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African Development Bank Appoints Societe Generale to Lead Innovative Synthetic Securitization Platform at Africa Investment Forum 2025

December 7, 2025

In a move to boost sustainable finance across the continent, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has appointed Societe Generale as Lead Advisor for its pioneering Multi-Originator Synthetic Securitization Platform (SST Platform). The agreement was formalized on November 26 during the Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2025 in Rabat. The SST Platform, part of AfDB’s successful Room to Run (R2R) initiative, is designed as a revolving, evergreen, and...

AfDB President Sidi Ould Tah Pays Courtesy Visit to Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara

September 24, 2025

The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Sidi Ould Tah, has paid a courtesy visit to the President of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, reaffirming the strong partnership between the Bank and its host nation. During the meeting held on Wednesday in Abidjan, Ould Tah expressed gratitude to President Ouattara for his unwavering support during his election in May, which saw him become the ninth president of...

African Experts Urge Governance Reforms, Domestic Resource Mobilization, and Stronger Partnerships to Drive Economic Transformation in Transition States

September 24, 2025

African economists and development leaders have called for urgent governance reforms, stronger domestic resource mobilization, and innovative partnerships to accelerate economic transformation across the continent’s most vulnerable economies—transition states. The call came during a high-level Policy Dialogue organized by the African Development Institute (ADI) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) at the 66th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Economic Society (NES) in Abuja. Themed “Driving Africa’s Economic...

Why Trust is Fundamental for Africa: Gallup’s Dr Jim Harter on Closing Distance Podcast

September 24, 2025

Trust is the foundation of thriving workplaces, resilient organisations, and long-term performance. That was the message from Dr Jim Harter, Chief Scientist at Gallup, in a new episode of Closing Distancehosted by Dominic Wilhelm, Executive Director of The Global Trust Project. In the episode, titled 70 Million Conversations Later, Dr Harter drew on Gallup’s research spanning over 160 countries and more than 70 million employees worldwide – including sobering insights...

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