African Trade Investment Development Insurance ATIDI marked a significant milestone in its institutional journey at its 25th annual general meeting AGM, held from 18 to 21 June 2025 in Luanda, Angola. Themed "Turning Risk into Opportunity, Securing a Sustainable Future", the gathering brought together high-level representatives from 24 African member states, as well as 13 institutional shareholders, development finance institutions and strategic partners.
Hosted by Angola, the AGM served as both a reflection on the past and a recalibration for the future, highlighting ATIDI's mission to reshape how risk is managed and perceived across the continent. The event brought into sharp focus the pressing need to reframe risk perception on the continent and to secure sustainable financing for Africa's future.
Since its establishment in 2000, ATIDI has emerged as a cornerstone of African development finance, has provided critical political and commercial risk insurance to unlock trade and investment. Angola's decision to host the AGM - shortly after joining ATIDI in 2023.
ATIDI has already supported infrastructure development worth over 2bn in Angola, focused on water supply, energy and gas projects that directly improve livelihoods and create jobs. Speaking at the event, ATIDI chairman Kelly Mua Kingsly said the institution's creation 25 years ago was born of a belief in pan-African cooperation. "In the year 2000, ATIDI was born from a bold and visionary idea: that, by working together, African countries could overcome the barriers of risk that had long deterred trade and investment. It was a belief in regional solidarity, shared prosperity, and the power of partnership," he said.
ATIDI has supported more than 88bn in trade and investment flows. With its capital base growing to 791.5m by the end of 2024 - a 13 increase - ATIDI aims to cross the 1bn mark within three years. "We are more than just an insurer," said Kingsly. "We are a trusted partner in Africa's development journey, a catalyst that connects perception with potential, and risk with opportunity."