Saudi Arabia plans to give US$533 million to African countries

By Linda Kwanjana

It does not get sweeter than the news that Saud Arabia is destined to sign $533 Million (about K906 billion at current exchange rate) worth of agreements with African countries, including Malawi on the sidelines of the Saudi-Africa Summit.

Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan revealed this today when he opened the Saudi-Arab-African Economic
Conference in the kingdom’s capital, Riyadh ahead of the First Saudi-Africa Summit tomorrow.



Malawi and other African countries are set to sign different muti-billion dollar agreements with Saudi Arabia through the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD).

Discussions at the first Saudi-Africa Summit will revolve around supporting joint plans of action, enhancing political coordination, addressing regional security threats, facilitating economic transformation through research and the local development of new energy solutions, all while bolstering cross-sectoral investment.