September 8, 2017/AfDB
Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, will hold its third Shareholders Meeting in Dakar on Tuesday, September 12, at 11:00 a.m. at the King Fahd Hotel.
Hosting the first such meeting in West Africa, President Macky Sall of Senegal will welcome the delegates. Prime Minister Bruno Tshibala of the Democratic Republic of Congo will also attend. African development Bank Group (AfDB) President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Africa50, Akinwumi Adesina, will give a feature address, and Africa50 CEO Alan Ebobisse will provide updates on the Fund’s most recent investments. He will highlight its growing investment pipeline, as well as announce two new country shareholders.
Africa50’s 23 shareholder governments will be represented by finance ministers, senior officials, and ambassadors. Distinguished members of the business community will also attend.
Delegates will review Africa50’s 2016 activities and approve its financial statements. Africa50’s Board of Directors will present the Fund’s updated investment, fund-raising and capital increase strategies.
Following the event, the media is invited to a press conference with the principals at 17:00 in the hotel conference center.
