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).
The Energy and Environment Partnership Trust Fund (EEP Africa) has awarded a €1 million grant to Solarise Africa to support the expansion of its renewable energy leasing operations in Uganda and Zambia.
Black-owned and -led businesses across five African markets face a combined financing gap of $209 billion, according to a new report by British International Investment (BII) and Swedfund.
Finance Earth, FSD Africa and FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi) have partnered to launch the Africa Nature Impact Fund, targeting $100 million to finance early-stage nature conservation and nature-based carbon projects across Africa.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and BlueOrchard Finance have launched an emerging markets private debt investment initiative targeting up to $2 billion in commitments, with Tokio Marine Group serving as anchor investor in a $300 million first close.
Pathway Advisors has arranged a 10 billion Naira Series 1 Commercial Paper issuance for Nigerian real estate company MKH Properties under the company’s newly registered 30 billion Naira Commercial Paper Programme.
The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), through its equity investment solution InfraCo, has led a $26 million Series B investment in agritech platform East Africa Foods (EAF) as part of a broader $40 million capital raise.
Old Mutual Private Equity (OMPE), part of Old Mutual Alternative Investments, has agreed to sell its stake in South African sports and leisure group MoreCorp to RMB Ventures, ending a ten-year investment during which the company's turnover tripled.
Absa has invested in Lendable’s $255 million MSME Fintech Credit Fund 2 (LMFCF2), becoming the first African bank to participate in the emerging markets private credit strategy.
British International Investment (BII) has committed $65 million across Zambia and Zimbabwe as the UK development finance institution rolls out its new five-year strategy in the two frontier markets.
A.P. Moller Capital has agreed to sell Nigerian compressed natural gas business Powergas to a consortium led by Ardova Plc and including Diadem Energy, marking an exit for its Africa Infrastructure Fund I.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a $40 million four-year term loan to EFG Holding to expand financing for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Egypt.
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) have signed a Joint Project Preparation Facility Framework Agreement to develop a pipeline of bankable infrastructure and industrial projects across South Africa and the wider Southern African region.
Helios Investment Partners generated approximately $460 million in realised liquidity in 2025 following multiple exits, including the listing of portfolio company T2S Group on the Casablanca Stock Exchange.
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved a new package of investments that includes digital infrastructure and critical minerals projects in Africa, alongside a trade finance partnership targeting emerging markets.
British International Investment (BII) plans for 30% of new investments in its core portfolio to qualify under the 2X Challenge as part of its 2026–31 strategy, expanding its focus on gender-lens investing across Africa and other markets.
