It will take urgent actions...
Recycling SDRs to accelerate economic transformation in Africa.

RECHANNELING Special Drawing Rights Through Multilateral Development Banks

AfriCatalyst, in partnership with The Centre for Global Development (CGD) to host a hybrid conference...
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2023 — Onward and Upwards for African economies

Africa’s recovery, like many countries was vastly interrupted in 2022 with the external spill overs...

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