British International Investment, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, had committed £1.09bn to African companies in 2024 to create jobs, reduce aid dependency and combat the ...

Development Partners International (DPI), through funds it advises, and co-investors, have signed a binding agreement for a $190m minority stake investment in Alameda Healthcare, Egypt’s private ...

Standard Bank Group has extended a R400m working capital facility structured in a sustainable finance format to a South African earned wage access (EWA) provider Paymenow.

Nedbank CIB and Investec Investment Banking have provided a strategic funding package comprising equity and structured debt to Master Plastics, a dynamic Group of predominantly food and ...

Vital Capital, a high-performing impact investor focused on addressing critical needs in growth markets, has made a strategic investment in Vastpoint to help scale its efforts in transforming land use ...

A consortium of investors, including RDF Ghana, Sahel Capital, and ABSA Bank, have invested over $1m in Mariseth Farms, a women-owned agribusiness in Ghana.

Africa’s economy is poised to accelerate from a projected 3.3% growth in 2024 to 3.9% in 2025, reaching 4% in 2026, despite growing geopolitical tensions and global trade disruptions, according to the ...

The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company managed by Ninety One, has successfully raised $325m in new debt facilities, bringing ...

African private capital activity showed notable resilience in 2024, marked by increased participation from African LPs, continued reliance on proven sectors like Consumer Staples and Financials, and ...

Scalar International and Mergence Investment Managers have announced the launch of a $150 million private equity fund to finance clean energy and digital infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa.

The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) has announced a $75m investment in Helios Investors V. Helios Fund V will focus on companies in sectors like digital infrastructure, financial services and ...

Futuregrowth Asset Management has led a $3m funding round in CubeSpace, a South African provider of satellite Attitude Determination and Control Systems (ADCS).