SPDC KSA / Riyadh Declaration
The mandateThe Riyadh Declaration, and the four tracks we work inside.
Issued on 10 November 2023 at the close of the first Saudi–African Summit, the Declaration set a decade-long framework for cooperation and created four working groups mandated to begin work within six months. It is the document that makes our work legible to both sides.
Commitments announced at the summit
$25B
Announced Saudi investment in Africa through 2030
$5B
Saudi Fund for Development financing through 2030
$10B
Export financing to African markets through 2030
$45B
Saudi development support over 50 years, across 46 African countries
$45B
Saudi–Africa trade volume, 2022
50+
Agreements and memoranda signed at the summit
01
Politics, Security & Countering Extremism
- Insight
- Field stakeholder and network mapping
- Design
- Counter-narrative work with religious and traditional leaders
- Execution
- Civil-society dialogue across the Sahel and the Horn
02
Economy, Development, Trade & Investment
- Insight
- Market-entry assessment and perception studies
- Design
- SDG-aligned programme and social-licence design
- Execution
- Investor–partner brokering and facilitation
03
Culture, Education & Civilizational Exchange
- Insight
- Youth and diaspora landscape analysis
- Design
- People-to-people exchange architecture
- Execution
- Cultural diplomacy and media partnerships
04
Humanitarian & Health
- Insight
- Beneficiary consultation and field assessment
- Design
- Community-led programme design
- Execution
- CHS-based monitoring and evaluation for national bodies
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