Skip to content

Events

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

  • Advancing Africa’s Economic Transformation through Africa’s – US Private Sector Partnerships

    African Union Representational Mission to the United States, 1640 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 1640 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007, DC, WA, United States

    https://youtu.be/y0375o0Np8g The African Union Permanent Mission to the United States in partnership with AfriCatalyst hosted a high-level dialogue under the theme “Advancing Africa’s Economic Transformation through Africa–U.S. Private Sector Partnerships.” The event, which took place on the sidelines of the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C.. This dialogue brought together senior policymakers, private sector…

  • Beyond Financial Indicators: The Narrative Premium in African Credit Risk

    Africa House (African Union Mission, 1640 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington, DC 20007)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH9fr_6-ons The African Peer Review Mechanism, in partnership with AfriCatalyst, United Nations Development Programme, African Center for Economic Transformation, and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, hosted a high-level dialogue under…

  • Integrating Debt Sustainability and Climate Transition: African Country Perspectives

    Taifa Amphitheatre, University of Nairobi University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

    https://www.youtube.com/live/Uej2KuaQJIg?si=T2tDRRLdXKwtf26X African countries are navigating rising debt pressures, increasing climate risks, and growing development financing needs. This high-level side event brings together African Ministers, policymakers, and global partners to explore…

  • Credit Ratings and Development Finance: How Sovereign Credit Ratings Shape Corporate and SOE Financing

    Zoom

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHn9y8LfIzg Credit ratings play a critical role in shaping access to affordable capital across African economies. While they directly influence government borrowing costs, sovereign credit ratings also affect financing conditions for state-owned enterprises (SOEs), commercial banks, infrastructure projects, and private companies. As a result, they have significant implications for investment, economic transformation, and sustainable development.…

  • What exactly should African Borrower Coordination aim to achieve?

    AfCoDD Room 2 - Kilimanjaro 2, Raddison Blu Upper Hill Raddison Blu Upper Hill, Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wXFMk53GnA Africa’s debt landscape has undergone a profound transformation over the past two decades. African sovereign borrowers find themselves navigating negotiations in isolation. This division dilutes collective bargaining power and perpetuates a system where African nations remain ‘ruletakers’ rather than active ‘rule-makers’ in the global financial architecture. Borrowers need to start discussing these differences and…

  • Experts discuss key findings from recent research on Capital Strategies for Africa’s Green Minerals.

    Zoom

    Africa is central to the global energy transition, with its rich reserves of green minerals offering significant opportunities for economic transformation, industrial development, and sustainable investment. Yet unlocking this potential will require new approaches to financing, stronger policy alignment, and investment frameworks that support responsible and inclusive growth. Following the publication of the co-authored report…

  • U.S. Global Health Policy Shifts and African Health Financing Innovations

    601 Lexington Avenue, New York City https://maps.app.goo.gl/qL4SGgXqepLHPEMN8, New York City, United States

    The America First Global Health Strategy was released by the Trump Administration last September, charting a new pathway for U.S. global health assistance. Since then, the Administration has signed 34 Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) — 22 across Africa — to establish U.S. global health assistance and country co-financing commitments. As African nations design implementation plans in…

  • From Grant-Ready to Finance-Ready: What Stands Between Africa’s Agri-SMEs and a Financing Decision?

    Zoom

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDMQhFonUxw Following earlier sessions on post-grant financing and productive finance in agro-processing, this session shifts from enterprise performance to bankability. It explores why Agri-SMEs seeking USD 25,000–1.5M face Sub-Saharan Africa's largest financing gap, and identifies the structural bottlenecks preventing transactions from closing. Key Discussion Themes The Bankability Bottleneck: High origination and due diligence costs ($15k/loan)…

  • 2nd Africa Annual Conference on Credit Ratings Towards Developing African Capital Markets: Rechannelling Africa’s Capital

    The InterContinental Mauritius Balaclava, Port Louis, Mauritius Port Louis, Mauritius

    How can Africa better leverage its own capital to finance its development? The 2nd Africa Annual Conference on Credit Ratings will bring together policymakers, financial institutions, investors, credit rating agencies, researchers, and other key stakeholders to explore how credit ratings, domestic capital markets, and innovative financing approaches can support Africa’s economic transformation. Under the theme…

Scroll To Top