In this month’s issue we cover a wide range of topics from infrastructure to real estate and equities. Experts agree that there are investment opportunities across the continent in various asset classes.

Harry Wulfsohn of Imara Holdings and Stuart Theobald say that the 2015 commodity slump and subsequent weaknesses in various domestic currencies have created a window of relatively cheap African assets. For portfolio investors, African exchanges, particularly outside South Africa, suit stock-pickers because of relatively low levels of passive holdings and research (pp.20-21).

On the infrastructure front, Johan Steyn of Prescient Investment Management writes how Africa is working on solving its electricity deficit and why it’s important for African countries to continue to set targets for renewable energy developments (pp 14-15).

Meanwhile, Dmitry Fotiyev and Katya Kucheriavenko of Brightmore Capital outline real estate opportunities in West Africa. They focus on the residential markets of Abidjan and Dakar (pp. 16-17).

Staying in West Africa, Teodoro de Jesus Xavier Poulso of the Fundo Activo de Capital de Risco Angolano, an Angolan venture capital fund, says that he is seeing the realization of major investments in infrastructure that are critical for the development of business environment in Angola (p.18).

In addition, Bruce McGlogan of Maitland, stresses that investments by private equity funds into companies hold great benefits besides the mere cash injection to develop business (p.26).

Finally, we speak with AfricInvest’s Khaled Ben Jilani, about fundraising for its new financial sector private equity fund, investment strategy and opportunities (p.19).