CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, has acquired a 10.68% equity stake in I&M; Holdings (IMHL), a Nairobi-headquartered banking group.
Standard Bank Group has completed a $95m equivalent upsizing of the syndicated term loan facilities for Helios Towers Tanzania (HTT), a subsidiary of Helios Towers Africa (HTA), to finance the next phase of expansion of its network of telecommunications towers across Tanzania.
The future of Africa lies inside Africa, using African resources, and utilizing African markets, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has said.
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), manager of Nigeria’s sovereign wealth funds, has made fewer, but more strategic investments in 2015, according to MD & CEO, Uche Orji.
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced that it will invest up to $140m in the Gabon Special Economic Zone (GSEZ), a joint venture vehicle between Olam International, a leading agricultural business, and the Republic of Gabon.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has launched the first bond by a non-resident issuer in the Namibian capital markets, raising 180m Namibia dollars ($12m) for private sector development in the country.
Despite a difficult operating environment, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has delivered strong underlying operating results, achieving 25% growth in its balance sheet for the 2015 fiscal year.
GLS Bank, the first social and ecological bank in Germany, has invested €13m ($14.81m) in the SANAD Fund for MSME, which promotes access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group, has backed loans by international commercial banks to shore up Eskom’s power transmission infrastructure in South Africa.
FMO has invested R85m ($5.51m) in Bokpoort Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Project in South Africa, using funding from AEF, alongside DEG and Lereko Metier.
The World Bank is planning to lend Tunisia up to $5bn over a five-year period to support the private sector, particularly in the southern and western parts of the country.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $25m equity investment in the Abraaj Growth Markets Health (Africa) Fund, the Africa focused parallel partnership of the Abraaj Growth Markets Health Fund.
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US Government’s development finance institution, has announced the opening of OPIC’s first-ever West Africa and Central regional office, located in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program have announced a $3m investment in SMTP Group to expand the company’s poultry operations in Madagascar.
