ATIDI Helps Strengthen Benin’s Fiscal Resilience with Second-Loss Guarantee for Deutsche Bank

The Republic of Benin, acting through its Ministry of Economy and Finance, has successfully secured a EUR507.5 million, 15-year facility to support its sustainable development agenda. This transaction benefits from a Partial Risk Guarantee (PRG) of EUR200 million provided by...

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Tunisia Signs RLSF MoU with ATIDI to Strengthen Renewable Energy Sector

The Republic of Tunisia, represented by the Ministry of Economy and Planning, the Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Energy, and the state-owned power utility, la Société Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz (STEG), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI)

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African Leaders Unite To Mobilize African Investment & Financing For Implementing Agenda2063

On the sidelines of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African Heads of State, Government and Business Leaders convened for a Presidential Breakfast Dialogue to address the continent’s financing and investment gaps.

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Ethiopia Signs Memorandum of Understanding with ATIDI to Support PPP Renewable Energy Projects

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, represented by the Ministry of Finance and Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATIDI), a leading pan-African multilateral trade and investment insurer.

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TDB Group & Anzana Electric Group Announce Financial Close of First-of-Its-Kind Usd 35 Million Long-Term Project

TDB Group achieved financial close on Burundi’s largest long-term project financing, providing debt funding for the construction of two hydropower projects that will supply over 62 GWh p.a. of clean, baseload electricity to the national grid annually

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ATIDI Hosts Deep Dive Webinar on Development Insurance and Shapes the Future of Risk Mitigation in Africa

In an effort to promote the growing need for effective risk management in Africa, ATIDI hosted a webinar focused on the role of development insurance. The session brought together media stakeholders from across the continent – to

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Côte d’Ivoire secures EUR 50 million EIB Loan with ATIDI to support low carbon transition, sustainable trade and investments

Côte d’Ivoire secures EUR 50 million EIB Loan with ATIDI to support low carbon transition, sustainable trade and investments

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The African Solidarity Fund (ASF-FSA) and ATIDI sign a Framework Cooperation Agreement

The African Solidarity Fund (ASF) and the African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) signed on the sidelines of the Africa Investment Forum 2024 (AIF 2024), a framework cooperation agreement, paving the way for further strategic

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ATIDI and KfW Development Bank Partner to Strengthen SME Access to Finance and Support Cross Border Trade

The African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI), announced a strategic partnership with Germany’s KfW Development Bank, acting on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

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Ten Years of Partnership, ATIDI, Longulf Trading (UK) Ltd Celebrate Support to Trade Facilitation Across Africa

The African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) announces the celebration of the 10th anniversary of its Whole Turnover (WTO) Credit Risk Insurance policy with Longulf Trading (UK) Ltd, a London-based company specializing in packaging products.

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ATIDI Approves Liquidity Support for Songa Energy’s 1.65 MW Hydro Project in Burundi

ATIDI to provide liquidity support via its Regional Liquidity Support Facility (RLSF) for the 1.65 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric project on the Ruvyironza River in Burundi

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ATIDI endeavours to be a catalyst in driving African trade and investment

We facilitate Intra-Africa trade and inward investment both from a geopolitical and trade block perspective.

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ATIDI mitigates the real and perceived risk of doing business across Africa

We are a solution for Africa by Africa addressing risk mitigation to unlock economic development in the continent.

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ATIDI provides political risk and trade credit risk to reduce the cost of doing business in Africa

Our main goal is to improve Africa’s risk perception by attracting affordable investments in support of sovereign governments and the private sector in Africa.

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ATIDI is one of Africa’s most robust financial institutions

Rated A/Stable by S&P & A3/Stable by Moody’s. Our ratings reflect our substantial enterprise risk and adequate financial risk profiles.

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Who We Are

ATIDI facilitates inward investment in Africa by providing insurance against trade and investment risks.

ATIDI continues to be the catalyst in trade and investments and the de facto business risk mitigation tool for Africa, contributing to the implementation of AfCFTA while at the same time supporting the recovery process of economies in the face of potential global economic recession in 2023 and beyond.

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Featured Products

Non-honoring of Sovereign or Sub-Sovereign Obligations

This insurance covers the public buyer/borrower’s credit risk. This includes cover for non-honoring of sovereign or sub-sovereign guarantees.

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Political Risk / Investment Insurance

Pure Political/ Investment Risk policies cover specific perils, with political risk being defined as the risk of a loss arising from any actions or inactions of governments or a loss following political events outside the control of the contracting parties.

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Credit Risk Insurance

Credit risk insurance is a risk mitigation tool that protects against payment default risks. The product replaces expensive collateral such as Letters of Credit that banks often require to secure a loan or a line of credit.

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Surety Bonds

Bonds are an essential element of most contractual relationships. This product protects government agencies and contracted companies to ensure that contracts are completed according to mutually agreed terms.

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Energy Solutions

Over the last few years, ATIDI has developed broad expertise in the energy sector with the help of the European Investment Bank (EIB), the German Development Bank (KfW) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - Norad.

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Reinsurance

Reinsurance is a key risk mitigation measure that ATIDI utilises to protect its bottom line and forms part of ATIDI’s internal risk management system. Reinsurance also affords ATIDI increased capacity to accept significant exposures beyond its retention limits.

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Claims

The objective of ATIDI is to mitigate all the risks it insures. Accordingly, our Claims & Recoveries team invests all reasonable effort in cooperation with the insured to avert losses and, if all effort fails, to compensate the insured for losses incurred within the contractually agreed upon timelines.

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