2 Nov
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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.
30 Oct
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The European Investment Bank Group's development arm, EIB Global, has partnered with Dashen Bank to provide €40 million in financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ethiopia, with a focus on agriculture, climate action and women-led businesses.
29 Oct
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GuarantCo, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has provided a $75 million partial credit guarantee to support a $100 million private capital raise for a gender-lens infrastructure investment fund managed by US-based impact investor ALMA.
28 Oct
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African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has disbursed a $975 million financing facility to support the management buyout of Oryx Energies SA, bringing the African energy trading and distribution business under majority African ownership for the first time.
27 Oct
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British International Investment (BII), the UK's development finance institution and impact investor, has provided a $7 million debt facility to Okra Solar to support the expansion of its off-grid electricity technology in rural Nigeria.
20 Oct
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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.
13 Oct
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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.
13 Oct
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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.
5 Oct
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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.
28 Sep
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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.
23 Sep
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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.
18 Sep
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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.
17 Sep
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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.
17 Sep
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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.
