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"I do not seek aid, I seek investment for Africa" -
@akin_adesina
, president of the
@AfDB_Group
.
The
#AfricaInvestmentForum
will connect investors and project sponsors to accelerate
#Africa
's investment opportunities.
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How do we finance Africa's infrastructure gap? We have to deliver as one for
#Africa
, heads of African financial institutions agree in Johannesburg.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
is the first of its kind to bring together Africa's financial institutions to boost investment financing.
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Done and dusted! 45 deals worth over US$32 billion secured investment interest at the 3-day
#AfricaInvestmentForum
in Johannesburg. The exceptional gathering "exceeded all expectations", participants unanimouly agree. See more 👉🏿 .
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'No country has developed by aid, but countries develop by the discipline of their investment',
@akin_adesina
, President of
@AfDB_Group
, calls for investment in Africa, as
#AfricaInvestmentForum
opens. Follow live here: .
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How do we empower women to bolster women-led businesses in
#Africa
? In this session on 'Investing in Women for Accelerated Growth', we discover how to scale up investments in women.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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'For too long,
#Africa
has been seen as a development destination. I want Africa to be an investment destination', says
@akin_adesina
in an interview with
@cnbcafrica
on the need for
#AfricaInvestmentForum
. Watch here: .
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'Whenever you import, you are creating poverty and promoting jobs somewhere',
@AlikoDangote
on the need to boost local capacity in manufacturing in
#Africa
at
#AfricaInvestmentForum
.
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In just 3 weeks, the largest transactional gathering of global and pan-African investors on the continent will begin at the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
in Johannesburg, organized by the African Development Bank and its partners.
Join us:
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'Silicon Valley doesn’t need Africa. We have to be clear on that. It’s about how
#Africa
can tap into new technologies to advance its agenda', said
@amroteab
of Microsoft
@4Afrika
at
#AfricaInvestmentForum
. See more:
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What are the numbers? In just 3 days, 49 projects worth US$38.7 billion were secured at the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
. “
#Africa
is ahead of its time. Business as usual is no longer the norm", said
@akin_adesina
, President of
@AfDB_Group
.
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"Africa believes in itself.
#Africa
has come of age and Africa will project itself as strong, innovative and a dynamic place to invest in", says
@AfDB_Group
President
@akin_adesina
as
#AfricaInvestmentForum
comes to a close.
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Closing out the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
,
@AfDB_Group
President
@akin_adesina
announces
#AIF2022
, in just 72 hours of inspiring discussions and intense deliberations, generated more than $31 billion dollars in investment interest for projects!
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In 2018, 6 of the world’s 10 fastest growing economies are in Africa: Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, and Tanzania.
The
#AfricaInvestmentForum
is a unique forum for international business & social impact investors looking to transact & deploy funds in Africa.
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'
#Agriculture
is not a way of life. It's a business', once said by
@akin_adesina
President of
@AfDB_Group
.
What's it about
#Africa
's agribusiness? Join
@AlikoDangote
, William Asiko of
@GrowAfricaForum
and others as we discuss agriculture investment.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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Mrs. Chinelo Anohu, a highly accomplished international corporate lawyer, is appointed as head and senior director of the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
.
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A total of $81.6 billion was committed to
#Africa
’s infrastructure development in 2017. But who is financing these infrastructure? Find the details in the 'Infrastructure Financing Trends in Africa 2017' report 👉🏿
#AfricaInvestmentForum
.
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"We successfully secured investment interests worth 34.82 billion US dollars" - Dr.
@akin_adesina
, President,
@AfDB_Group
& Chairperson of the Africa Investment Forum, announcing outcomes of AIF 2023's Boardrooms, at the Closing Plenary.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
#AIF2023
#Morocco
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#AfricaInvestmentForum
endorsed as a game changer for financing
#Africa
’s infrastructure development
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We're already underway here in Johannesburg. The
@AfDB_Group
and
@PowerAfricaUS
launches the Power Africa's Transmission Road Map. What's in this? This is to power and electrify
#Africa
.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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A-list attendees are lauding the recently concluded inaugural
#AfricaInvestmentForum
as an unprecedented game changer for
#Africa
!
