Capital flows, projects and policy signals across Africa.
Africa FDI tracks foreign direct investment, infrastructure finance, resource economics and trade corridors for investors, corporate strategy teams and policy researchers who need project-oriented context.
FMO-led second closing of ARAF II by multiple DFIs marks the systematic flow of development capital into African agricultural technology and climate adaptation. The fund has raised $64.5 million to date, investing in companies that provide smallholder farmers with markets, financing, and inputs, underpinned by global investors' long-term bet on the transformation of Africa's food system.
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Briefings and analysis organized around capital source, country exposure, sector direction and project stage.
Dutch FMO, together with multinational development finance institutions, invested $12.5 million in Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund II, focusing on climate adaptation and agricultural value chain financing for smallholder farmers in Africa.
Africa Mining Week 2026 brings together financial institutions such as AFC, DFC, and Standard Bank, revealing that global capital is accelerating its deployment in Africa's critical mineral supply chain through infrastructure financing, private equity, and commercial loans.
Africa Mining Week 2026 brings together major financiers such as AFC, DFC, and Standard Bank, reflecting a global capital reassessment of Africa's critical minerals. The closing of the Lobito Corridor railway financing marks a new model of infrastructure-mining linkage, as capital shifts from resource extraction to full value chain financing.
In the 2025/26 fiscal year, Ethiopia's FDI reached $4.32 billion, up 8% year-on-year, and special economic zone exports grew by 80%. Why is capital choosing this East African market? Reform dividends and manufacturing upgrades are reshaping its investment appeal.