Africa Finance Forum | Disruptions in Global Agribusiness Supply Chains: Impact in Africa and Need for Collaborative Action
Date: 20 April 2022, 15:30-17:00 EDT
Washington DC, USA
African countries, which continue to be impacted by the COVID pandemic, are now faced with another economic shock from the war in Ukraine. Increases in global commodity prices, and especially oil which rose above decade-long highs of more than $100 a barrel shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, are inflicting heavy costs to many African governments, their agricultural sectors, farmers, and vulnerable food-dependent citizens.
The conflict in Ukraine is severely impacting food security globally, and especially in many African countries that rely on key agricultural imports. Russia and Ukraine are among the top exporters of wheat (almost one-quarter of global wheat exports) as well as barley, sunflowers, and maize while Russia is a key producer of fertilizer. But war-induced disruptions in the agricultural sector in Ukraine and heavy economic sanctions on Russia are raising the price of wheat, fertilizer, and other agricultural products.
Roundtable Discussion with Hon. Raila Odinga, African Union High Representative
Date: 25 April 2022, 09:30-10:30 EDT
Washington DC, USA
This discussion is a great opportunity to hear about Africa's infrastructure plans from the AU's High representative.
Mr. Odinga will also share his views on Kenya and the East Africa regional market.
eCommerce Week 2022: Data and Digitalization for Development
Date: 25-29 April 2022
Hybrid
The eCommerce Week will take place simultaneously in Geneva and online from 25 to 29 April 2022, organized by UNCTAD in collaboration with eTrade for all and other partners.
It will look at ways to strengthen the ability of developing countries, including least developed countries (LDCs), to continue engaging in and benefiting from e-commerce and the digital economy, to build more resilient and inclusive societies in a dramatically different post-COVID-19 environment.
IA Connect Mining Series
Date: 9-12 May 2022
Cape Town
Invest Africa will host it’s 9th annual Invest Africa Connect Mining Series in Cape Town this year, from the 9th to the 12th May. This exclusive programme of events will host many high-level business meetings, luncheons, breakfasts and cocktail receptions – all dedicated to identifying and examining investment opportunities across the continent.
Energy mission to Tanzania
Date: 3-6 May 2022
The Norwegian African Business Association (NABA) - in partnership with Invest Africa (UK) - is bringing energy investors to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from the 3rd - 6th of May.
Please get in touch with NABA to learn more about this exciting opportunity.
Exploring the Nordic Financial Ecosystem from an SME perspective
Date: 29 April 2022, 09:00-16:00 CET
Oslo
NABA invites you to attend its online event on the development of sustainable financial investment solutions targeting African markets.
Join the one day roundtable exploring opportunities for creating a Nordic Financial Ecosystem in collaboration with Universities, SME's, Research Institutions, Financial institutions, Private investors, Impact investors, Angel investors and Venture funds in the ØKS region (Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak) for the development of sustainable financial investment solutions targeting African markets.
Creating an Integrated Nordic Financial Ecosystem: Exploring financing structures across the ØKS region
Date: 22 April 2022, 09:00-12:00
Online
NABA invites you to attend its event on creating an integrated Nordic financial ecosystem in collaboration with key stakeholders for the development of sustainable financial investment solutions targeting African markets.
Join the webinar exploring opportunities for creating a Nordic Financial Ecosystem in collaboration with Universities, SME's, Research Institutions, Financial institutions, Private investors, Impact investors, Angel investors and Venture funds in the ØKS region (Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak) for the development of sustainable financial investment solutions targeting African markets.
AFRICA BUSINESS CLUB: START-UP SPECIAL
Date: 14 April 2022, 14:30 CET
The Hague
NABC will be hosting their first-ever Africa Business Club: Start-up Special, at the NABC office in The Hague.
During this afternoon, you will hear from Pascal Murasira, the Managing Director of Norrsken East Africa that is setting up one of the largest start-up hubs on the African continent in Rwanda.
The second speaker is Ernesto Spruyt, the CEO of Tunga. Tunga was founded just five years ago and has now grown into an ICT company that employs hundreds of developers in a number of African countries. Mr. Spruyt will give some insights into the question: How to successfully move from Start-up to Scale-up?
Business Opportunities in the Moroccan Poultry Sector
Date: 14 April 2022, 15:00 CET
Online
In collaboration with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and The Netherlands Embassy in Morocco, the NABC will be hosting a webinar on the business opportunities in the Moroccan poultry sector.
During the session, NABC will present the findings of the Opportunity Identification Study for the Dutch Poultry Sector in Morocco.
Major vs. Minor - A different approach to Investment
Date: 20 April 2022, 12:00-13:00
Online
Invest Africa invites you to attend its event to address local investment strategies with traditional models of investment structures, weighing in on major and minor investments.
African investors are increasingly aligning their investment strategies with the strong demand for capital in the middle market. Close to 25% of investors record a preference for deals between $1m and $5m, followed closely by a preference for ticket sizes of $5m – $10m and $10m – $25, at just over 20% each. Investing in developing countries can create diversification for investment portfolios and expand home markets. We specifically want to address local investment strategies with traditional models of investment structures.