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Lagos state has announced plans to raise ₦214.8bn ($142.8m) from the capital markets under its one trillion naira debt programme, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu seeks investors’ commitment.
Uganda has obtained a $313 million syndicated loan from Ecobank, FirstRand and the Development Bank of South Africa to finance infrastructure projects, underscoring its growing reliance on African lenders after a two-year freeze in Western funding.
President Mahama of Ghana’s move to scrap barriers to foreign investors is a clear bid to open up the state after more than a decade of the Investment Promotion Act, which curbed inflows into the country.
According to DealMakers Africa, rising global interest rates, a strong US dollar, and geopolitical tensions drove international capital toward safer, higher-yielding markets, leaving African deals in retreat.
Although the rise in local currency suggested growth, the shilling’s sharp depreciation—averaging KSh 139.9 per dollar in 2023 versus KSh 117.9 in 2022—led to an 8.77% ($972.8m) drop in dollar terms, reversing the 11.9% ($1.3bn) gain recorded in 2021.
Africa is fast emerging as the Gulf’s newest frontier for capital. In the past two weeks, Al Mansour Holdings, one of Qatar’s leading conglomerates, announced plans to invest $103bn across six African nations.
According to the latest Foreign Investment Survey (FIS), 56.9% of foreign-owned enterprises in Kenya plan to reinvest or expand their operations over the next three years, committing at least KSh100 million ($745,000).
Zambia’s economy remains tied to copper, but its trade pact with Qatar aims to shift that by channeling financing into housing, agriculture, and finance.
According to a new report on Monday, private equity investments in South Africa surged 66% in the first half of 2025 as higher commodity prices and global market volatility spurred investor appetite for Africa’s most industrialized economy.
The return of Donald Trump to the US presidency in January introduced uncertainty and recalibration in US-Africa investment dynamics
Presco, Nigeria’s largest palm-oil producer, plans to spend $172m to acquire plantations in Ghana and Nigeria, a move to solidify earnings, landmark, and boost access to capital.
New data from the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) shows that FDI rose to $4bn in the 2024/2025 fiscal year from $3.8bn a year earlier, driven by a surge in investment permits.
The country’s manufacturing sector faces a capital drought as inflows drop to $129.9m in the first quarter of 2025, down 32% year-on-year , with analysts warning of rising deindustrialisation risks.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is set to provide $500 million to Ethiopian Airlines, a move that will establish the Airline as Africa’s largest airline after completion in 2029.
Afreximbank has financed Dangote’s syndicated refinancing facility, contributing $1.35bn of the $4bn, making the bank its largest single lender.
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Ethiopia is in talks with Canada, as part of its push to open up its economy, aimed at creating a better foreign investment platform that will allow investors to take local disputes to international frontier.
The slump in intra-African investments contrasts sharply with Egypt’s rising global profile as a top destination for foreign capital on the continent based on recent data from the UN.
Ethopia signs $1 billion agreement with the World Bank, in the deal is included a $650 million grant and a $350 million concessional loan, aimed at stabilising the financial sector, boosting economic competitiveness, and strengthen the revenue system
The Lusophone African nation’s latest equity injection brings its total investment in the regional financier to over $200 million, including the $25 million contribution made earlier this year by the Fundo Soberano de Angola, the country’s sovereign wealth fund.