Deutsche Partners Holding (DPH) is actively participating in the 2026 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group taking place at the Kintélé International Conference Centre in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
The high-level meetings, held from May 25–29, 2026, have convened over 3,000 delegates from the Bank’s 81member countries, including Heads of State, Ministers of Finance, Central Bank Governors, development finance institutions, private sector leaders, institutional investors, and global development partners.
Organized under the theme “Mobilising Africa’s Development Financing at Scale in a Fragmented World,” the meeting is focused on accelerating innovative financing solutions capable of addressing Africa’s growing infrastructure, trade, energy, industrialisation, and climate financing needs.
Advancing Strategic Development Finance Conversations
Deutsche Partners Holding is engaging with multilateral institutions, sovereign representatives investors, and strategic stakeholders to explore collaborative opportunities that will strengthen capital mobilisation and unlock sustainable financing solutions across Africa.
The engagements at the meetings align with DPH’s broader strategic mandate of advancing investment banking, infrastructure finance, transaction advisory, private equity, and development finance initiatives across the continent.
Speaking on the significance of the event, Dr. Onuoha Nnachi, Managing Partner of Deutsche Partners Holding, noted that Africa requires stronger partnerships between governments, development finance institutions, and the private sector to bridge the continent’s financing gap and accelerate economic transformation.
“DPH participation at the AfDB Annual Meetings reflects Our commitment to connecting African enterprises and governments with the capital, partnerships, and innovative financing structures required to drive sustainable development and long-term economic growth across the continent.”
Reinforcing DPH’s Development Finance Footprint
DPH’s participation at the Annual Meetings further reinforces the company’s growing role within Africa’s development finance ecosystem.
In recent years, the firm has continued to facilitate strategic financing and investment initiatives across critical sectors of the economy. Notably, Deutsche Partners Holding served as Financial and Transaction Adviser in facilitating approximately US$268.63 million financing for Taraba State from the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) in 2025.
The firm also participated in the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2025 in Algiers, Algeria, where discussions centered on expanding intra-African trade, investment promotion, industrial partnerships, and regional economic integration.
Through its integrated financial services platform, DPH continues to provide specialised services across: Investment Banking, Development Finance Advisory, Capital Raising, Private Equity, Infrastructure Finance, Project Finance Structuring, Public-Private, Partnerships (PPPs), Financial and Transaction Advisory Services.
Key Highlights of the 2026 AfDB Annual Meetings
The 2026 AfDB Annual Meetings feature several high-level engagements, including:
- Governors’ Dialogue on Africa’s financing architecture
- Investor forums and strategic B2B meetings
- Sessions on climate finance and green investment
- Discussions on African capital markets development
- Regional integration and trade financing conversations
- Launch of the African Economic Outlook 2026 Report
- Private sector and infrastructure investment sessions
The meetings also mark one of the earliest major gatherings under the leadership of Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank Group, signaling renewed momentum around Africa-focused financing reforms and development partnerships.
