
Celebrating 20 Years
NEPAD Business Foundation celebrates 20 years of promoting sustainable socio-economic development in Africa.VIEW OUR STORY

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The NBF is the premier African business foundation which assists both the public and private sector to form viable partnerships which have commercial, investment and developmental outcomes. The NBF builds and manages fruitful relationships across five key focus areas to enable such collaboration.JOIN HERE
About NEPAD Business Foundation
The NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF) is a non-profit organisation that champions and coordinates development programmes, projects and initiatives from inception to implementation through public and private sector partnerships for the economic development of Africa.
Through signed MoU’s with the African Union, NEPAD Agency and the SADC Secretariat, among others, the NBF and its public-private sector stakeholders are able to implement interventions that complement the development efforts by governments’ across the continent. The NBF is the interim Secretariat of the SADC Business Council and the Strategic Water Partners Network.

Our 20-year journey
Focus Areas

Trade facilitation
Trade facilitation

Green transition
Green transition

Digital transition
Latest News

NEPAD Business Foundation announces appointment of Ian Hirschfeld and Iddah Asin to the Board of Directors
NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF) today announced the appointment of Mr. Ian Hirschfeld and Ms. Iddah Asin to the Board of Directors. Mr. Ian Hirschfeld joins

NEPAD: Looking Back At The Last 20 Years And Forward To The Next 20
By Greg Nott When NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa’s Development) was adopted some 20 years ago by the African Union in 2002, it was a

NEPAD Business Foundation announces appointment of Ian Hirschfeld and Iddah Asin to the Board of Directors
NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF) today announced the appointment of Mr. Ian Hirschfeld and Ms. Iddah Asin to the Board of Directors. Mr. Ian Hirschfeld joins

NEPAD: Looking Back At The Last 20 Years And Forward To The Next 20
By Greg Nott When NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa’s Development) was adopted some 20 years ago by the African Union in 2002, it was a
Latest Publication and Report
Integrated Annual Report 2022
The NEPAD Business Foundation’s 2022 Integrated Report provides an overview of the organisation’s operational, social, financial and environmental performance in a single report. Initiated in 2012, the report highlights outputs and the associated outcomes in a way that outlines the value that the NBF delivers to members and stakeholders. Kindly click here to download an electronic version of the publication.
NEPAD Business Foundation is the Secretariat of the SADC Business Council (SADC BC) and Strategic Water Partners Network (SWPN)


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