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OECD convenes high-level public-private dialogue in Nairobi to promote investment mobilisation for Africa's agrifood sector
PRESS RELEASE • 18 February 2026
The OECD, jointly with the Governments of Romania and Kenya, convened a high-level public-private dialogue on 'Mobilising the Private Sector for Sustainable Trade and Investment in Africa’s Agrifood Sector' on 9–10 February 2026 in Nairobi.The two-day event brought together ministers and senior...
Africa Business Forum 2026 calls for bold investments to finance Africa’s future through jobs and innovation
PRESS RELEASE • 17 February 2026
The Africa Business Forum 2026 concluded in Addis Ababa, Tuesday with a strong call for long-term, risk-tolerant investment to unlock Africa’s innovation potential and power inclusive, job-rich growth across the continent. Organised by the Economic Commission for Africa on the margins...
African regional blocs rally behind the New African Financial Architecture to mobilise Africa’s capital power and close Africa’s financing gap
PRESS RELEASE • 16 February 2026
Dr Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank Group, convened a pivotal high-level working session, on 15 February, with the heads of Africa’s Regional Economic Communities (RECs) on the margins of the 39th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa.The session focused on the New...
39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Concludes in Addis Ababa
PRESS RELEASE • 15 February 2026
The Thirty-Ninth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) concluded today at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, following two days of high-level deliberations by African Heads of State and Government.The Session was held under the outgoing Chairmanship of H.E. João...
African Union Theme of the Year 2026: A Call to Action for Safe Water and Sanitation to drive Africa’s Development Agenda
PRESS RELEASE • 14 February 2026
The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) at its 39th Ordinary Session held on 14 February 2026, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has adopted as theme for the year, “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda...
African Union, AFCONE and OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Sign Landmark MoU to Advance Peaceful Nuclear Energy Development in Africa
PRESS RELEASE • 13 February 2026
On the margins of the 39th African Union (AU) Summit, the African Union Commission (AUC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), marking a significant milestone in advancing the peaceful...
ECA and APRM release the 2026 Africa Sovereign Credit Rating Outlook
PRESS RELEASE • 4 February 2026
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in partnership with the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), announces the publication of the 12th edition of the Africa Sovereign Credit Rating Outlook. This edition provides a comprehensive review of rating actions by...
SADC drives Public–Private collaboration to unlock SME growth
PRESS RELEASE • 3 February 2026
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) places the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at the centre of its regional integration and economic transformation agenda. SMEs constitute the overwhelming majority of businesses across the region and are not only engines of...
Joint Statement of the African Union Commission and the United States on the Launch of a Strategic Investment Working Group
PRESS RELEASE • 29 January 2026
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Mahmoud Ali Youssouf and the US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and met yesterday, Wednesday 28 January 2026 at the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa to reaffirm the importance of the U.S.-Africa relationship through the...
Tanzania: African Development Bank allocates $98 million in savings for completion of road project that will strengthen regional connectivity
PRESS RELEASE • 28 January 2026
he Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved, on 10 December 2025, the diversion of $98 million in savings from the completed Transport Sector Support Program (TSSP) to finance the Bulamata–Uvinza Road Upgrading Project (Lot B) in western Tanzania.The project has a...