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| Akinwumi Adesina |
The leader of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina says 45 deals, worth $32 billion were marked at the first ever Africa Investment Forum
Talking on the finishing up board of the Africa Investment Forum in
Sandton, South Africa, Adesina said the arrangements outperformed his
desire for its first historically speaking release.
He said his real takeaway is that there is a rising trust in the landmass, and how it would create.
“My main takeaway is that there is rising confidence in Africa being an investment destination,” Adesina said.
“My big takeaway also is that you have African investors that are actually putting their money on the continent.
“My main takeaway is that you have African Sovereign Wealth Funds, that are also putting some of their monies into Africa.
“We have sovereign wealth funds of Nigeria, Gabon, and Ghana, putting
their money behind transactions, so that the sovereign wealth funds of
Africa would not become sovereign wealth funds of others.
“It has to be sovereign for us. Charity begins at home.”
The former minister of agriculture
in Nigeria said he is thankful for the confidence investors are
investing in Africa, stating that the continent would not grow by aid,
but by investment.
“Of course, as I said, we also had a closure of 45 deals for a total
of $32 billion. That is incredible for a first forum to be held, the
Africa Investment Forum,” Adesina added.
“I am thankful for the investors, for the confidence they had in
Africa, Africa has grown up, Africa will not be developed by aid, it
will be developed by investment.”
Many heads of state, presidents, Nigeria’s vice-president, CEOs, and multibillion investors attended the forum, holding boardroom meetings to sign landmark deals.
According to Zainab Ahmed, Nigeria’s minister of finance, the country
came into the forum with a number of projects from the ERGP focus labs.
It is not immediately clear how much deals Nigeria was able to close at the forum.
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