Sango Capital has been appointed to manage approximately US$460 million in committed capital across three African private equity fund portfolios following a management change initiated by a consortium of institutional limited partners.
The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company managed by Ninety One, has provided a US$30 million senior secured corporate loan to Hassan Allam Utilities to support renewable energy development in Egypt.
Africa’s electricity demand is projected to nearly double to 2,291 TWh by 2050, requiring an estimated $30 billion in transmission and grid infrastructure investment to unlock and integrate new generation capacity.
Invest Salone, with support from the UK Government and in collaboration with British International Investment (BII) through the Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA), which is co-funded by FMO and Proparco, has launched a suite of resources aimed at helping Sierra Leonean businesses prepare for external investment.
Satrix has expanded its African footprint with the secondary listing of three of its Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE), with trading commencing on July 9.
Circle Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Circle Internet Group, has made a strategic investment in African payments technology company Flutterwave to support the expansion of USDC settlement across its payments platform.
Adenia Partners has acquired a majority stake in Minet Group, one of Africa’s largest independent insurance brokerage and risk advisory firms, from private equity investor Capitalworks.
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, committed £1.07 billion to Africa in 2025, accounting for 59% of its total investments during the year.
4G Capital, a fintech focused on financing small businesses in Africa, has surpassed US$1 billion in loans disbursed to entrepreneurs across Kenya and Uganda.
Proparco, through FISEA, an Agence Française de Développement Group fund managed by Proparco, has become a cornerstone investor in EmergingTech Ventures Fund II, an early-stage venture capital fund targeting technology startups in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire.
