More than 50 representatives from African countries and development finance institutions met in Vienna last week for a three-day workshop aimed at strengthening environmental and social risk management in development projects. The workshop was organised by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), the OPEC Fund for International Development and the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment (NCEA). It formed the second phase of the AfDB/OPEC FUND E&S Capacity Building initiative, launched in June 2025 in Vienna, Austria. Senior regulatory officials from Chad, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Madagascar, Niger,...