Africa Islamic Economic Forum

We are an independent development organization that provides a distinctive Islamic perspective on economic development and social issues as a solution framework for Africa’s economic, social and environmental challenges. We are registered in the republic of Ghana as a non-profit, and our work encompasses a range of advisory, research, policy development and field-building activities to unlock the potential of Halal finance and private capital to drive inclusive economic growth and development in Africa. We set the benchmark on public policy and economic development by drawing together the most innovative thinking available from some of the world's foremost experts and applying that thinking to the challenges facing Africa.
Our mission is to help shift the prevailing paradigm of economic development, and of the economy as a whole, towards a new system that is ethical, place-based, inclusive, collaborative, and ecologically sustainable. Our purpose is to promote access to ethical finance, raise awareness of impact investment opportunities, lower transaction costs, and mitigate the risk of investments that generate positive social, economic and environmental impact.
Working in close collaboration with our strategic partners, we support African Governments, private sector organizations as a trusted and neutral advisor to explore the value of Halal economy opportunities within the context of the country’s own growth and development goals, to design and implement well-functioning Halal finance and market economy programs.
Within the general promotion of Halal economy, we put research work at the centre of our efforts, with the goal of better understanding and interpreting trends and structures of social-economic phenomena for the advancement of knowledge. Recognizing that a country’s GDP does not tell the whole story about the health of its economy, we promote an alternative economic thought that emphasizes and places the well-being of the individual on centrE stage.