Regional Private Sector Work
Regional Private Sector Work in Africa
UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa (RSCA) Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development Cluster (IGSD) Private Sector Unit is working to accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)by supporting the development of inclusive, pro-poor markets across Africa.
With Africa being a major focus of UNDP’s work, a regional project on Private Sector and Inclusive Market Development for Poverty Reduction, the “African Facility for Inclusive Markets” (AFIM), operated from 2010 to 2014. Since then, AFIM has been integrated into UNDP’s Regional Programme for Africa, which is implemented by the RSCA, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Private Sector Unit builds on the work done by AFIM, and has a particular focus on the promotion of Inclusive Business and Market Development in Africa.
AFIM Information
Knowledge Products
- Impact Investment in Africa: Trends, Constraints and Opportunities (2015)
- Private Sector Success Stories from UNDP Country Offices in Africa (2014)
- African Agribusiness Supplier Development Programme (ASDP): Toolkit and Training Manual (2014)
- Realizing Africa’s Wealth – Building Inclusive Businesses for Shared Prosperity(2013)
- Roles and Opportunities of the Private Sector in Africa's Agro-Food Industry(2012)
- Inclusive Business Finance Field Guide (2012)
- African Inclusive Markets Excellence Centre (AIMEC): Primer for Development Partners (2016), Primer for AU Member States (2016) and Business Plan (2016)
Sub-Regional AFIM Weeks and Project Facilitation Platforms
- The East African AFIM Week with the East African Community (EAC) in Nairobi, Kenya. See East Africa AFIM Week Report
- The West African AFIM Week with the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) in Dakar, Senegal. See West Africa AFIM Week Report
- The Southern African AFIM Week with Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). See Southern Africa AFIM Week Report
CAADP related documents
- Workshop Report – CAADP Investment Plan Implementation and Private Sector Engagement (Nov 2012)
- CAADP Private Sector and Investor Opportunities Guidelines (2013)
- Concept Note - CAADP Investment Programme
En Français / In French:
- AFIM Brochure Français
- Programme africain d’aide aux fournisseurs de l’agrobusiness (PAAFA): Trousse à outils et Manuel de formation
- Les roles et les opportunities pour le secteur prive de l'industrie agro-alimentaire en Afrique (Summary)
- Guide 2012 de la finance d'enterprise inclusive (Summary)
- African Inclusive Markets Excellence Centre (AIMEC): Primer pour les États membres de l'UA (2016) et Plan d'affaires (2016)
Johannesburg Declaration
This Declaration was adopted at the High Level Public Private Dialogue (PPD), facilitated by the UNDP, on Engaging the Private Sector in Furthering Africa’s Agribusiness and Food Security Agenda on 19 October 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The following organisations participated and supported the PPD: