The President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, say Africa will need $425bn in additional gross financing by 2030.”
The statement signed by the Communication and External Relations Department Officer, Olufemi Terry, said that the annual business gathering would showcase transformative investment opportunities across the continent.
The AfDB added that discussions at the gathering would focus on agriculture and agro-processing; energy and climate; health; ICT and telecommunication; and industrialisation and trade.
It said these are all sectors prioritised under the Africa Investment Forum’s Unified Response to COVID-19 initiative launched in 2020.
The forum is set to hold from December 1-3, 2021.
