Africa’s $700bn pension funds now eye joint development kitty

Delegates pose for a group picture during the Pension Funds and Retirement Summit 2025 in  Casablanca, Morocco. Uganda will host this year’s summit in Kampala next month. PHOTO | FILE

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  • For the first time, pension funds across Africa are seeking to pool their resources to address the continent’s development challenges, aiming to reduce dependence on traditional foreign funding sources, according to leaders of the African pension industry