They say, this is what you need because you have not articulated your own needs in a manner that you can present it so that it will be addressed. The… - Chinelo Anohu-Amazu

I think there needs to be a paradigm shift from the way we look at collaboration.

They sit in the room with investors, they sit in the room with project sponsors and they hear first-hand how their intentions, their concerns, how policies affect the investments. And investors also get a better understanding of policy. It helps with decision making and we have seen leaders go back to work on policy to help drive greater investments and get deals over the line. That is the unique proposition of the AIF.

We are uniquely placed to overcome all of these different items. We work with every government on the continent. So we can help smooth out issues around policy through discussions and sensitisation and through reforms. We also have proprietary data through the African Development Bank.