Art & Culture
CANEX Puts Investment at the Centre of Africa’s Creative Economy Push
CANEX WKND 2026 will bring its Deal Room to Lagos in November, connecting investment-ready African creative businesses with financiers and investors across…
Tag: Africa
Afreximbank
Ghana Targets $11.5 Billion Investment Pipeline With New Project Preparation Facility
Afreximbank, GIIF and Ghana’s 24-Hour Economy Authority have established a project-preparation partnership backed initially by $10 million to help move selected projects…
Afreximbank
Afreximbank Opens $10 Million Financing Channel for Tanzania’s Export SMEs
Afreximbank has extended a $10 million facility to Azania Bank to expand working-capital and medium-term financing for eligible Tanzanian SMEs operating in…
Development
Senegal Turns to Domestic Gas in Push to Cut Electricity Costs by Up to 30%
Senegal plans to increase the use of domestically produced natural gas in electricity generation as part of a wider strategy aimed at…
AfDB
Four African Green Hydrogen Projects Targeting $23 Billion in Investment Win AfDB Backing
Four green hydrogen projects in Egypt, Morocco, Namibia and South Africa have been selected for $20 million in reimbursable project-preparation grants under…
Afreximbank
Afreximbank and DBSA Target Africa’s Project Preparation Gap
Afreximbank and the Development Bank of Southern Africa are deepening cooperation around project preparation and trade finance, targeting a persistent bottleneck between…
Development
CAF Turns Schools Football Prize Money Into Libraries, Pitches and Community Infrastructure
CAF has begun handing over infrastructure financed through its African Schools Football Championship programme, starting with a library and administration building serving…
Africa
DFC Backs WIOCC With Up to $155 Million for Africa’s Digital Infrastructure
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation has approved an equity investment of up to $155 million in WIOCC Group, backing fibre, subsea…
Climate
South Africa’s First Offshore Wind Project Delayed as Sector Confronts Development Hurdles
The environmental assessment for South Africa’s first proposed offshore wind farm has stalled, highlighting the development hurdles between renewable-energy potential and bankable…
Afreximbank
Afreximbank and ZEP-RE Target Africa’s Trade Risk and Insurance Skills Gap
Afreximbank and ZEP-RE have signed a three-year partnership linking their academies to strengthen African expertise in trade, insurance, reinsurance and risk management.