Image Credit: Pickalbatros Hotels & Resorts Debt & Financing IFC and Attijariwafa Back Pickalbatros with €215M Debt Facility for Morocco Push The Egyptian hospitality giant contracts a dual-currency sustainability-linked facility arranged across three tranches to acquire prime Casablanca assets, refurbish resort inventory, and refinance debt. By Charles S. • 8 days ago
Renaissance Africa Energy Secures $4.4B Banking Pool for Nigerian Oilfield Contractors The operator collaborates with top-tier African and international lenders to unlock dual-currency credit lines for local contractors, driving its strategy to scale crude production to 500,000 bpd by 2030.
Oct 16, 2026 IFC and Attijariwafa Back Pickalbatros with €215M Debt Facility for Morocco Push The Egyptian hospitality giant contracts a dual-currency sustainability-linked facility arranged across three tranches to acquire prime Casablanca assets, refurbish resort inventory, and refinance debt. Image Credit: Pickalbatros Hotels & Resorts
Oct 16, 2026 Renaissance Africa Energy Secures $4.4B Banking Pool for Nigerian Oilfield Contractors The operator collaborates with top-tier African and international lenders to unlock dual-currency credit lines for local contractors, driving its strategy to scale crude production to 500,000 bpd by 2030. Photo by Leo_Visions
Oct 16, 2026 Fairvest Raises $76M for South African Commuter Malls The JSE-listed retail REIT more than doubles its initial R500M equity target following strong institutional demand, deploying proceeds toward commuter-hub shopping centers and township fiber infrastructure. Image Credit: Fairvest
Oct 15, 2026 Trematon Shareholders Approve $10.4M Sale of Generation Education to Old Mutual's EduFund The JSE-listed investment holding company disposes of its 87% stake in the private school operator for R172 million, recycling capital to return value to shareholders while retaining core education technology assets. Arnold Shapiro, Chief Executive Officer – Executive Director of Trematon
Oct 15, 2026 EIB Global and FCMB Launch €85M Facility to Support Nigerian Agricultural Value Chains The European Investment Bank’s first dairy sector investment outside the EU targets cocoa and dairy processing, bolstering climate-smart agriculture and compliance with EU deforestation regulations. Image Credit: European Investment Bank
Oct 15, 2026 Amethis and Bpifrance Acquire Majority Stake in Thermal Decarbonization Specialist ATI Industries The Edmond de Rothschild-backed impact manager leverages its Europe-Africa-Middle East footprint alongside Bpifrance’s FIEE2 fund to accelerate ATI’s global expansion across waste incineration and environmental engineering markets. Image Credit: Amethis
Oct 14, 2026 Layer3 Raises $1.13M via Commercial Paper The Nigerian enterprise IT and cloud provider completes Series 1 & 2 drawdowns under its debut $11.3M Commercial Paper Programme to accelerate enterprise network expansion and sovereign data capabilities. Closing Ceremony for Layer3 / Image Credit: Emerging Africa Group
Oct 14, 2026 Finnfund Commits €10M Senior Debt to Bisedge The European development financier’s debut African e-mobility investment utilizes EFSD+ guarantees and strategic institutional co-operation with Trine to fund industrial fleet decarbonization. Image Credit: Bisedge
Oct 14, 2026 Cascador and Sterling Bank Launch $200M Credit Backstop Fund for Nigerian SMEs The credit guarantee mechanism combines commercial bank debt with catalytic backstops to unlock lower-interest liquidity for growth-stage Nigerian small and medium enterprises. Obinna Ukachukwu, Group Executive at Sterling Bank and Trish Thomas, CEO of Cascador / Image Credit: Cascador
Oct 14, 2026 Korra Energi CEO Trims Stake in EGP 205M Secondary Sale to Fund Participation in EGP 405M Rights Issue Ayman Korra trims individual holding to 73.48% in a block transaction executed by Wilzy Securities, aligning liquidity ahead of an EGP 405 million rights issue expansion. Ayman Korra, CEO of Korra Energi
Oct 14, 2026 Nithio Injects Climate Capital into MAX, Pushing Series B3 Extension to $29M The US climate fintech’s investment supports the Nigerian electric mobility pioneer as it expands clean transport infrastructure and scales EV subscription platforms across West and Central Africa. Image Credit: Metro Africa Xpress Inc. (MAX)