Tag: Africa

AfDB, Japan Agree to Promote Private Investments in Africa

March 22, 2016/AfDB A 40-member delegation of Japanese investors paid a courtesy call on the African Development Bank Group in Abidjan on Monday, March 21, 2016, and met with AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina. The meeting focused on further strengthening AfDB-Japan cooperation in the public sector as well as promotion of […]

Private Equity as Tool for Building the Electricity Sector of the Future

March 15, 2016/Cowry Asset The Managing Director, Cowry Asset Management Limited, Mr. Johnson Chukwu, presented a paper at the 19th Annual Power and Electricity World Africa 2016, which held on March 15, 2016 at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Please click on the to view presentation titled: “Private Equity […]

Africa – the next clean energy powerhouse?

March 21, 2016/AfDB Can Africa be the next clean energy powerhouse? That was the question posed by the second plenary panel at the Africa CEO Forum – and panelists reached the conclusion that the answer was yes, if the right policies and the requisite political will are in place. As […]