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The Investment Climate Facility for Africa - Making Africa an even better place to do business

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ICF and Thomson Reuters Foundation's latest journalist training programme ended in Lagos, Nigeria on 26th June with great success. The workshop was the fourth of six five-day introductory training workshops, with further courses planned for July 27-31 - Abidjan, Ivory Coast and August 24-28 - Maputo, Mozambique.
Please click here to download a course application form.

“Africa is a continent rich with potential for both domestic and international investors. We are committed to delivering sustainable change within seven years to improve the investment climate and make Africa an even better place to do business.”
Omari Issa – CEO of the Investment Climate Facility for Africa

“Africa is a continent rich with potential for both domestic and international investors. We are committed to delivering sustainable change within seven years to improve the investment climate and make Africa an even better place to do business.”
Omari Issa – CEO of the Investment Climate Facility for Africa
“ICF represents an extraordinary opportunity for African governments to work in partnership with development organisations and the private sector to create a legal, regulatory and administrative environment that encourages businesses at all levels to invest, grow and create jobs.”
Niall FitzGerald, KBE, ICF Co-chair and Chair of the Board and Deputy Chairman of Thomson Reuters
“Investment climate improvement is crucial for wider economic growth in Africa. ICF is working with receptive African governments to make the continent an even better place to do business by focusing on areas where practical steps can be taken to remove identified constraints and problems.”
Benjamin Mkapa – Former President of Tanzania and Co-Chair of the Investment Climate Facility for Africa

Welcome

The Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) works to remove the barriers that exist to doing business in Africa, recognising that a healthy investment climate is vital for the continent's economic growth.

We are a unique and unprecedented partnership between private companies, development partners and governments, founded on the principle that African governments and the private sector need to work together to enable Africa to finally realise its very real investment potential.

We are the only pan-African body, based in Africa, explicitly and exclusively focused on improving the continent's investment climate. We work with receptive African governments to systematically remove constraints to investment in order to make the continent an even better place to do business.

ICF is committed to delivering tangible and sustainable change over a seven year time frame and will measure our progress solely on our contribution to economic activity.