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AFRICA INVESTMENT FORUM 2019 The second Africa Investment Forum was held in November in Johannesburg, Africa. The African Development Bank signed 56 contracts, 52 guaranteed investment interests. These projects covered twenty-five countries and the fifty-six contracts are estimated at $67.6 billion in total.
all the talent in football all the runners in Kenya, all these things are overlooked because we don’t pay attention to it because we think it’s normal.” Masai Ujiri, President of Toronto Raptors “We must reduce perception risk, we must brand the Africa market better.” — Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank
WHAT THE LEADERS HAD TO SAY! “The Africa Investment Forum is a significant milestone in our quest to reshape the fortunes of the African continent.” — H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa “The role of government, in our view, is to be a facilitator for the development of the private sector, and that has been the focus of our government.” — H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana “The talent walks around like its normal. You take Senegal, for instance, you go there, and you see all these tall human beings in Sudan and in Mali. You go to Cameroon, Congo and Nigeria,
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OPENING REMARKS BY DR. AKINWUMI A. ADESINA, PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AT THE AFRICA INVESTMENT FORUM 2019, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 11 NOVEMBER, 2019: His Excellency, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic Of South Africa, And My Dear Brother, His Excellency President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, His Excellency President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, His Excellency President Filip Nyusi of Mozambique, represented by Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho Do Rosario, His Excellency President John Magufuli of the United Republic
Of Tanzania represented by Minister Dr. Philip Mpango, His Excellency President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic Of Congo, represented by Minister Jean-Jacques Bouya, His Excellency President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic Of Congo, represented by Mr. Vital Kamerhe, Premier of Gauteng Province, Hon’ble David Makhura, The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, represented by Dr. Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki, Mr. Tito Mboweni, Minister Of Finance and African Development Bank Governor for South Africa, my dear big sister, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, honourable ministers, governors of the African Development Bank, executive directors of the African Development Bank, heads of diplomatic missions and international organisations, dear partners, ladies and gentlemen,” A very warm welcome to the 2019 Africa Investment Forum! Welcome to the beautiful city of Johannesburg, Africa’s number-one financial centre.
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