
<p><strong>SAVE
THE DATE</strong></p>



<p><strong>All set for
second Africa Investment Forum </strong></p>



<p><strong>What: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;        2019 Africa Investment Forum </strong></p>



<p><strong>Who:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
African Development Bank, Partners</strong></p>



<p><strong>When: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  11-13 November 2019</strong></p>



<p><strong>Where: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  Sandton Convention Centre,</strong> Johannesburg,&nbsp;South Africa </p>



<p>The second edition of the Africa Investment Forum, a game-changer to tilt capital flow into the continent, will take place from 11-13 November 2019 at the <strong>Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg,</strong>&nbsp;South Africa.</p>



<p>The forum, organized by the African Development Bank and its partners,
is the largest multi-stakeholder and multi-disciplinary marketplace aimed at raising
capital, advancing projects to bankable stage and accelerating financial
closure of deals.</p>



<p>There is an urgent need to bridge
the gap between Africa’s available capital and bankable projects. Although
brimming with investment opportunities, financing Africa’s development needs
will require between $200 billion and $1.2 trillion yearly. Of this, about
$130-$170 billion a year is needed for infrastructure, according to data by the
African Development Bank.</p>



<p>The Bank is working with other
multilateral development partners and stakeholders to ensure that the Africa
Investment Forum becomes the continent’s key springboard for investment to meet
the massive infrastructure and development needs.</p>



<p>Like the previous edition, the 2019
Forum will bring together project sponsors, pension funds, sovereign wealth
funds, private investors, policy makers, private equity firms, and heads of
government to advance Africa’s economic transformation agenda.</p>



<p>The inaugural
edition broke the mold for investment in Africa. It featured some 63 projects
from across 24 countries and seven sectors valued at $46.9 billion.
&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>Save the date now to avoid missing out on the biggest transactional gathering of global and pan-African investors on the continent. We look forward to meeting you in Johannesburg.</p>



<p><em>Content provided by the African Development Bank</em></p>


The second edition of the #AfricaInvestmentForum, a game-changer to tilt capital flow into the continent

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<p>When it comes to infrastructure financing, Africa is still doing catch up with the rest of the world but according to thought leaders at the Africa 50 summit, the issue is not finance but rather bankable projects. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Arnold Kwizera caught up with CEO of Africa 50 Alain Ebobissé for more.</p>


Africa 50 CEO Alain Ebobissé on bridging the infrastructure financing gap in Africa

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<p>Last year, China pledged $60 billion in loans to Africa with the amount raising eye brows in some countries that felt they were falling into a debt trap, a fact that has been refuted by leaders on the continent, CNBC Africa&#8217;s Arnold Kwizera caught up with Africa Development Bank (ADB) President Akinwumi Adesina for more.</p>


Is Africa falling into a debt trap?

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<p>According to one of Nigeria&#8217;s top dancers, Kaffy; dancers will soon become the mainstay of the country&#8217;s entertainment industry but how has this industry evolved over time in Nigeria? Kaffy, Nigerian Dancer, Choreographer and Founder of the Imagento Dance Company joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.</p>


Dancers are to rule Nigeria’s entertainment industry – Kaffy

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<p>CNBC Africa&#8217;s Christycole Popoola spoke to Solomon Asamoah, CEO of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund about how best to structure infrastructure investment transactions in Africa.</p>


Structuring infrastructure transactions in Africa

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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s Home grown school feeding program aims to feed 24 million children in schools across the country. With 70 Naira per child a day, the government hopes to increase enrolment in primary schools and improve nutrition.</p>


Is Nigeria’s school feeding programme sustainable?

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<p>Successful development and infrastructure financing in Africa require collaborative efforts of the government, private investors and entrepreneurs, who must put forward bankable projects.</p>


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Africa 50 CEO Alain Ebobissé on bridging the infrastructure financing gap in Africa

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Structuring infrastructure transactions in Africa

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What is a bankable project in Africa?

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