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News

Size matters: Shifting narratives from risk to opportunity in Africa

One year after the first, CEC Renewables announces issuance of its 2nd Green Bond tranche, valued at US$ 96.7M

Cygnum Capital helps CrossBoundary Energy secure a US$140M senior debt commitment from Standard Bank

ALCB Fund and IFC co-Anchor a USD 32 million Sustainability Bond issued by Baobab Senegal

Africa GoGreen provides USD 11 million of debt finance to ISP Mawingu to expand its East Africa network

British International Investment commits USD 16 million to Africa GoGreen Fund

E3 Capital invests in Tunsian climate-tech startup Wattnow, an IoT-based smart energy management solution

ALCB Fund and Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, FMO, complete US$20 Million Bilateral Loan Facility

ALCB Fund Invests TZS 27.2 billion (USD 10 M) in a bond issued by the National Bank of Commerce Limited

FEI agrees to provide a US$ 10 million facility to finance Cicada Solar Limited, a leading commercial and industrial player in Zimbabwe

Africa Go Green Fund funds a $5M joint project with BioLite to distribute cookstoves across 10 African countries

ALCB Fund invests USD 10 million in Trust for Urban Housing Finance’s (TUHF) Social Securitisation Programme

S&P upgrades Jordan's Sovereign rating to BB- with a stable outlook, Jordan’s second upgrade in 2024

ALCB Fund Invests XOF 6 billion in Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD)

ALCB Fund invests ZAR 40 million in UsPlus Social Bond to provide working capital to SMEs in South Africa

ALCB Fund invests USD5 million in first thematic issuance by ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)

Republic of Cameroon US$ 550mm 7-year Eurobond Issue

E3 Capital leads 50% oversubscribed funding round for Plentify to expand in SA and internationally

FEI, Finnfund and CREI sign US$ 20 million facilities to finance its Telecom Energy Service Company in South Sudan

ENGIE Energy Access (Africa) begins the construction of 15 solar mini-grids in Zambia's Eastern Province

ALCB Fund acts as anchor investor on LAPO Sierra Leone's debut bond programme.

E3 Low Carbon Economy Fund invests in the expansion of YoLa Fresh, an Agritech startup in Morocco

Cygnum Capital participates in the Africa Investment Forum's investment roundtable series as part of the AfDB Annual Meetings.

ALCB Fund anchors Tanga UWASA’s debut green bond, the first ever sub-national bond issued in East Africa.

ALCB Fund supports the issuance of a pioneering NMB-Jamii Sustainability Bond in East Africa

ALCB Fund Launches EUR 150 million EMTN Programme with EUR 25 million investment by DEG

Moody's Ratings upgrades Jordan's Sovereign rating to Ba3 with a stable outlook

More than just climate benefits: IFC profiles AfricaGoGreen Fund's investment in Ampersand in Rwanda.

FEI and NuRAN Africa sign a US$ 5 million debt facility to expand rural mobile networks in the DRC and Cameroon

Cygnum Capital to support the Republic of Angola during the 2024 IMF Spring Meetings

OGEF funds comprehensive off-grid energy impact assessment, Why Off-Grid Energy Matters 2024

S&P Global Ratings affirm Jordan's sovereign rating at B+ with a stable outlook

This year’s International Women's Day theme is about fostering inclusion and breaking down barriers

E3 Capital leads $8m Seed Funding Round in Hohm Energy to accelerate rooftop solar adoption

Cygnum Capital team supports important Distributed Renewable Energy seminar

Unlocking progress! The FEI Off-Grid Energy Access Fund team visits M-KOPA's smartphone assembly line

Cygnum Capital's CSR programme has helped construct a new science laboratory in Ruiru, Nairobi

E3 Capital Senior Partner, Vladimir Dugan, shares his thoughts and predictions for 2024

ALCB Fund's investment in SOLEA helps answer the ills of the Ivorian cocoa supply chain

RMB invests in leading climate tech company KOKO as part of carbon business growth

E3 Low Carbon Economy Fund leads seed round in Badili Africa, a re-commerce startup offering refurbished digital devices

Copperbelt Energy has announced that the first tranche of the US$200 million green bond programme was oversubscribed by over 178%

IFC Partners with the Facility for Energy Inclusion Fund to Boost Access to Clean and Reliable Energy in Africa

ALCB Fund supports four African thematic bond issuances, surpassing USD 300 million in cumulative capital deployed

Ampersand raises USD 19.5 million in equity funding round & debt facility

The ALCB Fund closes a EUR 100 million guarantee facility provided by KfW with funding by EFSD+

Cygnum Capital acts as lead arranger for Copperbelt Energy's Green Bond, a first for Zambia's capital markets

Global and African partners pledge $175m to the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA)

Africa Go Green (AGG) funds $10m joint project with BURN for efficient cookstove distribution in Mozambique, Nigeria and DRC

Africa GoGreen Fund announces interim close of $150M AUM to advance climate resilience in Africa

Jordan’s credit rating remains steady at BB- amid regional challenges

Standard Bank Commits $20m to FEI's $50m Debt Facility for CrossBoundary Energy

Cygnum Capital makes strategic hires for the Sovereign/Supranational advisory team

FEI arranges EUR 49.9m of additional debt from the existing lender group for AktivCo in Senegal.

ALCB Fund Invests MZN 250 million in Banco Letshego S.A. Bonds

FEI provides $7.5 million to MySol Grid Zambia to construct 60 mini-grids

Cygnum Capital supports UKEF-guaranteed Ukraine reconstruction efforts

The Facility for Energy Inclusion provides USD 30 million to Equator Energy to scale its C&I portfolio across Africa

CrossBoundary Energy raises US$50 million from FEI to advance C&I portfolio across Africa

Africa Go Green Fund (AGG) invests $10 million in M-KOPA Kenya Limited and M-KOPA Uganda Limited.

The Off Grid Energy Access Fund (OGEF) invests $10 million in M-KOPA Kenya and M-KOPA Uganda

E3 Capital and Lion's Head Group announce first close for the E3 Low Carbon Economy Fund for Africa

Lion's Head Group Rebrands to Cygnum Capital Group