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The value of the food and agribusiness market just in
#Africa
is expected to reach US$ 1 trillion by 2030.
How can Africa tap into this huge opportunity?
#AfricaInvestmentForum
is here for this. Join us this week 👉🏿
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Did you know that in sub-Saharan Africa the cost to register a business has declined from 192% of income per capita in 2006 to 40% of income per capita today?
Now is the time to do business in
#Africa
! Follow us for more:
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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#DidYouKnow
Africa is on a growth trajectory: markets are expanding and a massive youth population is ready and eager for work. The
#AfricaInvestmentForum
will be a marketplace like no other on the continent.
Don't miss it! Register:
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7 days until the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
!
With the implementation of the Continental Free Trade Area (
#AfCFTA
), Africa will have a combined GDP of $3 billion annually as consumer spending is forecast to hit $1.4 trillion by 2020. Why not invest in
#Africa
?
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Sub-Saharan African economies suffered an average of 690 hours of power outages in 2015, costing 2% points of GDP.
A powered
#Africa
will be an unstoppable Africa.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
will unlock investment in the continent’s energy: .
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🤝 "Africa must trust Africa" - Mrs. Chinelo Anohu, Senior Director, Africa Investment Forum, unveiling the Boardrooms session in the Closing Plenary of the Africa Investment Forum 2023.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
#AIF2023
#Morocco
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#DidyouKnow
: By 2030, it is projected that
#Africa
will have 1.7 billion people, whose combined consumer and business spending is expected to reach $6.7 trillion?
#AfricaInvestmentForum
, Africa's premier marketplace. Join us:
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Sub-Saharan
#Africa
is the region with the highest number of regulation reforms [107] in the 🌎, according to
@WorldBank
Doing Business 2019.
Africa is ready to do business. This week's
#AfricaInvestmentForum
will make this happen. Follow 👉🏿 .
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'The
@AfDB_Group
Africa Energy Market Place is a critical platform for public-private sector dialogue to unlock private sector investments in energy in
#Africa
', says Vice-President
@AmadouHott
at the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
.
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In
#Nigeria
, the government is engaging the private sector in developing collaborative policies that drive business development, says
@ProfOsinbajo
at the maiden
#Africa
Investment Forum.
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'No bird can fly with one wing.
#Africa
has to unearth and invest in the potentials of women. This is how the Africa can transform',
@AfDB_Group
President
@akin_adesina
at the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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By 2030, it is projected that Africa will have 1.7 billion people, whose combined consumer and business spending is expected to reach $6.7 trillion.
With the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
, we believe now is the time to invest in
#Africa
!
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In its latest report ‘Africa’s Pulse’ October 2018, the
@IMFNews
indicates that growth in the region is projected to increase from 2.7% in 2018 to 3.3% in 2019, rising to 3.6 % in 2020.
Great time to invest in
#Africa
!
Come to the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
.
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🗣 "Notre continent se prépare à la plus grande zone de libres échanges au monde, l’Afrique est une terre d’opportunités prometteuses" - M. Mohamed Benchaâboun, président du Fonds Mohammed VI pour l’investissement, ancien ministre de l’Économie et des Finances du Maroc,
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"All systems go" for
#AfricaInvestmentForum
says
@CyrilRamaphosa
during meeting with
@akin_adesina
.
President
@CyrilRamaphosa
of South Africa and I had excellent meetings today in Cape Town. We will jointly deliver on the Africa Investment Forum, 7-9 November 2018 in Johannesburg. In his words “All systems go”!👍🏼🙌🏾🙏🏽
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Two innovative products ahead of
#AfricaInvestmentForum
2019: ‘The Platform,’ will connect funders to projects & investment opportunities across Africa, and an Investment Tracker will ensure that investment commitments are closely monitored 👉🏿
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How do we convince foreign pension funds to invest when local pension funds in
#Africa
are not investing in the continent?
Panelists at 'Institutional Investors Dialogue' discuss the need to invest pension funds in Africa's infrastructure.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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The
#AfricaInvestmentForum
will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, in December.
The gathering will showcase transformative investment opportunities, many of which hold the potential to help drive Africa's Covid-19 recovery.
#AIF2021
➡️
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Opportunity!
