British International Investment (BII), the UK's development finance institution and impact investor, has launched its 2026–2031 strategy in Kenya, outlining plans to deploy approximately $6.7 billion of its own capital and mobilise up to $5.3 billion in private investment across Africa.
AAFC Group, a US-based investor in asset-backed financing solutions in emerging markets, has invested an additional $9.5 million in EASE, bringing the healthcare equipment financing platform's total equity funding to $24 million.
EFG Hermes, an EFG Holding company, has acted as Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner on Banque du Caire’s initial public offering (IPO) on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), raising EGP 36.37 billion ($658 million).
Circle Ventures, an affiliate of Circle Internet Group, has invested in CrissCross, a South African cross-border payments infrastructure provider operating across more than 30 African markets.
Helios Investment Partners has agreed to acquire up to a 49% stake in Stratton Africa Holdings Limited, the parent company of Mozambique's largest flour milling business, Merec Industries, from Invictus Investment.
FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, has agreed to provide up to €55.5 million in long-term financing for the 50 MWp Kong solar photovoltaic power plant in northern Côte d’Ivoire.
Nigeria has launched a new 10-year Capital Market Masterplan aimed at attracting domestic and international investment, deepening financial markets and supporting the country's ambition to build a $1 trillion economy by 2030.
Fortis Green Renewables Investment Management and Zeitinger Invest have made a growth equity investment in GRIPS Energy Group to support the expansion of commercial and industrial solar and battery storage projects across sub-Saharan Africa.
Lagos-based accelerator Cascador and Sterling Bank have launched a $200 million SME Credit Backstop Fund aimed at expanding access to larger, longer-term loans for Nigerian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
African financial markets have reached their highest development score in a decade, with 21 of the 29 countries assessed recording improvements in 2026, according to the latest Absa Africa Financial Markets Index (AFMI).
