Development finance institutions British International Investment (BII) and Norfund have provided a combined $80 million financing package to NMB Bank to expand lending to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and agricultural businesses in Tanzania.
Foreign exchange liberalization, tighter monetary policy and increasing transparency have helped Nigeria reemerge as one of the most commercially compelling financial markets in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new report by Crisil Coalition Greenwich, as improving liquidity and investor participation reshape activity across the country’s FX, bond and equity markets.
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) and Proparco, a subsidiary of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group, have signed a €200 million financing agreement (approximately CFAF 131 billion).
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.
