Aruwa Capital announces Polysmart Packaging investment as the company commissions Nigerian food-grade rPET line 
FSD Africa and Nigeria’s pension industry sign agreement on proposed US$750 million infrastructure fund 
Endeavor Catalyst closes oversubscribed $320 million Fund V, drawing more than twice the African LP capital of its first four funds combined 
BII commits $65 million across Zambia and Zimbabwe to unlock investment in frontier markets
An anchor commitment to Zambia’s first bank-issued sustainability bond and a $50 million agriculture facility
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Shell Foundation Anchors Lendable Transportation and Energy Fund at $135m First Close
Shell Foundation has made a cornerstone investment in the Lendable Transportation and Energy Fund (LTEF).
East Africa Foods Secures $40M Equity and Debt Facility Led by PIDG, FMO, and Oikocredit to Bridge Post-Harvest Infrastructure Deficits
Agritech platform East Africa Foods (EAF) has closed a funding round of approximately $40 million
AIR Newsletter: A Sustainability Bond, Cold-Chain Finance, and Leadership Transitions Across Africa’s Capital Markets
This edition tracks capital moving through new channels, Zambia’s first bank-issued sustainability bond, a $255
Lendable Secures $255M Final Close for LMFCF II to Invest in FinTech Across Emerging Markets
Lendable has completed the final close of its second fund, Lendable MSME Fintech Credit Fund
Proparco Invests €150k in Kenya’s Agritech Farm to Feed to Reduce Food Loss and Scale Smallholder Market Access
French development finance institution Proparco has committed a €150,000 debt investment to Farm to Feed,
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
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