#Africa
’s enormous renewable energy potential remains untapped. That's, about 93% of economically feasible hydropower potential remains unused. Let’s leverage investments at the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
. Join the discussion 👉🏿 .
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It's underway! The 'Championing Investments: Presidential chats' with President of
#Ghana
@NAkufoAddo
, President of Guinea Alpha Condensed, Vice President of Nigeria
@ProfOsinbajo
and South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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'No technical solution will work without a political solution in Africa',
@NEPAD_Mayaki
posits that what
#Africa
needs is acceleration.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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"The Africa Investment Forum represents one of the best opportunities in the world, it’s time for investment action, it is time, let’s do it again! The future is Africa!", declares Dr.
@akin_adesina
, President of the
@AfDB_Group
and Chairman of the Africa Investment Forum
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The
@AfDB_Group
showcased investment opportunities in Africa to over 50 private sector companies, investors, government and public institutions in Nordic countries last month, generating significant interest of businesses in the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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What to expect from the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
?
@ToyinFSanni
CEO of
@EACapitalGroup
discusses the opportunities for investors and the plans to unveil about 120 billion dollars worth of bankable projects on the continent.
Watch
@CNBCAfrica
interview:
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We've joined the conversation on investment in sustainable
#energy
in
#Africa
. It's a collaborative event between the
@EU_Commission
,
@_AfricanUnion
and
@AfDB_Group
. Follow the discussions via
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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"The
#AfricaInvestmentForum
is here to make your investments happen in
#Africa
. We are because you are. That is the spirit of Africa, the spirit of
#Ubuntu
." -
@AfDB_Group
President,
@akin_adesina
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"The
#AfricaInvestmentForum
is the
#Davos
of Africa. It'll be less of a talk-shop & more of a transaction-shop. It's a great platform to translate Africa’s professed potential into real progress." - David Makhura,
@GautengPremier
.
More information:
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We've invested over $5 billion over the past 5 years in Africa. There are a lot of investments that emanate from
#Africa
, Patrice Motsepe makes a case of investment growth in the continent.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
.
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Financing Africa’s
#SDGs
will require an estimated US$600-700 billion per year, of which about US$130-170 billion a year are required for infrastructure.
About 60 projects have been identified and will be presented to local and global investors during the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
.
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#Agriculture
is the greatest opportunity that
#Africa
has,
@AlikoDangote
calls for more focus on investment among businesses and governments at the Africa Investment Forum.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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Starting now! Join us for a breakfast session on African Domestic Bond Fund, a fund sponsored and anchored by the
@AfDB_Group
.
@MbengMezui
of the
@afmi_afdb
joins other panelists to discuss what's in
#Africa
's domestic bond market.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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'It's good to sign deals, but equally important is to make sure that those deals work', says
#Nigeria
's billionaire
@TonyOElumelu
at the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
in Johannesburg.
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"By 2020, the value of
#Africa
’s mobile money industry is projected to top $14 billion. We need African-developed mobile phones to leverage this potential", says
@akin_adesina
at the launch of Mara phone, the first to be built in
#Africa
.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
@AshishJThakkar
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#AfricaInvestmentForum
: It gives me great pleasure to announce the investment virtual boardrooms secured $32.2 billion in investment commitments to Africa. That is simply incredible for
#Africa
. Yes, Africa is bankable! -
@AfDB_Group
President
@akin_adesina
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Come to the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
!
In 2017, Africa ’s growth rebounded to 3.6%, up from 2.2% in 2016, helped by recovery in
#commodity
prices, improved
#agricultural
production, sustained domestic demand and better macroeconomic management.
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"If we want to industrialize
#Africa
, Africans must lead",
@AlikoDangote
at the maiden Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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SAVE THE DATE: The
#AfricaInvestmentForum
will hold Virtual Boardroom sessions from 15-17 March 2022 to showcase $57.4 billion of curated bankable transactions to international investors.
Visit for updates.
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'Smart phones are for businesses and Africa is getting smart', says
@akin_adesina
at the launch of first-ever mobile phone developed in
#Africa
by Africans.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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Just four days to go until the start of the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
.
Ade Ayeyemi, Group CEO of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, reflects on the Africa Investment Forum's solutions-driven approach.
