African startups raised $3.9bn across 506 deals in 2025, signalling a steadying pulse for the continent’s venture ecosystem after two years of global market adjustment, according to AVCA’s newly ...

Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), a private equity firm focused on growth investments in Africa, has announced the signing of a Share Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of 100% of Société ...

FCMB Asset Management (FCMBAM) and TLG Capital have announced the full deployment of the oversubscribed ₦100 bn FCMB–TLG Private Debt Fund Series 1. "This is Nigeria's first local currency private ...

The Bank of Tanzania (BOT) has made an undisclosed equity investment in the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), becoming a sovereign shareholder and further strengthening the Corporation’s diversified ...

The Helios Climate, Energy Access, and Resilience (CLEAR) Fund has raised approximately $200m in its first close for investment in African businesses focused on climate mitigation and adaptation. The ...

Africa recorded 530 private capital deals worth $5.1 billion in 2025, marking an 8% increase in deal volume year-on-year (YoY) and making the continent the only global region to grow amid a global ...

A.P. Moller Capital, through its Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund II (EMIF II), has signed an agreement via a special purpose vehicle to acquire Mainstream Renewable Power South Africa, a leading ...

3IF Ventures, the first impact venture capital fund dedicated to Africa’s insurance start-up ecosystem, has announced the first close of its Inclusive Insurance Investment Fund at $12 million. Choose ...

The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company managed by Ninety One, has successfully raised $325m in new debt facilities, bringing ...

African Development Partners III Fund (ADP III), managed by Development Partners International (DPI), has exceeded its $800m target, and is set to hold a final close at $900m, with an additional $250m ...

Sahel Capital has launched the $24m Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA), sponsored by the German development bank, KfW. Sahel will act as investment adviser to SEFAA, an impact ...

The interest rate risk of the All Bond Index has been systemically increasing over time. This is driven by persistently high fiscal deficits and the resultant issuance of longer term SA government ...