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13/10/2026

How can we mobilise more financing to protect biodiversity, forests and ecosystems across Africa and Latin America?

Last week, Our CEO, , joined .financiamiento at the 7th Climate and Sustainable Finance Week in LAC 2026 ( ) virtually on Day 2 to discuss the challenges of financing biodiversity conservation and the reforms needed to make climate and nature finance more accessible, sustainable and effective.

He highlighted the need for a financing architecture that better responds to the priorities of the Global South and unlocks more resources for Africa’s biodiversity and ecosystems.

His Intervention also focused on:

1️⃣ The main challenges in mobilizing financing for biodiversity, forest protection, and ecosystems in Latin America and Africa

2️⃣ The changes that need to be made to the current financing architecture to ensure that resources allocated to biodiversity are sufficient, accessible, and sustainable in Latin America and Africa

3️⃣ What Africa needs to mobilize more funding for biodiversity conservation, forest protection, and ecosystems

💼 Meet Our New Intern at AfriCatalyst!We’re delighted to welcome Aminata Diouf to the AfriCatalyst Institute for Sustain...
13/10/2026

💼 Meet Our New Intern at AfriCatalyst!

We’re delighted to welcome Aminata Diouf to the AfriCatalyst Institute for Sustainable Development through our internship programme!

Our internship program offers hands-on experience in the development sector, giving young professionals the opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute to impactful projects shaping Africa’s future. 🌍

🔗 To learn more about our internship program, visit: https://africatalyst.com/careers/

Aminata is an incoming Master’s student in Science, Technology and Public Policy at University College London (UCL), with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Concordia University in Canada. She brings institutional communications experience from the World Climate Research Programme and is passionate about public policy, governance, and sustainable development, particularly advancing evidence-based policies and development initiatives across Africa.

🤝 We’re excited to have Aminata on board and look forward to supporting her growth as she gains practical experience and contributes to AfriCatalyst’s mission of advancing sustainable development across Africa.

Welcome to the team, Aminata! We’re happy to have you with us.

💼 Meet Our New Interns at AfriCatalyst! 🌍✨We’re excited to welcome four talented interns to the AfriCatalyst team throug...
12/10/2026

💼 Meet Our New Interns at AfriCatalyst! 🌍✨

We’re excited to welcome four talented interns to the AfriCatalyst team through our internship program! The program offers hands-on experience in the development sector, giving young professionals the opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute to impactful projects shaping Africa’s future.

🔗 To learn more about our internship program, visit: https://africatalyst.com/careers/

Join us in welcoming:

👏 Cynthia Uwase
Cynthia is pursuing a Master’s degree in Project Management at ISM Dakar, following a Bachelor’s degree in International Management. With experience across Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, and Poland, she brings a multicultural perspective and skills in project coordination, operations, communication, and stakeholder engagement.

👏 Alp Tsh*tenga
Alp is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Finance at the United States International University–Africa. She is passionate about sustainability, development, financial inclusion, and research, and looks forward to gaining practical experience while contributing to AfriCatalyst’s mission.

👏 Aly KOITA
A bilingual Civil Engineer with a Bachelor’s degree from Thiès Polytechnic School in Senegal, Aly brings experience in technical studies, environmental and social assessments, project management, and ESG advisory. He is interested in sustainable infrastructure, sustainable finance, and investment that supports Africa’s development.

👏 Ialbai Ngarinan Jr
Joining AfriCatalyst as an Accounting Intern, Ialbai holds a Master’s degree in Accounting and Financial Management from CESAG Dakar. He brings practical experience in general accounting, treasury management, tax compliance, and financial reporting, and will support the accuracy and reliability of AfriCatalyst’s financial operations.

🤝 We’re delighted to have Cynthia, Alp, Aly, and Ialbai on board. We look forward to supporting their growth and seeing the contributions they make to AfriCatalyst’s mission across Africa.

Welcome to the team, Cynthia, Alp, Aly, and Ialbai! 🎉🌍💼

09/10/2026

How can African-led credit ratings help address the high cost of capital and unlock financing for development?

In an episode of The Development Context of Sovereign Credit Ratings, a podcast by UNDP Africa and AfriCatalyst, of explores the role of the African Credit Rating Agency ( ) in complementing existing international agencies, improving risk assessments, and ensuring African economic realities are better reflected in credit ratings.

He highlights how high borrowing costs can constrain public spending on essential sectors such as health and education, underscoring the importance of stronger data, transparency, and investor confidence in influencing the cost of capital and supporting Africa’s development financing needs.

The conversation speaks directly to Africa’s cost of borrowing, the role of credit ratings in shaping investor perceptions, and how African-led institutions can contribute to a financial architecture that better reflects the continent’s economic realities and development financing needs.

🎧 Listen to the episode: https://youtu.be/Q79uU6wi_W4?si=f1CTpH6uEgFn20zb

Yesterday, on the margins of the 2nd Annual Africa Credit Ratings Conference in Mauritius, UNDP Africa, in partnership w...
08/10/2026

Yesterday, on the margins of the 2nd Annual Africa Credit Ratings Conference in Mauritius, UNDP Africa, in partnership with AfriCatalyst, convened a roundtable on “Strengthening Domestic Credit Rating Ecosystems to Unlock Corporate Investment in Africa.”

The discussion brought together credit-rating agencies, financial institutions, investors, regulators, businesses and development partners to explore practical ways to strengthen corporate risk information across African markets.

Key discussions focused on:

1️⃣ Making corporate risk information more credible and useful
2️⃣ Using better data, comparability and technology to reduce assessment costs
3️⃣ Expanding access to credible corporate risk assessments while maintaining quality and independence
4️⃣ Identifying practical opportunities for collaboration across African markets

In his closing remarks, AfriCatalyst CEO Dr. Daouda Sembene emphasised the need to move from discussion to action and build solutions around African institutions, expertise and market knowledge.

