Zanaco Places $50M First Tranche of Zambia’s Inaugural Sustainability Bond
Zambia National Commercial Bank PLC (Zanaco) has placed a US 50 million first tranche under
Month: September 2026
AIR Newsletter: Building Alternative Local Capital Providers to Serve Africa’s Underserved Small Businesses
FSD Africa‘s new Manager Finance Facility leads this edition, offering catalytic capital to build up
FSD Africa, FMO, and FCDO Launch Manager Finance Facility to Capitalize Emerging Local Fund Managers
FSD Africa has launched the Manager Finance Facility (MFF), an initiative structured to scale finance
IFC Deploys $53M Blended Facility with Absa Bank Ghana and Complete Farmer to Scale Ag-Finance
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has made two capital deployments in Ghana to expand commercial
Airnergize Capital Secures R3.89 Billion Final Close to Scale Clean Energy, Water, and Gas Infrastructure Across Southern Africa
Airnergize Capital, the clean technology investment platform of New GX Capital, has achieved a final
Sahel Capital Deploys $650,000 SEFAA Facility to Noma Services to Scale Commodity Aggregation, and Smallholder Support in Nigeria
Sahel Capital, an investment manager focused on the food and agriculture sectors across sub-Saharan Africa,
PIDG, IFDK, and Sanlam Back USD 21.5m Third Close for Africa GreenCo to Scale Renewable Energy Capacity Across Southern Africa
Pioneering regional energy trader and intermediary off-taker Africa GreenCo has secured an additional USD 11.5
Proparco Allocates $15M to Capitalworks IV for South African Mid-Market Growth
Proparco has committed $15 million to Capitalworks IV, a mid-market private equity fund managed by
IFAD and AgDevCo Sign $10M Loan Agreement to Mobilize Blended Finance for African Agribusinesses
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and AgDevCo Ventures Limited have finalized a $10
Mamor Capital Fund 1 Reaches R300m First Close Target for SA Growth Tech
Black women-owned venture capital firm Mamor Capital Ventures (Mamor Capital) has reached a R300 million