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Development Finance
Multilateral investments, concessional loans, public-private partnerships (PPPs), and catalytic capital deployed by international and regional development finance institutions across African markets.
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Ground Up Investing Achieves $6M First Close for $20M Agribusiness Debt Fund II
The impact investment vehicle of Corus International targets small and medium agribusinesses across Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America to drive $200 million in incremental smallholder farmer income.
Miale Solar Secures €5M Debt Facility from Hivos-Triodos Fonds
The Swedish-Kenyan renewable energy developer secures institutional debt brokered by crowdfunding platform Trine to scale its Energy-as-a-Service, PPA, and lease-to-own deployments for commercial, industrial, and healthcare clients.
Cygnum Capital Anchors $52M Debut Green Bond for Senegal’s Swami Agri
The Cygnum Capital-managed fund supports Senegal’s leading agri-producer in issuing the first agricultural green bond in the West African Economic and Monetary Union, backed by a 100% FAGACE guarantee.
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.
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.
EBRD Backs Nigeria’s Beacon Power Services to Modernize National Electricity Grid Infrastructure
The European multilateral lender commits up to $10 million in senior debt as part of a $20.9 million digital grid technology package targeting loss reduction and revenue optimization across Nigerian utilities.
Solarise Africa Secures €1M EEP Africa Grant to Expand into Uganda and Zambia
The commercial and industrial energy provider matches the catalytic funding with €1M in internal co-financing to launch a 24-month, 3MW decentralised solar and storage rollout.
Maliasili Secures $15M Grant from MacKenzie Scott to Expand Community Conservation Fund
The African conservation catalyst uses unrestricted funding to scale its pooled financing mechanism through 2030, targeting direct core capital for local environmental organizations.
East Africa Foods Secures $40 Million to Expand Regional Agritech Supply Chain
The Dar es Salaam-headquartered food distribution company completes a $26 million Series B equity round co-led by PIDG’s InfraCo, Oikocredit, and FMO to scale post-harvest logistics infrastructure across East Africa.
South Africa’s TIA Allocates R14 Million ($837,000) Grant to TokaBio for Rapid Livestock Disease Surveillance
The public grant will accelerate the commercial deployment of mobile bio-surveillance laboratories to track Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Avian Influenza, safeguarding South Africa's agricultural export access.
Proparco Commits €150,000 to Kenyan Agritech Farm to Feed
The 2X-labelled investment aims to accelerate the commercial scale of Farm to Feed’s digital supply-chain platform, reducing agricultural waste and improving farmer yields across Kenya.