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    • African Development Bank’s investment anchors first close of $118 million for Africa's leading green infrastructure initiative
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African Development Bank Group Commits $40 Million to Catalyze the Alliance for Green Infrastructure - Project Development Fund

The Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa - Project Development Fund is part of the AGIA initiative, led by the African Development Bank, the African Union Commission, and Africa50

Bank’s investment anchors first close of $118 million for Africa's leading green infrastructure initiative The Fund, managed by Africa50, seeks to raise $400 million of blended, early-stage development capital to deliver a pipeline of investment-ready green infrastructure projects in Africa The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has announced $40 million…

African Energy Chamber
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Gabon to Bring New Exploration, Gas Opportunities to African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Stage

Gabon is reigniting interest in its upstream sector with new discoveries, deepwater acreage, and major gas infrastructure investments, positioning itself as a competitive and investor-friendly energy market

As Gabon accelerates efforts to reposition itself as a leading upstream player in Africa, the “Invest in Gabon” Roundtable at African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: Invest in African Energies will present a detailed overview of the country’s most promising investment opportunities across the oil and gas value chain. The session…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
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Opening Speech Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina President and Chairman, Boards of Directors African Development Bank Group and Chairman, Africa50 2025 General Shareholders Meeting

Mozambique is a strong shareholder of the African Development Bank Group, which started operations in the country in 1977

Your Excellency, Daniel Chapo, President of the Federal Republic of Mozambique. Honorable Carla Louveira, Minister of Economy and Finance of Mozambique. Honorable Ministers and senior government officials. The Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, Wamkele Mene. Excellencies, Ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions. Heads of international…

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    • Participants at the Africa50 General Shareholders Meeting in Maputo
    • African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina discusses Africa50's transformation over the past eight years
    • From left to right: Alain Ebobissé, CEO of Africa50; Carla Alexandre Loveira, Mozambique's Minister of Finance; Daniel Francisco Chapo, President of Mozambique; and Akinwumi Adesina, President of AfDB and Africa50 Chair, at Africa50's General Shareholders Meeting in Maputo
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Africa50 Sets New Benchmark in Infrastructure Financing, Surpasses $1.4B in Managed Assets

Africa50 also sealed two significant pan-African deals, including the first close of the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA), an initiative envisioned by Dr. Akinwumi Adesina

Eight-Year Journey from Single Employee to 100-Strong Team Managing $8 Billion Portfolio Value Demonstrates Africa's Infrastructure Investment Potential. Africa50 symbolises the new Africa; an Africa that depends on itself, promotes cooperation between Africans, and builds shared prosperity, says President of Mozambique Africa50 (www.Africa50.com), the investment platform established by African governments…

African Energy Chamber

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    • Wood Mackenzie to Deliver Strategic Insight into Africa’s Energy Sector as African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Silver Partner
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Wood Mackenzie to Deliver Strategic Insight into Africa’s Energy Sector as African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Silver Partner

Wood Mackenzie will participate as a Silver Partner at AEW 2025, providing strategic insights on Africa’s energy transition, upstream investment and gas development through expert-led sessions and data-driven analysis

Global energy and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie has confirmed its participation as a Silver Partner at African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025, scheduled for September 29 to October 3 in Cape Town. Backed by over five decades of global experience, Wood Mackenzie’s partnership reaffirms the firm’s strategic…

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    • Group photo from the AfAC Taxonomy Workshop, bringing together experts to advance a unified green finance framework for Africa
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Africa’s Financial Industry Validates the Continental Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

The Taxonomy provides standardized definitions of activities that contribute to sustainable development, enabling financial institutions to direct capital toward climate-smart and socially responsible investments

Africa’s financial sector has taken a major step toward aligning with global climate and sustainability goals with the validation of a continent-wide Sustainable Finance Taxonomy.  The groundbreaking framework, the first of its kind for Africa, was endorsed by regulators, commercial banks, insurance firms, and development finance institutions in Nairobi on…

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    • Power Operators & Developers Join African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid African Electrification Drive
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Power Operators & Developers Join African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Amid African Electrification Drive

Energy developers, utilities and technology providers will gather at AEW: Invest in African Energies 2025 to showcase major projects, forge strategic partnerships and drive Africa’s transition toward clean, reliable and scalable power solutions

Marked by a surge in renewable deployment, growing regional market activity and strategic public-private partnerships, Africa’s energy landscape is evolving rapidly. As the continent pushes toward universal electrification and energy resilience, key industry leaders are set to share their strategies and insights at this year’s African Energy Week (AEW): Invest…

African Energy Chamber
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Clearing the Path for Global Investment in African Energy: Key Advisors Join Cape Town Energy Event in September

Executives from Rystad Energy, Forvis Mazars and CLG will speak at African Energy Week 2025: Invest in African Energies to spotlight the critical role of data, financial strategy and legal certainty in accelerating African energy investment

African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: Invest in African Energies is set to welcome leading voices from some of the most influential advisory and market intelligence firms supporting Africa’s energy transformation. With a sharpened focus on facilitating investment and de-risking entry into Africa’s oil, gas and energy sectors, this group of…

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Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2025 Deals & Showcases Track to Explore International Oil Company (IOC) Procurement, Best Practices

Representing part of the main conference agenda, the Deals & Showcases Track features a series of sessions that will navigate the procurement processes of major operators in Angola

This year’s Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) conference – scheduled for September 3-4 in Luanda – will feature the first-ever Deals & Showcases Track as part of the main conference agenda. Taking place alongside the Strategic and Technical Tracks, this exclusive program feature encompasses a series of sessions that will…

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    • From left to right: Émile Gros Raymond Nakombo, president of the Special Delegation of the City of Bangui; Mamady Souaré, head of the African Development Bank Group’s Country Office in the Central African Republic; Arthur Bertrand Piri, Minister of Energy and Water Resource Development; Guène Ousseynou, Head of the Water Security and Sanitation Division for the North, West and Central regions for the Bank Group; and Eric Sorongopé, governor of the Bas-Oubangui region
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The Central African Republic and the African Development Bank Group launch an ambitious programme to develop water resources in the Ubangui River basin

The programme covers the provinces of Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi and Mongala in the DRC, as well as Greater Bangui in the Central African Republic

The government of the Central African Republic and the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) launched the Regional Support Programme for the Development of Cross-Border Water Infrastructure and Resources between the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo (PREDIRE) (http://apo-opa.co/41DG9w2) in Bangui on Tuesday 5 August 2025. Bertrand Arthur…