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… ugh the construction and rehabilitation of approximately 4,500 kilometres of power lines. “Supported by the European Union under the Global Gateway initiative, the project also falls within the broader Mission 300 initiative, led by the World Bank and the African Development Bank …
AFD unveils new Africa investments in energy, AI and entrepreneurship… At last year's gathering in Kigali, African Development Bank (AfDB) leaders noted that Africa's greatest obstacle was not a shortage of capital but a shortage of bankable projects, well-prepared investable opportunities capable of unlocking funding and delivering impact."Without …
Africa's skills crisis blocking development capital, PMI warns ahead of summit… He backed coordination among African multilateral lenders and risk insurers, including the African Development Bank and ATI, saying these institutions are key to building “financial sovereignty”. …
Ruto cites Kenya’s affordable housing financing model as he urges Africa to mobilise domestic capital… According to the African Development Bank, agriculture accounts for roughly 35% of Africa’s GDP and employs more than half of the continent’s workforce, yet financing gaps remain severe, especially for smallholders. …
Kenya securitises smallholder farm loans in bid to unlock institutional finance… ersation that while we go looking for financing our projects using other people’s money, we already have enough in Africa,” he said.Ruto said African leaders had agreed to prioritize unlocking domestic financing mechanisms through institutions such as the African Development Bank …
Ruto, Macron push for African financial sovereignty ahead of G7 talks… The EU, European Investment Bank, African Development Bank, Africa Finance Corporation, World Bank and the United States are all supporting the initiative in partnership with Angola, Zambia and the DRC. …
Global Gateway Emerges as Europe’s Strategic Alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative… ca Forward Summit will seek to accelerate reforms to the international financial architecture and push for the agenda at the G7 Summit to be hosted in France next month. “We will try and speed up the reform of the African Financial Infrastructure with the African Development Bank …
Kenya, France Sign 11 Deals as Ruto Pushes ‘Looking Forward’ Partnership Agenda… he said the Africa Forward Summit will seek to reform the international financial architecture and defend the reforms at the G7 Summit to be hosted in France next month. “We will try and speed up the reform of the African Financial Infrastructure with the African Development Bank …
Kenya and France sign 11 agreements in strategic sectors- April 2026
African Development Bank President, Donald Kaberuka. [File, Standard] A richly endowed continent with as much population as China’s and India’s, but fragmented into 54 independent states, whose collective voice and feel are marginal in the evolving global order. …
Security conference deliberates on perils of fragmented Africa
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Nairobi hosts Africa food finance summit to address $100bn gap
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Kenya will host the FINAS 2026 Summit from June 30 to July 2 in Nairobi, bringing together over 1,000 policymakers, financiers and industry leaders to address a $100 billion annual financing gap hobbling Africa's agriculture sector. The summit aims to unlock capital and translate policy into bankable investments that reach smallholder farmers, who produce 70–80 per cent of the continent's food supply but remain largely excluded from formal financing.
16 May 2026 · The Standard →
Friday 15 May
Nairobi hosts Africa food finance summit to address $100bn gap
Kenya will host the FINAS 2026 Summit from June 30 to July 2 in Nairobi, bringing together over 1,000 policymakers, financiers and industry leaders to address a $100 billion annual financing gap hobbling Africa's agriculture sector. The summit aims to unlock capital and translate policy into bankable investments that reach smallholder farmers, who produce 70–80 per cent of the continent's food supply but remain largely excluded from formal financing.
16 May 2026 · The Standard →
Wednesday 13 May
AFD announces energy, AI, and entrepreneurship investments for Africa
The Agence Française de Développement Group unveiled new initiatives in energy, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship and sports development at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi. Key announcements include a €173 million financing package to improve electricity access in Benin through the construction and rehabilitation of approximately 4,500 kilometres of power lines, expected to benefit about 600,000 people.
14 May 2026 · The Standard →
Tuesday 12 May
Africa faces 75% surge in project professionals demand by 2035
Sub-Saharan Africa's skills shortage is locking the continent out of development capital, the Project Management Institute warns ahead of its annual summit in Cape Town in September. The institute says the lack of bankable projects and skilled professionals is hindering Africa's ability to unlock funding and deliver impact.
13 May 2026 · The Standard →
Monday 11 May
Ruto urges Africa to mobilize domestic capital, build equal partnerships
President Ruto opened the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi alongside French President Macron, calling for Africa's development to move away from dependency and unsustainable borrowing towards domestic resource mobilization. He cited Kenya's affordable housing financing model and urged stronger cooperation grounded in sovereign equality and mutual respect rather than hierarchy.
12 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya uses securitization to attract institutional investment in smallholder farming
Kenya is using local-currency securitization and data-driven risk models to transform smallholder farm lending into a capital-markets asset class, aiming to attract institutional investors to agriculture. The move reflects a broader shift across Africa to build financial infrastructure—including warehouse receipt systems and digital commodity registries—to standardize and price agricultural risk for large-scale commercial capital.
12 May 2026 · Capital News →
Ruto and Macron champion African financial independence at summit
President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron have called for a new global partnership framework placing Africa at the center of decisions on development financing, trade, energy transition, and global governance. Speaking at the Africa Forward Summit 2026 in Nairobi, Ruto said African leaders were determined to end decades of dependency and externally driven development models by mobilizing the continent's own resources to finance growth and industrialization, arguing that African pension funds, insurance firms, and reinsurance institutions collectively hold more than $4 trillion in savings that remain underutilized.
12 May 2026 · The Standard →
Sunday 10 May
EU's Global Gateway offers alternative to China's Belt and Road
The European Union launched the Global Gateway initiative in 2021 as a more sustainable alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative, with planned investments of €300 billion between 2021 and 2027 focused on infrastructure, digital connectivity, clean energy, transport, education and health, emphasizing sustainability, transparency and local partnership over centralised state-driven financing.
11 May 2026 · Capital News →
Saturday 9 May
Kenya, France sign 11 cooperation deals including rail modernisation
Kenya and France have signed 11 agreements to deepen cooperation across strategic sectors, including a KSh12.5 billion Nairobi Commuter Rail project rehabilitation and modernisation, a KSh104 billion joint venture for logistics and port infrastructure, and initiatives to promote Kenyan speciality teas in French markets.
10 May 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya and France sign 11 strategic cooperation agreements
Kenya and France have signed 11 agreements aimed at deepening cooperation across strategic sectors, following bilateral talks between President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron at State House, Nairobi. Key agreements include the rehabilitation and modernisation of the Ksh.12.5 billion Nairobi Commuter Rail project.
10 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Sunday 26 April
Security conference addresses African fragmentation in global order
A security conference deliberated on the consequences of Africa's fragmentation into 54 independent states, which limits the continent's collective voice and influence despite its large population and resources.
27 April 2026 · The Standard →