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📆
#AIF2023
: 8-10 November, Marrakech,
#Morocco
The countdown to the 2023
#AfricaInvestmentForum
Market Days has begun.
Details:
Partners:
@afdb_group
@africa_finance
@Africa50Infra
@isdb_group
Trade and Development Bank
@Afreximbank
@EIB
@DBSA_Bank
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'The Africa Investment Forum is a collective deal of the century for investment in and the development of
#Africa
'.
The
#AfricaInvestmentForum
has kicked off today. It aims to tilt the tide of investments into Africa. Follow us this week: .
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The closing day of the Africa Investment Forum 2023 was exceptionally fruitful, here's a recap of the working sessions, held in Marrakesh 🙌.
See you next year!
#AfricaInvestmentForum
#AIF2023
#Morocco
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Zimbabwe is open for business! Photos from high-level panel discussion on investment opportunities in
#Zimbabwe
, featuring Zimbabwe’s President Dr
@edmnangagwa
and
@AfDB_Group
Chief Dr.
@akin_adesina
.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
#AIF2022
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In less than two weeks, the largest transactional gathering of global and pan-African investors on the continent will begin at the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
in Johannesburg, South Africa.
🗓 11-13 November, 2019
👉🏿
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African Development Bank President
@akin_adesina
shares the 3 big things the Bank will work on in 2023.
#1
: Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones, which recently launched in
#Nigeria
:
#SAPZ
🌽
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'Which continent will have consumer and business expenditures that reach $5.6 trillion in just 7 short years? Don't think far: Think Africa!',
@akin_adesina
outlines investment opportunities in
#Africa
at
@AIFMarketPlace
.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
.
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DYK: the newly constructed Terminal 3 at Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport was partly financed by the African Development Bank? It was the first private-sector investment that the Bank financed in the country’s transport sector.
#IntegrateAfrica
👉🏿
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The
@AfDB_Group
, partners and stakeholders are working to ensure that the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
becomes Africa’s key springboard for investment and for meeting the continent’s massive infrastructure and development needs.
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1⃣ day to go!
The
#AfricaInvestmentForum
is an innovative one-of-a-kind transactional marketplace created by the African Development Bank and several key partners dedicated to accelerating investment deals and opportunities in
#Africa
.
👉🏾
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'A strong prosperous
#Africa
, driven by the energies of its citizens is in the interest - and reach - of us all', President of South Africa
@CyrilRamaphosa
in
@AIFMarketPlace
welcome dinner in Johannesburg.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
.
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African Development Bank signs $250-million 3-year risk participation agreement with pan-Africa financial institution ABSA, to address Africa’s trade financing gap.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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'We are not going to be the museum of poverty in the world. We will be a destination of
#investment
', President of African Development Bank
@akin_adesina
on why it's now time to increase investment in
#Africa
.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
.
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"Sports is the biggest opportunity that can transform
#Africa
", says Masai Ujiri, President,
@Raptors
at the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
.
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The
#Congo
connection:
@AfDB_Group
and
@Africa50Infra
have signed an agreement with DR Congo and Republic of Congo to develop and finance the first road-rail bridge project linking Kinshasa and Brazzaville. What's in this?
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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The mobile money industry is now processing a billion dollars a day and generating direct revenues of over $2.4 billion. Can this change the financial sector in
#Africa
?
#AfricaInvestmentForum
to ramp up investments in Africa’s mobile industry. See more:
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#Africa
’s share of global FDI was 11.4% in 2016, an increase from 3.9% in 2008.
The
#AfricaInvestmentForum
is dedicated to accelerating Africa's investment opportunities.
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A total of 3.8 million direct and indirect jobs are expected to be created from the 45 deals curated for the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
Virtual Boardrooms. This is transformational!
You’re invited to today’s opening session at 10:00 GMT:
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The
#AfricaInvestmentForum
Virtual Boardrooms showcased 40 projects and attracted $32.8B in investment interest.
The largest project showcased was a highway corridor linking
#Abidjan
to Lagos via
#Accra
,
#Lom
é and
#Cotonou
along the West African coast.
➡️
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Masai Ujiri, president of the Toronto
#Raptors
, will attend the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
. "Africans in the
#diaspora
must give back to
#Africa
", he said.
