Summary Report of the 2026 Annual Workshop
This report summarizes the key discussions, conclusions and recommendations of the 2026 Annual Workshop of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI), held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. Under the theme “Augmenting Sovereign Finance in Africa: DFIs Unlocking Growth and Resilience through the New African Financial Architecture for Development (NAFAD),” the workshop examined how African development finance institutions can strengthen capital mobilization, reduce financing costs, expand risk-sharing mechanisms and accelerate the preparation of bankable projects.