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The barrier to AI-led digital transformation was never the technology

By Krishna Chetty, Executive Managed Services and Cloud, Altron Digital Business LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa) – The biggest barrier to digital transformation is rarely the technology. It’s rather the distance between the people who decide what to build, which systems to install, and which processes to implement and the people who’ll actually use it. It’s when that distance is closed that most of what is labelled “resistance to change” is no longer seen as…

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

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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…

Break The Mold: Reshaping The Future of African Private Capital

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📍Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill 🗓️ Monday, 27 April – Friday, 1 May 2026 Join the 22nd Annual AVCA Conference & VC Summit for a transformative experience, filled with thoughtfully curated insights, high-impact networking and opportunities to engage with the ideas shaping the continent’s investment landscape. Under the theme Break The Mold: Reshaping the Future of African Private Capital, this year’s agenda explores the next wave of transformation shaping Africa’s investment landscape. Key focus…

US Government Equity and Equity-Linked Investments in Critical Minerals – Mayer Brown

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Federal equity and equity-linked instruments have become embedded in the sector’s financing architecture, with direct consequences for M&A structuring, capital formation, liability management, governance and exit planning. The US government’s role in critical minerals has shifted materially. Executive actions, agency designations, and sustained public emphasis have framed critical minerals as essential to national security, defense readiness, grid resilience, job creation and advanced manufacturing. That policy posture is now reflected not only in regulation and procurement—but…

Africa’s Private Capital Market Defies Global Slowdown with Rising Deal Activity and Stronger Exits

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London – 25th March 2026 – AVCA – the African Private Capital Association today released its 2025 Private Capital Activity in Africa report, revealing that Africa outperformed global private capital trends despite a challenging global environment. Deal activity on the continent expanded by 8% year-on-year (YoY) to 530 transactions, making Africa the only global region to record growth in deal volume. The year also marked one of Africa’s strongest exit cycles on record, signalling improving…

Delisting and take-private trend is a sign of progress rather than crisis for South Africa

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JOHANNESBURG, Capital Markets in Africa – This exclusive opinion piece by Nanga Kwinana, Partner at Bowmans, offers a perspective on the current debate about JSE delistings in South Africa. Nanga argues that South Africa is experiencing the same structural shifts seen in global markets – and that delistings and take‑privates are signs of a maturing capital‑markets ecosystem. There has been a mixed response to the trends of declining company listings and increasing delistings on the…

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 –…

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