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born 1973 Nigeria
Chinelo Anohu (born 31 March 1973) is a Nigerian lawyer, public servant and administrator. She is the immediate past Director General and CEO of National Pension Commission, (PenCom).
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Africa is getting tired of receiving aid, adding that it would be more beneficial for the continent to take charge of its future.
I think there needs to be a paradigm shift from the way we look at collaboration.
The homemaker aspect of a woman’s life teaches me one thing and that’s to joggle and manage different things at the same time.
While it would be good for Africa to be given vaccines, the continent needs more of investments to become self-reliant.
I explained to African Business why in the current crisis, originating transactions is more important than ever.
We were very gratified to hear about the launch of the global gateway and the $300 billion initially earmarked for it.
Project preparation and due diligence is very important.
There is abundance of capital and projects in Africa.
One of the biggest challenges is project preparation. You can always find capital and it is available both domestically and globally.
The same principles that we discussed earlier still need to be applied to these sectors. Thinking about scale, structuring projects properly, creating awareness around the impact and upside.
We are constantly putting things on the table that weren’t there before and constantly refusing to take no for an answer when it comes to Africa.
It is always incumbent on the project sponsors and the advisors to structure the deals in a manner that you accompany the interests of the country you operate in. That’s what differentiates success and frustration.
We are helping structure this, and helping channel investments towards this. The same applies to the creatives, and making sure that we are monetising our creations.
At the Africa Investment Forum, we distil the talk into projects.
The Africa Investment Forum has been supporting the African Continental Free Trade Area through the Forum’s parent institution, the African Development Bank.
Our call now to the rest of the world is to join us, not as aid givers, but as investment partners so that we can quite clearly chart the course for the future.
Around sports you have the merchandising, you have the whole ecosystem, the infrastructure and for those watching these sports, the hotels, the shops, the licensing. This is why people are paying billions for sports franchises.
There’s been a lot of talk, and a lot of research but now it’s time for action. And how do you have this action translate properly on the continent? By very quickly, clearly, concisely, looking at the transactions themselves.
Talent is not the issue on the continent. We have it in abundance. We are naturally blessed in sports and in the creatives.
One should understand that when the presidents come to the AIF they don’t come to AIF as the president of such and such a country, they come to AIF as CEOs of their countries.
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