Africa Focus Autumn 2025: Food and energy security in Africa

This edition of Africa Focus explores the key dimensions underpinning the issues of food and energy security across Africa.

The first article, "The European Deforestation Directive: Impact on food security in Africa" examines both the challenges and opportunities provided by the directive for the region to modernize and improve the sustainability of its farming practices.

"Securing Africa's future: Food and energy security," discusses the growing interdependence of food and energy security in Africa, assessing the structural barriers, investment dynamics and the pivotal role of large-scale fertilizer production in fostering resilience.

Following this, the article, "Food security and sustainable financing in Africa: Risks, challenges and pathways forward," offers an insightful analysis of whether the food security challenges in Africa can be addressed sustainably amid growing environmental pressures.

"Tackling the water infrastructure crisis through legal and financial strategies," examines the implications of Africa's water infrastructure crisis for food security, highlighting the structural and financial constraints resulting from insufficient investment.

Moreover, food and energy security in Africa has long been an interest to investors. To round off the report, we interviewed Olusola Lawson, co-managing director at Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers, to discuss a number of ongoing investments related to food security in Africa and the role that investors can play in strengthening food and energy security in the region.

As always, we welcome your thoughts and comments on these topics.