Vision

To be a leading African knowledge platform shaping development finance and advancing sustainable economic transformation.

Mission

To publish rigorous, policy-relevant and practice-oriented research that advances development finance knowledge, informs policy and strengthens institutional practice for Africa’s economic transformation.

Scope and Topical Coverage

The AJDF publishes original, peer-reviewed contributions across the full breadth of development finance theory and practice. The journal particularly welcomes work those bridges academic rigour with operational relevance for African Development Finance Institutions and related stakeholders. The scope covers agricultural commercialisation, structural transformation, finance-growth relationships, African financial architecture and other development issues affecting African economies