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BII and Deutsche Bank Launch $150 Million Trade Finance Initiative to Unlock Capital in Africa’s Frontier Markets
The initiative is designed to increase the flow of trade finance into some of Africa’s most underserved and higher-risk markets, where access to capital remains limited.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Climate Investment Raises $450 Million to Scale Breakthrough Decarbonization Technologies and Bridge Climate Tech’s Missing Middle
Decarbonization Acceleration Fund (DAF) targets companies with validated technologies and commercial traction across heavy-emitting sectors including energy, industry, transport and buildings.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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South Africa’s Hlayisani Capital Launches 2nd Fund with Initial $29.9 Million in Commitments
It offers strategic support and capital to high-growth, highly scalable SMEs with a proven track record, and specialises in growing these SMEs into large, successful enterprises that operate across multiple territories, create jobs and generate export revenue domestically.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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FMO Supports CiGaba to Unlock Domestic Capital for Young and Growing Businesses in West Africa
CiGaba is a pioneering fund of funds designed to mobilize domestic institutional capital into private equity and private debt investments targeting young and growing businesses in Ghana and selected West African markets.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Accelerating Climate-Health: How the Sector Can Become Africa’s Next Strategic Investment Frontier
Africa faces a growing dual challenge at the critical nexus of climate and healthcare, as countries and health systems that are already strained by chronic underinvestment must now also deal with climate-related shocks and disease burdens. As Rajat Chabba at the William Davidson Institute and Martin Slawek at Open Capital Advisors explain, without targeted investment in integrated climate-health solutions, these health systems risk becoming overwhelmed, undermining public health and climate resilience across the region. But they also argue that these pressures create a clear opportunity for investors, businesses, and public and development-sector players. They explore why climate-health presents a compelling investment case in Africa.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care, Investing
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Press Release: Persistent Launches US $70 Million Persistent Africa Climate Venture Builder Fund and $5 Million Venture Building Facility
The launch of the Fund comes against the backdrop of Africa facing a disproportionate share of climate risk while receiving only a small fraction of global climate financing.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Investing
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- Global
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Press Release: Rockefeller Foundation, Global Energy Alliance Invest More Than US $100 Million to Expand Electricity in Africa
Since The Rockefeller Foundation and the Alliance first announced their initial US$10 million commitment, their collective support has grown to more than US$100 million for Mission 300 in 23 countries to date.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Adenia Hits $180 Million Hard Cap at First Close for Entrepreneurial Fund, Announces First Investment
The successful first close underscores the continued appetite among global investors for disciplined, impact-oriented strategies in Africa. It also highlights the emerging theme of consolidation and institutionalization within the African private equity landscape.
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- Investing
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