Stronger and more accessible risk information can help reduce information gaps, build investor confidence and connect more African businesses to the capital they need to grow.

💬 What should be prioritised to strengthen Africa’s domestic credit-rating ecosystems? Share your thoughts below.

🤖 Day 2 of the 2nd Africa Annual Conference on Credit Ratings opened with an important conversation on how AI and emergi...
06/10/2026

🤖 Day 2 of the 2nd Africa Annual Conference on Credit Ratings opened with an important conversation on how AI and emerging technologies are reshaping the credit-rating industry.

The session explored how AI-driven rating models, dynamic credit scoring and new approaches to data can strengthen rating methodologies, improve risk assessment and support more informed decision-making.

The discussion brought together Oladele Adeoye – Director, DATAPRO LIMITED, Daniel Cash - Senior Fellow, United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR), Sandeep Chagger - Group Chief Operating Officer, Peach Payments, Veronica Kalema – Former Sovereign Analyst at Fitch Ratings, and Tatiana Lysenko – Researcher, Former S&P Global Ratings who shared insights on the opportunities and challenges that new technologies present for the future of credit ratings.

As Africa works to deepen its capital markets and mobilise more capital for development, the role of technology, data and innovation will be increasingly important.

🌍 How can Africa mobilise more of its own capital for long-term development?On Day 1 of the 2nd Africa Annual Conference...
06/10/2026

🌍 How can Africa mobilise more of its own capital for long-term development?

On Day 1 of the 2nd Africa Annual Conference on Credit Ratings, our CEO joined a high-level panel exploring the relationship between risk, domestic capital and long-term investment in Africa.

The session examined how global credit-rating methodologies assess African economies, the factors driving risk premiums, and what can be done to better reflect country-specific contexts in risk assessments.

The discussion also explored how high risk premiums affect Africa’s ability to attract long-term capital and deepen domestic capital markets amid a changing global economic and geopolitical environment.

The panel featured:

1️⃣ Ms. Samira Mensah – Managing Director, S&P Global Ratings
2️⃣ Dr. Daouda Sembene, PhD – CEO, AfriCatalyst
3️⃣ Dr. Priscilla Muthoora Thakoor – Governor, Bank of Mauritius
4️⃣ Ms. Sonia Essobmadje, CFA – Chief of Innovative Finance & Domestic Resource Mobilization, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
5️⃣ H.E. Albert Muchanga – Former Commissioner for Trade and Industry, African Union Commission

The session was moderated by Ms. Ejigayhu Tefera, Senior Researcher, African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).

As UN Resident Coordinator Lisa Simrique Singh noted, Mauritius’ experience as a financial hub highlights both the opportunities and challenges of participating in global financial markets. Stronger capital markets and more effective resource mobilisation are critical to enabling governments to finance infrastructure, support businesses and create jobs.

For Africa, the question remains: How can the continent better mobilise and channel its own capital towards its development priorities?

🔴 LIVE | How can Africa better use its own capital to finance its own development?That question is at the heart of the 2...
05/10/2026

🔴 LIVE | How can Africa better use its own capital to finance its own development?

That question is at the heart of the 2nd Africa Annual Conference on Credit Ratings, now underway in Mauritius, under the theme “Towards Developing African Capital Markets: Rechanneling Africa’s Capital.”

The two-day conference brings together policymakers, regulators, investors, financial institutions, credit-rating experts, development partners and other stakeholders to examine how Africa can strengthen its financial architecture and unlock more capital for development.

Discussions are exploring key issues including:

1️⃣ Mobilising Africa’s domestic capital for long-term investment
2️⃣ The evolving role of credit ratings in African capital markets
3️⃣ Deepening domestic capital markets across the continent
4️⃣ Credit-rating education and financial literacy
5️⃣ The role of AI and technology in credit ratings
6️⃣ Innovative financing and fintech
7️⃣ Rechanneling African capital towards African development

🎥 In case you missed it, Watch live here: https://lnkd.in/dPaUBDjg

⏳ 2 DAYS TO GO!Did you know that an estimated US$530 billion of African central bank reserves is held offshore, largely ...
03/10/2026

⏳ 2 DAYS TO GO!

Did you know that an estimated US$530 billion of African central bank reserves is held offshore, largely in low-yield assets such as US Treasuries and European securities?

At the same time, African institutions are estimated to control around US$4 trillion in domestic capital, while the continent continues to face an annual financing gap of about US$280 billion.

With significant African capital available, how can more of it be mobilised to finance Africa’s development?

On 5– 6 October 2026, the 2nd Africa Annual Conference on Credit Ratings will bring together key voices in Mauritius to explore how Africa can strengthen its capital markets and mobilise more of its own resources for development.

📍 Mauritius | 5–6 October 2026

02/10/2026

🎧 New Episode Alert!

What really happens inside the rating room, and how do sovereign credit ratings shape Africa’s cost of finance? 🌍💰

In this Episode, Tatonga Gardner Rusike, PhD, who brings experience from both the credit rating and investment sides of the market, joins us to explore what drives sovereign rating decisions and how African economies are assessed.

The conversation looks at the role of economic fundamentals, fiscal indicators, data and government engagement with rating agencies. It also explores what happens when governments disagree with a rating decision, the potential role of an African Credit Ratings Agency, recent rating improvements across the continent, and the debate around the “Africa risk premium.”

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/90LqEyMgyTw

🎧 Listen now on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4JeGo41227wY0Jct7FqyBo?si=H0OVPTY9QZ2HoyvWTnLqfg

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