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

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.

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 ...

For decades, African economies grappled with limited private investment flows, constrained by perceptions of high risk, weak regulatory systems, and insufficient project preparation.

African startup funding has seen a significant decline of more than 50% over the past three quarters compared to the previous year, as reported by The Big Deal. To date, startups on the continent have ...

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 ...

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Earlier this month, we reported that investors’ sentiments surrounding venture capital activity going into this were more reserved than upbeat. Investors believe the market correction, which caught up ...

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 ...

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 ...

(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s capital elected a new mayor two weeks after a multiparty coalition that had ruled the city collapsed, removing Cilliers Brink from the post. Nasiphi Moya, a member of ...