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The Obotan Accord
Where Global Capital Meets Africa's Trusted Credit Infrastructure
Annual Forum on Secured Credit Infrastructure, Global Capital Access & Trade Finance. Hosted by Obotan PLC.
Inaugural Edition — 2026 · Accra, Ghana · Frequency: Annual
Why the Accord
Secured credit in Africa remains fragmented — not for lack of capital, but for lack of a shared, trusted operating layer that governments, institutions and traders can rely on together. Significant pension capital, development finance liquidity and trade finance sit on the sidelines, held back less by appetite than by the absence of infrastructure for secure, collateral-backed credit deployment at scale. The Accord exists to build that shared trust — convening every stakeholder annually, and demonstrating the model on Obotan's regulated infrastructure rather than only describing it.
The Three Acts
Morning — State of African Secured Credit
Opening keynotes and release of the annual Africa Secured Credit Index, followed by a panel on where capital is waiting to deploy, and why.
Afternoon — Infrastructure Demonstration
A live, hands-on demonstration of the Obotan platform — Wallet architecture, a simulated end-to-end trade finance credit cycle, and the Guarantee Framework in action — followed by structured Q&A.
Evening — Deal Signing Ceremony
Structured sector roundtables producing written, signed Intent Statements — public commitments to explore or deepen platform participation — followed by a closing reception.
Five Deal Streams
Annual Africa Secured Credit Index
Obotan commissions and publishes the Africa Secured Credit Index each year — an independently compiled flagship publication introducing the continent's secured credit trends and performance, released at the opening of each Accord. Full research library available via the Obotan Institute → .
Institutional Partners
The Accord convenes across these categories:
- Regulators
- Development Finance Institutions (DFIs)
- Commercial Banks
- Export Credit Agencies
- Governments
- Trade Associations
- Universities
- Professional Bodies
Three-Year Roadmap
| Year | Location | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Year 01 — Inaugural | Accra | Establish the model: SEC Ghana representation, signed Intent Statements, first Index published |
| Year 02 — Expansion | Accra + Lagos | Cross-border corridors, first cross-border deal, DFI anchor participant |
| Year 03 — Continental | Pan-African | Additional city edition, pension fund pilot allocation, multi-country regulatory dialogue |
Consultancy Partnership
Media Centre
Register Interest
Previous & Upcoming Editions
| Edition | Year | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inaugural | 2026 | Accra | Upcoming — date TBC |
| Year 02 | TBC | Accra + Lagos | Planned |
| Year 03 | TBC | Pan-African city TBC | Planned |