Africa sits at the centre of the global race for minerals that will power the world’s future yet historically, Africans have ...

Makhtar Diop has enjoyed a long and varied career, in politics as well as at international financial institutions. He was recently appointed vice-president for infrastructure at the World Bank, after ...

This year’s edition drew financial backing from 32 global private-sector organisations, double the number present in 2024—a clear indicator of the Forum’s expanding global stature.

African private capital fundraising more than doubled to $4.0 billion in 2024, representing the third highest final close value on the continent in the last decade. The 2024 African Private Capital ...

Al Mada Holding Group is one of Africa’s largest private investment funds. The Casablanca-headquartered private holding operates in different fields, such as banking, telecommunications, renewable ...

The total value of private capital deals reported in Africa hit a record $7.4 billion in 2021, more than double the previous year's total, amid pent-up demand following a COVID-19-related hiatus. The ...

With patient capital and a high-risk tolerance, they hold Africa’s largest portfolio, directing significant resources to enable the continent’s banks and private investors to finance corporate growth.

Although Africa’s venture capital totals remained afloat in the first quarter, some investors and tech stakeholders think there’s still a good chance the continent will join the rest of the world in a ...

When 55 African leaders pack their bags for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), or the France-Afrique Summit, the world ...

When maurizio caio, a fund manager with about 20 years of experience in tech, began raising money in 2015 for an African startup fund, investors were hesitant. “They said to pick either Africa or ...