African listed equities are entering what could be the beginning of a new investment cycle after years of depressed valuations, according to executives at Imara Group, who argued during a recent webinar that improving liquidity, strong earnings growth and expanding financial inclusion trends are reshaping investor sentiment across the continent.
Triple Jump has provided $8 million in debt funding to Africa Xpress, supporting the company’s plans to scale its electric mobility operations across Africa.
Sango Capital has acquired more than $120 million in net asset value across four African-focused funds from an institutional investor rebalancing its global portfolio, in a transaction that highlights growing activity in Africa’s secondary private markets.
Nigeria has increased its share of Africa’s upstream final investment decisions (FIDs) from 4% to 40% in just two years, according to a new government-backed review that points to a sharp turnaround in investor confidence following a series of energy sector reforms.
ISI Markets has launched a new AI-powered platform for investors, bankers and advisers focused on emerging market corporate and sovereign debt, as demand grows for faster and more transparent credit intelligence across frontier economies.
The IDH Farmfit Fund has acted as anchor investor in Kenya’s first private-sector local currency securitisation in the smallholder agriculture sector, a transaction structured by Kaleidofin in partnership with agri-finance company Apollo Agriculture.
The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group and managed by Ninety One, has committed a $40 million senior secured loan to support the development of Egypt’s first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility.
Gaia Renewables 1, listed on the Cape Town Stock Exchange (CTSE), has announced the refinancing of empowerment stakes in De Aar 1 and 2 wind farms in the Northern Cape.
The World Bank Group’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Standard Chartered have launched a risk-sharing facility of up to $300 million to expand supply chain finance and support business growth across Africa.
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has committed $5 million in debt financing to Ethiopian electric mobility company Dodai as part of its $13 million Series A funding round.
