The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Sidi Ould Tah, has called for urgent reforms to unlock Africa’s estimated four trillion dollars in domestic savings.
Tah made the call at the official opening of the 2026 AfDB Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday. According to him, Africa’s challenge is not a lack of capital, but the inability to channel available resources into productive investment.
He called for stronger financial markets, better coordination among institutions and improved investment instruments. He said Africa must strengthen risk-sharing mechanisms to attract private investors and reduce the cost of capital.
Tah added that development finance institutions must play a catalytic role in mobilising private capital rather than relying on sovereign lending alone. He also emphasised the need for stronger project pipelines to ensure that investments were bankable and ready for financing.
The AfDB president urged African countries to accelerate reforms aimed at building an integrated financial architecture capable of supporting transformation.
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