Luanda, June 19, 2025 – The 25th Annual General Assembly of the African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI), formerly known as ATI, opened in Angola, a country firmly committed to economic diversification and openness to investments. This edition in Luanda marks an important milestone for the pan-African institution – its quarter-century of existence – and a recognition of Angola’s growing role as a strategic regional player.
An official opening in a country undergoing transformation
In the prestigious setting of the Intercontinental Hotel in Luanda, the opening speeches emphasized the convergence between the ambitions of ATIDI and those of Angola, the host country and active member since 2023. Presiding over the ceremony, the Chairman of the Board, Prof. Kelly Mua Kingsly, praised the 25-year journey of ATIDI, highlighting the agency’s role in securing over 88 billion dollars of investments across the continent, particularly in infrastructure, renewable energies, and regional trade.
For his part, the Director General, Mr. Manuel Moses, emphasized the relevance of the theme of this edition: “Turning risk into opportunity for a sustainable future.” He presented recent financial results, highlighting a 13% growth in equity (reaching 791.6 million USD), despite a decrease in net income due to an increase in claims. The agency was also named “Development Financial Institution of the Year” at the 2025 African Banker Awards.
Angola, a reflection of African aspirations
As the host country of this anniversary edition, Angola was honored through a series of investment briefings and networking events. The country, currently presiding over the African Union, embodies a model of transition. Since the launch of its ambitious privatization program (Propriv), Luanda has sold over 90 state-owned enterprises and plans to list giants such as Sonangol and Unitel on the stock exchange by 2026.
The Minister of Finance, Vera Daves de Sousa, emphasized that these reforms are part of a broader effort to make the business environment more attractive, with tax incentives, improved company registration procedures, and the promotion of public-private partnerships. Through strategic projects like the Lobito corridor, Angola aims to become a key logistical and commercial platform between the Atlantic and Central Africa.
Common challenges, collective solutions
Plenary sessions and roundtable discussions addressed crucial themes for the continent: risk management, mobilization of internal resources, innovative financial instruments, first loss guarantees, and the convergence between climate and investment. Emphasis was also placed on two flagship initiatives: the PoRSA program for SME financing, and the RCTG, ensuring the smooth flow of intra-African trade through a single border guarantee.
ATIDI reiterated the importance of maintaining its Preferred Creditor Status, ensuring its financial strength and the confidence of international rating agencies and reinsurers. This principle allows the agency to intervene where other actors withdraw, while maintaining favorable financing conditions for its members.
A strategic turning point
In closing the public session, ATIDI officials called for strengthening pan-African solidarity around a common agenda: transforming the continent into a reliable, resilient, and sustainable investment space. The Luanda edition confirmed that, in the face of global uncertainties, Africa can draw on its own resources – human, institutional, and strategic – to shape its economic trajectory.
This 25th ATIDI General Assembly opened in an atmosphere of measured optimism, mirroring Angola: a country focused on the future, determined to build a diversified economic model. For ATIDI, this milestone marks institutional maturity coupled with renewed ambition: to be a pillar of African structural transformation.
