Rabat, Nov. 27, 2025 – A global event aimed at promoting investments in Africa kicked off its three-day run in Morocco’s capital of Rabat earlier this week, its organizers said Thursday.
The Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Market Days 2025 event brought together investors, government leaders and commercial banks to advance transformational African projects across sectors, including infrastructure, digitization and agribusiness.
The AIF is a platform launched in 2018 by nine founding partners, including the Africa Development Bank Group (AfDB), aimed at advancing and raising capital for various projects in Africa.
Last year’s Market Days event generated around US$29.2 billion in investments and drew over 2,300 participants from 83 countries, according to the organizers.
This year’s event will run until Friday and showcase 41 projects, of which 39 are ready for investment, the organizers said at a press conference before the event’s opening.
The AIF Market Days 2025 will feature panel discussions and presentations on various investment opportunities in Africa, including its ongoing digital transformation, critical minerals and climate solutions.
One of the highlights of the event is a press conference on the Mahenge graphite mine development project in Tanzania, which holds the world’s second-largest reserves.
South Korea’s trading and investment company POSCO International Corp. is set to attend the conference with Black Rock Mining Ltd. of Australia, the project’s strategic partner.
In 2023, Africa accounted for 3.5 percent of global foreign direct investment, yet South Korea’s direct investment in the continent accounted for less than 1 percent. (Yonhap News Agency)
