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British International Investment targets £9 billion of new capital for Africa

LONDON, UK, 23 April 2026: British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, today launched its new five-year strategy, with the aim to drive £9 billion of new capital into Africa to support economic growth. A central pillar of the strategy is a focus on accelerating the flow of private capital into African countries. Of the £9 billion, BII will contribute nearly £5 billion, with the balance expected to come from…

Powering Africa’s Industrialisation Through Energy and Infrastructure Development

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Cape Town, South Africa – 00 January 2026: Africa’s ambition to industrialise, create jobs and build resilient economies lies firmly in its ability to deliver reliable, affordable and scalable energy infrastructure. Without dependable power and modern infrastructure networks, manufacturing, mining, agro-processing and value-added industries cannot grow at the pace required to meet the continent’s development goals. As African economies seek to move beyond resource extraction towards industrial production and beneficiation, the importance of integrated energy and…

Innovating Financial Services for a Digitally Inclusive Ethiopia

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The 23rd Edition Connected Banking Summit – Innovation & Excellence Awards 2025 is set to take place on August 13, 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, bringing together key stakeholders from the banking, financial services, and insurance sectors to explore the future of digital banking in Ethiopia. As Ethiopia advances toward its vision of a Digital Ethiopia by 2025, this summit serves as a premier platform to drive dialogue, partnerships, and strategies…

ERP in the experience Economy is about more than just Systems

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By Doug Woolley, Executive for Sales at Altron Digital Business The evolution of Information Technology (IT) from a support function to a business driver is well established. For years now, technology has played a central role in helping organisations scale, improve agility and achieve their growth objectives. The experience economy is built through connections Today, we are seeing a further shift in that technology’s impact, which is increasingly measured not just by internal efficiencies or…

EAAIF secures USD $100 million debt facility from Export Finance Australia

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LONDON – The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company managed by Ninety One, today announced it has secured a USD $100 million debt facility from Export Finance Australia (EFA). The commitment reinforces EAAIF’s expansion to Asian markets and plans to mobilise investment for strategic infrastructure in South and Southeast Asia. Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs) in South and Southeast Asia represent over 2.5 billion people –…

Trump Terminated Power Africa, an Initiative to expand electricity in Africa

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LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa) – The Trump administration has terminated Power Africa, a U.S. initiative launched in 2013 under President Barack Obama to enhance electricity access across Africa. This decision aligns with broader federal budget cuts aimed at reducing government spending. Power Africa, managed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), aimed to bring electricity to tens of millions of African households, addressing critical infrastructure gaps across the continent. Since its inception, the program…

Launching a startup in Africa: OX Delivers

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LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa): At AFSIC – Investing in Africa 2024 dialogue focuses on nurturing investment and collaboration across the investment value chain and driving sustainable growth in Africa. With a wide variety of industry sectors attending and many of the key financial sector participants present, investors attend AFSIC looking for new investment ideas or looking to raise capital for their own funds. To help facilitate this the AFSIC Investor Pitching room offers quickfire…

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