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The African Solidarity Fund's Deposit of Its Instrument of Accession of the Agreement for the Establishment of the African Legal Support Facility

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 20 January 2025 - Mr. Olivier Pognon, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the African Legal Support Facility (Facility), received on 8 January 2025 the instrument of accession to the Agreement for the Establishment of the African Legal Support Facility (Agreement) from the African Solidarity Fund (ASF). This accession makes ASF the 9th institutional member of the Facility.

During the deposit ceremony, the Facility's Director congratulated ASF on this milestone. He expressed appreciation to Mr. Abdourahmane Diallo, Director General and Chief Executive Officer of ASF, for his ongoing support and dedication to fostering collaboration between both institutions for the sustainable social and economic development of their Member States.

 

About the ALSF

The ALSF was founded in 2008 and is an international organization hosted by the African Development Bank. Its mandate is to assist African governments with legal and technical support in negotiating complex commercial transactions, litigation, capacity building, public private partnerships (PPPs), energy, minerals and natural resources and sovereign debt restructuring.

 

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