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AGES 2026 DELIVERS DEFINITIVE ROADMAP TO TURN AFRICA’S CLIMATE AMBITION INTO BANKABLE, SCALABLE REALITY-SRIJA

The summit opened with a focus on innovative finance for nature, exploring green, blue, and wildlife bonds, including the "Rhino Bond" and emerging biodiversity credits

Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES) 2026 concluded in Cape Town with a resounding call to action, urging the continent to leverage its digital revolution, transform water financing and redesign agriculture to unlock a sustainable, net-zero future. The four-day platform united over 600 delegates from 42 countries, including global investors, project…

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Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES) 2026 Delivers Definitive Roadmap To Turn Africa's Climate Ambition Into Bankable, Scalable Reality

The summit opened with a focus on innovative finance for nature, exploring green, blue, and wildlife bonds, including the "Rhino Bond" and emerging biodiversity credits

Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES) 2026  concluded in Cape Town with a resounding call to action, urging the continent to leverage its digital revolution, transform water financing and redesign agriculture to unlock a sustainable, net-zero future. The four-day platform united over 600 delegates from 42 countries, including global investors, project…

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African Development Bank boosts project management in the DRC-SRIJA TEST

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has concluded a four-day workshop in Kinshasa to strengthen project management and improve the performance of Bank-financed operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has concluded a four-day workshop in Kinshasa to strengthen project management and improve the performance of Bank-financed operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Organised from 8 to 11 September 2025 by the African Development Institute and the Bank's fiduciary departments, in collaboration…

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ITFC and the Government of Bangladesh Sign $2.75 Billion Annual Financing Plan to Ensure Energy and Food Security

The financing plan will cover the period from July 2025 to June 2026

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed a landmark annual financing plan with the Government of Bangladesh for US$2.75 billion to support the country’s energy and agriculture sectors. The financing plan will facilitate the importation of petroleum products,…

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The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and the Government of Bangladesh Sign $2.75 Billion Annual Financing Plan to Ensure Energy and Food Security

The financing plan will cover the period from July 2025 to June 2026

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed a landmark annual financing plan with the Government of Bangladesh for US$2.75 billion to support the country’s energy and agriculture sectors. The financing plan will facilitate the importation of petroleum products,…

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Supporting people living with HIV with income generation in the Central African Republic

The Multi-Partner Trust Fund granted the UNAIDS Country Office for the Central African Republic US$ 150 000 to support activities for people living with HIV in the context of COVID-19

On 11 November, a project to support the empowerment of nearly 400 people living with HIV through training and involvement in agropastoral activities was launched in the seventh arrondissement of Bangui, Central African Republic. According to Joseph Tagbale, the Mayor of the seventh arrondissement, “This project is timely and comes…

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Banker-turned-poultry farmer becomes champion for African agriculture

Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation works to harness high-impact agricultural technologies to boost crop output and create viable opportunities for workers and entrepreneurs

If we must satisfy Africa’s food security with our growing population, then there must be high commercialization of agriculture. That is modern farming.” – Ayotomiwa Yinka Ogunsua, poultry farmer When Ayotomiwa Yinka Ogunsua got a job as a loan officer at a microfinance bank in Ibadan, Nigeria, after graduating from

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Could the future of food in the world depend on what Africa does with agriculture?

With over 800 million people worldwide suffering from hunger and more than two billion affected by malnutrition, food insecurity remains a real threat to global development.

Addressing a standing room only crowd of global agriculture experts at the FAO headquarters in Rome, 2017 World Food Prize Laureate and President of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), Akinwumi Adesina, says the answer is a resounding yes! He believes Africa does not need aid but disciplined investments. According to…

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CRU and African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) create the opportunity for African fertilizer and agribusiness projects seeking finance to showcase their projects to investors

This opportunity to raise finance, named the “Investment Showcase” will take place at the CRU Africa Fertilizer Agribusiness 2018 Conference

CRU Events (www.CRUGroup.com) and The African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) (www.AFAP-partnership.org) are working with partners across Africa to offer brownfield projects seeking capital investment, the chance to make a showcase presentation to an audience of global investors and financiers. This opportunity to raise finance, named the “Investment Showcase” will take…