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At the 2026 World Bank Group–IMF Annual Meetings in Bangkok, H.E. Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi, @DCP_Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, presented the African Union’s position at the 114th Development Committee Meeting, on behalf of H.E. the Chairperson of the African Union Commission @ymahmoudali. Her intervention emphasised the need to scale up private capital mobilisation and development financing to accelerate Africa’s economic transformation and create sustainable jobs, particularly for its growing youth population. She called for increased World Bank Group financing for Africa, including through IDA22, with greater emphasis on regional integration, cross-border infrastructure, industrialisation, regional value chains and the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (@AfCFTA). The Deputy Chairperson further underscored the importance of accessible, affordable and sustainable financing, stronger partnerships and innovative financial instruments to unlock investment at scale. Reaffirming the African Union’s commitment to deepening its strategic partnership with the World Bank Group, she called for translating commitments into investments that deliver jobs, opportunities and shared prosperity for Africa’s people. Read Intervention @ au.int/en/speeches/20261016/auc-deputy-cha... #AfricanUnion #WBGMeetings #Agenda2063 #AfCFTA @WBG_Digital @IMFNews