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The Nigeria Green Bond Programme, running from January 2018 to March 2023, aimed to increase the use of green bonds to finance green projects and assets in Nigeria by developing market guidelines, a pipeline of investments, and a pool of licensed verifiers.

The SEC Nigeria Digital Transformation Programme, running from August 2020 to March 2025, aims to modernize the ICT systems and architecture of the Nigeria Securities and Exchange Commission to improve regulatory efficiency, security, and agility in a digital market.

The Catalysing Climate Resilience (CCR) programme, funded by the FCDO and managed by BFA Global, aims to build climate resilience for vulnerable households and businesses in Africa through a three-part strategy of seeding new solutions, accelerating promising models, and developing the broader innovation ecosystem.

This briefing describes a two-phase project funded by the FCDO and implemented by Strategic Impact Advisors (SIA) to increase the uptake of digital cash transfers for humanitarian and government social payments in Nigeria.

This briefing describes a collaboration between CGAP and FSD Africa to develop a conceptual framework and research methodology exploring the link between financial inclusion and climate resilience. The project focuses on how financial services can help vulnerable populations adapt to climate risks, with initial testing and research conducted in Nigeria.

The BimaLab Neo Insurers Training Initiative (NITI), supported by IFC and implemented by Tellistic Technology Services between 2021 and 2022, aims to transform traditional insurance companies in Nigeria into digital insurers. The program focuses on establishing innovation hubs and digital sandboxes to test new solutions, specifically targeting the agriculture and health insurance sub-sectors.

BimaLab West Africa is an FSD Africa-supported platform hosted by insurance regulators to create an Insurtech ecosystem in Nigeria and Ghana. The program aims to increase insurance access for underserved populations, support innovators through mentorship and regulatory guidance, and modernize insurance policies. In 2021-2022, the program accelerated 20 insurtechs, with three winners receiving 51,000 pounds from GIZ.

FSD Africa is supporting the Lagos State Government (LASG) from 2022 to 2024 to improve flood resilience by integrating market-based financial instruments into risk management and infrastructure investment.

FSD Africa is providing technical assistance to the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) in Nigeria to enhance its regulatory and supervisory capabilities, specifically through the development of a risk-based capital framework and the promotion of insurance market innovation.

The Risk, Resilience and Regulatory Lab (R3LAB) is a platform designed to enhance the capacity of insurance regulators and supervisors across Africa through collaboration, knowledge exchange, and the development of customized capacity-building programs.

The October 2022 Peace & Security Council Report by the Institute for Security Studies examines the resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government (UCGs) in Africa, the expansion of violent extremist groups in the Lake Chad Basin, and the asymmetrical progress between the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Free Movement Protocol. It also highlights the urgent need for educational investment in Chad to mitigate population growth and economic instability.

This policy brief by the South African Institute of International Affairs examines the priorities and challenges for African nations leading up to COP27 in Egypt. It highlights the continent's push for climate justice, increased financial support for adaptation and loss and damage, and a 'just transition' that allows for the temporary use of natural gas to ensure energy security.

This scoping report by FSD Africa evaluates the feasibility of developing a green bond market within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). It identifies significant barriers, including underdeveloped regional financial markets, a lack of government-led climate initiatives, and limited stakeholder familiarity with international green bond standards. The report provides recommendations for capacity building, regulatory harmonization, and the identification of bankable green projects to attract both public and private investment for climate mitigation and adaptation.

The WAEMU Green Bond Scoping Report, published by FSD Africa in September 2022, evaluates the feasibility of developing a Green Bond market within the West African Economic and Monetary Union. The report identifies significant potential for sovereign and corporate issuance, particularly in energy, agriculture, and transportation, but highlights critical barriers including underdeveloped regional financial markets, a lack of government focus on climate-resilient regulatory frameworks, and limited technical capacity among stakeholders to meet international green standards. It recommends targeted capacity building, the development of harmonized regional guidelines, and the use of technical assistance and risk-transfer instruments to attract investors and build a pipeline of bankable green projects.

The Green Affordable Housing Finance instrument, proposed by Reall and analyzed by the Climate Policy Initiative, is a two-pronged financial mechanism designed to catalyze the construction and ownership of green affordable homes. It combines an Enabling Environment Facility (EEF) for technical assistance and direct construction finance with a Guarantee Facility that de-risks construction and mortgage loans for local financial institutions. The instrument will be piloted in Kenya in 2023, targeting the gap in sustainable housing for low- and informal-income households, before scaling to Nigeria, Uganda, India, and Pakistan.

The 'Landscape of Climate Finance in Africa' report by the Climate Policy Initiative provides a baseline assessment of climate finance flows into and within African countries for 2019 and 2020. It highlights a massive gap between the annual USD 277 billion required to implement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the actual annual flows of USD 29.5 billion. The report analyzes the sources, instruments, and sectoral allocations of this finance, noting a heavy reliance on international public funding and a significant under-investment in adaptation and the agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) sectors compared to their needs.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), commissioned by FSD Africa, provides a comprehensive baseline of climate finance flows in Africa for 2019 and 2020. It highlights a massive financing gap, noting that annual flows of USD 29.5 billion meet only about 11% of the USD 277 billion needed annually to implement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by 2030. The analysis details the sources, instruments, and sectoral allocations of these funds, emphasizing the dominance of international public finance and the need for increased private sector engagement and better data tracking.

This briefing paper by FSD Africa examines the necessity and mechanisms for mobilising private finance to preserve and restore natural capital across Africa. It identifies a significant annual financing gap of over $100 billion and proposes a 'triple bottom line' investment approach focusing on landscape financing, restorative agriculture, and sustainable supply chains. The document outlines the roles of various stakeholders, including central banks, international development partners, and impact investors, in creating a 'natural capital aligned' investor base through green bonds, carbon credits, and specialist funds.

This report by FSD Africa analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine on debt sustainability and financial market development in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. It highlights a high risk of external debt distress for several of these nations and examines the trade-offs between short-term counter-cyclical fiscal measures and long-term financial market stability.

This policy brief examines the role of nuclear science and technology in Africa's development and argues for the increased participation of women and youth in the sector. It aligns this goal with African Union (AU) frameworks for gender equality and youth empowerment, identifies existing networks like WiN Africa and AYGN, and outlines the challenges and requirements for expanding inclusion in nuclear energy, medicine, and agriculture.