A new publication from the Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA), part of the Foundations of Growth series, on the case for DFI and donor collaboration in frontier markets

A new publication from the Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA) covers the opportunities of investing in frontier markets across Africa.

A new publication from the Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA) covers how development finance institutions are investing in frontier markets in Africa, the lessons they’re learning and approaches for fostering greater investment in the future.

Through a collaboration between IFC and EIB-, the Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA) published a report in March 2023 to share the importance of conflict sensitivity for the private sector and how it can be applied at programme level.

A year ago, ARIA was just an idea, and its member DFIs were wondering how to get started on ARIA's goal of collaborating towards an increased investment footprint in frontier markets. 2022 ended up being a packed year with numerous collective achievements. We are looking forward to seeing what 2023 brings!

This report explores examples of collaboration and better understand the drivers of – as well as the barriers to – effective relationships between DFIs and the broader private sector development community.

The Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA) aims to unlock investment in fragile states through collective influence and by pooling expertise to overcome the challenges of providing capital in these countries.