Register today:
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‘’The
#AfricaInvestmentForum
will facilitate investment flows to Africa’’ says Benedict Oramah, president of
@afreximbank
.
How? Watch the video and explore to find out more.
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Today at
#USAfricaBizSummit
:
@AIFMarketPlace
Snr Director Chinelo Anohu met with
@USTDA_Director
Enoh Ebong and
@DanaBanks11
Special Assistant to
@POTUS
&
@WHNSC
Snr Advisor to speak about sustainable infrastructure and women-led businesses
#AfricaInvestmentForum
#InvestInAfrica
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What deals have been closed, signed and committed? Join the 'Unveiling the Boardroom Deals' session with influential panelists like
@AfDB_Group
president
@akin_adesina
, Premier of
@GautengProvince
@David_Makhura
, CEO
@Africa50Infra
Alain Ebobisse, etc.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
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'The main obstacle to
#Africa
’s
#development
is fragmentation. We need to think regionally and plan nationally',
@NEPAD_Mayaki
, CEO of
@NEPAD_Mayaki
at the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
.
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'I am not bothered by the challenges in Africa. I am inspired by the opportunities in
#Africa
', says
@akin_adesina
in a plenary session with
@CyrilRamaphosa
,
@AlikoDangote
and Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem at
#AfricaInvestmentForum
in Johannesburg.
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High-level panel discussion on investment opportunities in
#Zimbabwe
, featuring Zimbabwe’s President Dr
@edmnangagwa
and
@AfDB_Group
Chief Dr.
@akin_adesina
.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
#AIF2022
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We're underway! It's Day 2 of the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
. President of South Africa
@CyrilRamaphosa
has joined the plenary session to discuss boosting investment in
#Africa
. Join live discussions here.
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There’s never been a better time to invest in
#Africa
than now, infrastructure, agriculture investment opportunities abound.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
👉🏾
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'For me, this 'Delivering as One for Africa' is so powerful to pull together actors to finance
#Africa
's investment. It means we have confidence in our continent',
@akin_adesina
in closing remarks at the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
.
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'
#Africa
has a lot of catch up to do, but we should not forget we have to prepare ourselves for the future',
@LopesInsights
on the need for investment in ICT infrastructure.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
1
17
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#DidyouKnow
: The rate of return on foreign investments is higher in
#Africa
than any other developing region - 9.3% and growing.
Join the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
, Africa's premier marketplace:
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For
#Africa
to be competitive, it must create effective commercial and logistics sector to support business investment, says billionaire Abdulla Al Ghurair at Africa Investment Forum plenary session.
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Day 1⃣ of the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
. This unique, multi-stakeholder platform was designed by the African Development Bank and its partners to fill the continent’s vast investment gap and kick-start its development agenda.
Stay tuned for live updates throughout the day.
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#InternationalWomensDay
: At least 9 women-led projects, with a potential value of $5 billion, will be showcased at the upcoming
#AfricaInvestmentForum
virtual boardrooms, 15-17 March.
#IWD2022
More:
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Mr.
@younessekkouri
, Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, during the Closing Plenary of the Africa Investment Forum 2023, held in Marrakesh.
#AfricaInvestmentForum
#AIF2023
#Morocco
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RECAP:
#AIF2022
Opening Plenary
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina opens the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
with a reminder that “…the future of Africa lies in investments, not in aid."
🎥 Watch the recap:
#InvestInAfrica
#BelieveInAfrica
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"It's time for
#Africa
to transition from aid to development and from poverty to prosperity,
@David_Makhura
, Premier of
@GautengProvince
, opens
#AfricaInvestmentForum
in Johannesburg.
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Day 2⃣ of the
#AfricaInvestmentForum
.
Coming up:
👩🏾 Creating Business Opportunities for Women;
🌱 Transforming the Agriculture Ecosystem;
🌍 Investing in Lusophone
#Africa
; and
⚡️ Accelerating access to sustainable energy.
Stay tuned for live updates.
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The
#AfricaInvestmentForum
(AIF) held a roundtable event to preview two
#agribusiness
deals worth nearly $400 million as part of the lead-in to its upcoming 2021 Market Days, to be held from December 1-3 in Abidjan.
#AIF2021
More:
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