African digital infrastructure provider WIOCC Group has secured an additional $65 million in sustainability-linked debt financing from a consortium of development-focused institutions, marking the company’s third major capital raise in 2025 as it accelerates efforts to expand internet connectivity across a continent where only 38% of the population was online in 2024—far below the global […]

Airtel Africa has signed a transformative agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity services to customers across all 14 of its African markets, marking a significant milestone in the continent’s digital transformation journey. The partnership will enable Airtel’s 174 million customers to access mobile connectivity directly through satellites in areas where traditional terrestrial […]

Société Générale des Travaux du Maroc has officially received approval from the Moroccan Capital Market Authority for its initial public offering, clearing the path for one of North Africa’s most significant construction companies to list on the main market of the Casablanca Stock Exchange starting in December 2025. The authorization, granted on November 17, 2025, […]

Africa’s digital transformation continues to gather momentum as WIOCC Group, the continent’s leading open-access digital infrastructure provider, announced the successful acquisition of an additional $65 million in debt financing on December 15, 2025. This marks the company’s third major fundraising round in 2025, bringing total capital raised during the year to over $400 million as […]

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has marked a historic milestone by approving its inaugural investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, a €30 million sovereign loan directed toward Benin’s national electricity utility. The approval was announced on a Friday, signaling the formal launch of the Bank’s strategic expansion into the region following years of planning […]

In a bold assertion of energy sovereignty, Senegal has announced plans to nationalize the Yakaar-Teranga gas project, one of the world’s largest natural gas discoveries in recent years, currently operated by Dallas-based Kosmos Energy. The move, revealed by Energy Minister Birame Souleye Diop at a conference in Diamniadio on Tuesday, marks a significant shift in […]

In a landmark financial transaction that signals renewed investor confidence in South Africa’s economic prospects, the National Treasury has successfully issued the country’s first-ever infrastructure and development finance bonds, raising 11.795 billion rand (approximately $692.74 million) through 10-year and 15-year instruments. The December 9, 2025 bond auction demonstrated robust market appetite, with bids exceeding 26 […]

The announcement of a $500-million Africa-focused infrastructure fund, a joint venture between Angola’s Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA), the country’s sovereign wealth fund, and the London-based asset management firm Gemcorp Capital, marks a significant inflection point in the financing of African development. This new vehicle, dubbed the Pan-African Infrastructure Fund, is strategically designed to bridge […]

The announcement of Traxtion’s R3.4 billion investment in rolling stock represents a critical inflection point for South Africa’s logistics landscape and the country’s ambitious rail reform agenda. This massive private capital injection is seen by industry analysts and government officials alike as the most tangible and decisive vote of confidence in the long-awaited structural changes […]

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa has emerged as a beacon of investment opportunity in 2024, bucking a global downturn in foreign direct investment with a record-breaking 154% surge to $65 billion. This remarkable performance stands in stark contrast to the 11% global decline in FDI flows during the same period, positioning COMESA […]