African Union Commission African Union Commission The Commission of the African Union acts as the executive/administrative branch or secretariat of the AU (and is somewhat analogous to the European Commission). It consists of a number of Commissioners dealing with different areas of policy. The Commission is headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It should be distinguished from the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, (based in Banjul, Gambia), which is a separate body that reports to the African Union. On September 13, 2005 an agreement was reached by the Commission and France whereby France would donate €5 million for the furtherance of African
Scipion Capital has launched a "commodity finance fund". Scipion Capital Scipion Capital is a London-based hedge fund which invests in African agriculture. It is located at 52 Berkeley Square in Mayfair, London. It was founded by Nicolas Clavel in 2007. Scipion Capital is domiciled in the Cayman Islands. In 2012, the fund invested in "coffee, cocoa, grain, seeds, and nuts, as well as minerals such as iron ore, manganese, cobalt, nickel, salt and tin". Additionally, the fund has invested in fertilizers used in African agriculture. In 2015, the fund invested in Kenya. It has also invested in the Democratic Republic of Congo.