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- 22 Jan 2020
UK-Africa Investment Summit: Scaling up Investment for Africa’s Clean Energy Transformation
The UK-Africa Investment Summit that was held in London on Monday resolved to Scaling up Investment for Africa’s Clean Energy Transformation. The summit witnessed attendance of Many African leaders,…
- 25 Sept 2018
AfDB Launches First Africa-to-Africa (A2A) Investment Report
Opportunities for investment in Africa outweigh the obstacles, according to a report by leading African companies covered in the African Development Bank’s new Africa-to-Africa (A2A) Investment…
- 16 Dec 2021
Google Announces First Investment in SafeBoda via its Africa Investment Fund
Google has announced the release of its first investment from the Africa Investment Fund which was launched by Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, at Google for Africa in October. This first…
- 21 Jan 2024
Invest Africa partners S-RM to Help African Businesses Build Confidence and Resilience
Invest Africa, a leading business platform promoting trade and investment in Africa, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with global corporate intelligence and cyber security consultancy,…
- 12 Apr 2018
AfDB Launches the Africa Investment Forum
The African Development Bank will officially launch the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) ‒Africa’s premier investment marketplace − on April 19, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The launch is a…
- 4 Oct 2016
Invest Africa, Asoko Insight Sign MOU for Closer Collaboration
Private African investment association, Invest Africa (IA) and Africa corporate data provider, Asoko Insight (Asoko), have announced the signature of a strategic cooperation agreement. Under the…
- 13 Jan 2020
UK-Africa Investment Summit to showcase Investment in both Nigeria & UK
The United Kingdom Government will on Monday, 20 January 2020, host the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit in London geared towards a long-term partnerships that will deliver more investment and…
- 30 Sept 2013
GE Africa, ALA Plan $5m Investment in Developing Africa
GE Africa in partnership with the African Leadership Academy (ALA) has announced a $5 million partnership which aims at identifying, developing and connecting the next generation of African leaders.…
- 6 Nov 2022
Africa Investment Forum 2022 Draws $31 billion in Investor Interest
This year’s just concluded Africa Investment Forum Market Days—the continent’s premier investment platform—has drawn $31 billion in investment interest from African and global investors. Combined…
- 29 Mar 2018
AfDB Champions Africa’s Premier Investment Marketplace for Economic Transformation
To help Africa find the path to its long-deserved economic fortune, the African Development Bank is championing the region’s premier investment market. The Bank is providing collaborative leadership…
- 19 Jan 2021
Hogan Lovells’ Andrew Skipper Speaks @ the Africa Investment Conference
Andrew Skipper, Partner and Head of Hogan Lovells Africa Practice and Co-Chair of the UK's Africa Investors Group (AIG), will be speaking at the Africa Investment Conference, hosted by The UK…
- 14 Dec 2020
InfraCo Africa Invests $27m in InfraCredit to Finance Infrastructure
InfraCredit, a specialised local currency infrastructure credit guarantee institution, has announced the completion of a $27 million equity investment by InfraCo Africa, part of the Private…
- 3 Sept 2019
AfDB Appoints Chinelo Anohu to Head Africa Investment Forum
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, has announced the appointment of Mrs. Chinelo Anohu, a highly accomplished international corporate lawyer, as head and senior…
- 14 Oct 2021
Networks Partner to Catalyze Impact Investing in Africa
Africa offers arguably the highest potential impact investment opportunities globally and is poised for strong economic growth. However, this can only happen if these opportunities are strategically…
- 24 Dec 2019
Asoko to Launch DIT DealRoom @ UK-Africa Investment Summit
Asoko Insight, Africa’s leading corporate data provider, is pleased to announce its partnership with the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) to facilitate a digital DealRoom to support the…
- 16 Jan 2020
UK-Africa Investment Summit will Create New Partnerships – Says UK Minister
Andrew Murrison, UK’s International Development Minister has said that the UK-Africa Investment Summit will help forge closer trading partnerships to deliver more investment, jobs and growth…
- 2 Aug 2021
Zenith Bank GMD Seeks Impact Investment for Africa's Development
Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of Zenith Bank plc, has called for increased impact investing in Africa to enable it attain its full potential. He made the call during…
- 11 Jul 2019
Nigeria to Feature @ Africa Investment Forum
Nigeria will feature significantly in the 2019 Africa Investment Forum scheduled to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa this November, business leaders and government heard at a roadshow event…
- 12 Oct 2016
AfDB to Launch an Africa Investment Forum
The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the institution’s proposal to launch an ‘Africa Investment Forum (AIF)’—a meeting place for investors interested in Africa. The AIF will…
- 29 Aug 2021
Adesina Commend Singapore’s Investment in Africa at ASBF
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina the President of the Africa Development Bank, has commended Singapore for its huge investment in Africa. Adesina who spoke at a panel discussion at this year virtual edition of…
- 27 Nov 2019
Nigeria, South Africa Top $3Bn Fintech Investment Goldmine
Fintech investment in Africa is likely to be valued at $3 billion by 2020, with Nigeria and SA receiving a significant portion of these investments. This is according to Costa Natsas, PwC Africa…
- 10 Jan 2022
Mega-deal Investments Boost Africa’s Fintech Space Growth
Market research shows that Africa’s Fintech space has experienced tremendous growth over the last year, due to an increase in mega-deal investments. According to the Briter Bridges Africa Investment…
- 24 Nov 2017
AfDB Approves $15m Equity Investment in Africa Capital Works Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$ 15m equity participation in Africa Capital Works Fund. The investment will finance Sub Saharan Africa’s mid-market…
- 8 Jun 2015
Africans Investing in Africa” Book Launch
Two of Africa’s most prominent foundations – the Nigeria-based Tony Elumelu Foundation and the Oppenheimer family’s Brenthurst Foundation of South Africa – launched an important new book titled…
- 21 Jan 2020
Nigeria among Top Winners of UK-Africa Investment Summit
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, The UK-Africa Investment Summit held in London yesterday was a major milestone in international relations and paved the way to fresh partnerships…
- 8 Feb 2022
IFC Targets $10bn Investments in Africa Annually
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to ramp up its new investments in Africa to $10 billion annually in support of businesses that will help drive economic recovery and growth on the…
- 8 May 2017
Siemens Plans $1.1Bn Power Investment in Africa
Siemens has announced a 1.1 billion dollars investment plan to build electricity networks in Africa over the coming years. The Siemens Chief Executive, Joe Kaeser, said at the World Economic Forum on…
- 2 Aug 2022
PIC Leads Pension Funds Investing in Africa’s Infrastructure via AFC
In a significant milestone for African pension capital being deployed for domestic infrastructure and industrial development, the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), Africa’s largest asset manager,…
- 5 Dec 2024
AfDB, Italian Insurance Group Sign $6bn Deal to Foster Investment in Africa
In a bid to provide credit protection to foster investment in Africa under the “Mattei Plan”, SACE, an Italian insurance-financial group and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) have signed a…
- 16 Jun 2016
AfDB Urges Africa to Invest in Science & Tech for Economic Growth
The African Development Bank (AfDB) said that Africa needs to make greater investments in science and technology to become more efficient and competitive in agriculture. According to the Bank,…