A consortium led by Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure, has completed the acquisition of a 100% stake in Swiftnet, a telecom tower portfolio in South Africa, from Telkom for an enterprise value of c. $370m (R6.75bn).
Janngo Capital, with participation from SANAD Fund for MSMEs (managed by Finance in Motion), Partech, Oikocredit, Enza Capital and Y Combinator, have invested $17m in Djamo, a financial services app revolutionizing mobile banking in francophone Africa.
African Development Bank Group's President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has announced plans to launch a $500m facility designed to unlock $10bn in financing for smallholder farmers and small agribusiness enterprises across Africa.
Alitheia Capital and Goodwell Investments have announced the first exit of their joint uMunthu Fund - Baobab Nigeria, a financial institution creating meaningful impact in sub-Saharan Africa by providing inclusive banking services to individuals and MSMEs in underserved areas.
Yango Group, a global tech company bringing advanced technology to local communities, has launched Yango Ventures, a corporate venture fund designed to empower promising startups across Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as LATAM, MENAP, and other high-growth regions of the company’s presence.
Sycamore, a Nigerian fintech with over N10 billion in assets under management, has secured a license from Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate as a fund/portfolio manager and has appointed former ARM Securities Managing Director Oluwagbenga Magbagbeola to lead its asset management arm.
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and Africa50 have launched a $500m DRE Nigeria Fund to develop and finance distributed renewable energy (DRE) projects in Nigeria.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed to join Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) in financing a $750m Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund (ICRF).
Kasief Isaacs has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Creation Capital.
The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company managed by Ninety One, has announced a $45m funding contribution to CrossBoundary Energy Holdings.
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