LADOL Managing Director, Dr. Amy Jadesimi, recently attended a G20 conference focussing on the development of Africa and hosted by the German President of the G20 in Berlin.

The summit was organised to propose the ‘G20 African Partnership Initiative’ to spur private investment in infrastructure and employment. The Partnership intends to support related political initiatives of the G20 and facilitate joint commitments (Investment Compacts) between African countries, G20 Partners and International Financial Institutions. Compacts should be demand driven and form the basis for long-term cooperation, with the aim of creating a sound investment climate in relevant sectors of selected African economies. The initiative builds on existing regional and international strategies and can be viewed in the context of addressing root causes of migration.

The G20 is comprised of 19 countries plus the EU. The countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Republic of Korea, Turkey, the UK and the US.

Click here to read the full objectives of the initiative.