Kate Chambers

Markets matter. In rural Nepal, connecting farmers to buyers is increasing incomes, strengthening food security, and unlocking sustainable growth. Read how a @WorldBankGroup-supported initiative is creating a market-driven model that works. wrld.bg/YqTf50YnEEy

@IFC_org @WorldBank At today’s fireside chat with @CMAEthiopia’s Hana Tehelku, @AMaiga_IFC highlighted how Africa can grow its capital markets to unlock domestic savings—meeting investor appetite and financing productive sectors like housing and agribusiness. #CMS2025

.@IFC_org's Paula Felipe joined the “Capital for Growth” panel, emphasizing the need to strengthen market infrastructure. Through the Ethiopia Capital Market Development Project, @WorldBank Group is supporting reforms that expand the institutional investor base. #CMS2025

The #Ethiopia Capital Markets Summit is underway in Addis Ababa! @IFC_org joins leaders from @CMAEthiopia, the National Bank of Ethiopia & @MoF_Ethiopia to discuss how strong capital markets can unlock investment & long term growth in the country. #CMS2025 #IFCInEthiopia

🔴 Une Industrie Robuste Pour Créer des Emplois de Qualité en Afrique 🔴 La création d’emplois est au cœur de la stratégie du Groupe de la Banque mondiale. De toutes les régions, c’est l’Afrique qui sera confrontée, au cours des trois prochaines décennies, à la croissance la plus rapide de la population en âge de travailler. Avec jusqu’à 12 millions de jeunes entrant chaque année sur le marché du travail, alors que seulement 3 millions d’emplois formels sont créés, le fossé entre les ambitions et les opportunités réelles ne fait que grandir. En tant que branche du Groupe de la Banque mondiale dédiée au secteur privé, la Société financière internationale (SFI) permet aux entreprises de toutes tailles — source de 90 % des emplois sur le continent — de se développer et d’embaucher. 🔴 Un Entretien avec Henrik Elschner Pedersen, directeur régional de la SFI pour l’Industrie manufacturière, l’Agribusiness et les services à lire ici → forbesafrique.com/une-industrie-… #ForbesAfrique #BrandVoice #IFC #création #emploi #jeunesseafricaine #industrie #agribusiness #IndustrieManufacturière #services #hotellerie #logement #tourisme #santé #éducation #BanqueMondiale

The conversations at #AFIS2025 will be unforgettable! Follow the summit's digital media partners as they share behind-the-scenes moments, live coverage, CEO interviews & more from #Casablanca. @EssMukumbo, @Fosudo, @HatimElOtmani, #MehdiAlaoui #OURAFIS2025

Drought, pests, floods — for smallholder farmers in Kenya, shocks can wipe out a season’s work. With IFC’s support, @Pula_Insure is helping farmers protect their harvests through affordable crop insurance — boosting resilience & keeping food on the table. ifc.org/en/stories/202…

I’m heading to Casablanca next week for #AFIS2025 and I’ll be exploring two big themes shaping Africa’s financial future: 🔸How regulated fintech can support diaspora savings. 🔸Practical AI and cybersecurity rules shaping finance. Which should I unpack first? #OURAFIS2025

Congratulations to #Africa-based investment firm Inspired Evolution, who have been tapped to manage the #Zafiri investment vehicle. Zafiri supports energy access in Africa and is a cornerstone of the @WorldBank Group-led #Mission300. ➡️wrld.bg/ykXA50XeYHu #WBGMeetings

🔴 Aliou Maiga : “La SFI est à l’Avant-Garde du Développement de Nouveaux Modèles de Financement Agricole” 🔴 Comment rendre les économies africaines plus résilientes ? C’est l’objectif de la Société financière internationale (#SFI), branche chargée du secteur privé au sein du Groupe de la #Banque #mondiale, qui élabore des outils innovants pour aider le secteur financier et les entrepreneurs à mieux faire face aux contraintes liées au marché. Les explications d’Aliou Maiga, directeur chargé des institutions financières pour la région Afrique. 🔴 En Savoir+ → forbesafrique.com/aliou-maiga-di…

Mission 300's goal is clear: Connect 300 million people to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030, fostering job creation and economic growth. How will we achieve it? Find out 👇 #PoweringAfrica

Don’t miss this conversation between Ajay &  Dr. Sidi Ould Tah at the @BloombergDotOrg Global Forum on how to bring electricity to 300 million people in Africa by 2030. Mission 300 is taking center stage. Tune in today! wrld.bg/j6a250X1yaI

📷 HAPPENING NOW: At #Mission300, Heads of State, @WorldBank President Ajay Banga, and @AfDB_Group President Dr. Sidi Ould Tah are coming together to highlight their commitment to #PoweringAfrica with reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses African leaders gathered in Tanzania to accelerate energy access in prerecorded video. “France is a partner in Africa’s transformation,” he says

Runde River in the Gonarezhou National Park. The river is full and flowing. Grateful for the rain. 🎥📍Runde River, Gonarezhou National Park.

He survived on eating a wild fruit called Nchoomva in Tonga. It is Tsvanzva like or its actually the Tsvanzva. Then water he would go on the dry river bank and use hands and a stick to dig a Mukàla in Tonga or what we call Mufuku in shona and drank water from there. He was very frail when he was rescued & had to be put on a drip. On water what saved him is the technique learnt from a young age in dry & drought prone areas of drawing water from a dry river bank -digging a mufuku

💫 A boy missing & found in Matusadonha game park A true miracle in remote Kasvisva community, Nyaminyami in rural Kariba, a community where one wrong turn could easily lead into a game park. 8-year-old Tinotenda Pudu wandered away, lost direction & unknowingly headed into the perilous Matusadonha game park. After 5 long, harrowing days in the jungle near Hogwe River, which feeds into Ume river, the boy has been found alive by the incredible rangers from Matusadona Africa Parks. His ordeal, wandering 23km from home, sleeping on a rocky perch, amidst roaring lions, passing elephants, eating wild fruits and just the unforgiving wild i too much for an 8year old. We are overwhelmed with gratitude to the brave park rangers, the tireless Nyaminyami community who beat night drums each day to get the boy hear sound & get the direction back home & everyone who joined the search. Above all, we thank God for watching over Tinotenda and leading him back home safely. This is a testament to the power of unity, hope, prayer and never giving up.

Egypt completes trial run of new Suez Canal channel extension reut.rs/3PlzYpT

South Africa has become a hub for the illegal trade in protected plant species. During the COVID lockdown, foreign collectors turned to locals, leading crime syndicates to exploit the situation, organizing large-scale plant poaching.

From @risj_oxford, @KuengLucy on how leaders can prioritise professional growth, challenge their assumptions, and create a culture of learning.