Africa Puts Deadlines Behind Investment Ambitions at Inaugural Alamein Forum

Burundi President Seeks Stronger Investment Partnerships In Africa

Burundi’s President, Evariste Ndayishimiye, has called for stronger investment partnerships among African countries to accelerate economic growth, industrialisation and development across the continent. Ndayishimiye made the call at the inaugural Alamein Africa Forum in Egypt, attended by African heads of state, continental institutions, financial organisations and business leaders. The Burundian leader stressed the need for Africa to move beyon…

African leaders to launch Alamein Investment Platform by 2027 to plug AUDA-NEPAD funding gap

The founding member states of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) have agreed to establish the Alamein Investment Platform by February 2027 and launch a continental facility for small and medium-sized enterprises by mid-2027 to address severe financial constraints facing the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD).   The measures were adopted

Africa Puts Deadlines Behind Investment Ambitions at Inaugural Alamein Forum

NEW ALAMEIN — African governments have set deadlines to establish a continental investment platform, develop a pipeline of bankable projects and create new financing mechanisms following the inaugural Alamein Africa Business Forum, an AU-backed gathering in Egypt aimed at converting the continent’s integration agenda into investment. The October 2-4 meetings brought around 1,500 government officials, […]

What Did the Alamein Africa Forum Deliver? Deals, Financing and Timelines

The first Alamein Africa Forum has produced a limited number of concrete business arrangements, alongside financing discussions and potential investment opportunities involving Egyptian and international companies.