Africa Finance Corporation — multilateral development finance institution working to channel Africa's domestic capital into continental infrastructure through de-risking and project standardization.
… Nigeria is Africa’s biggest oil producer. * Dangote sold $2.5 billion worth of shares in the refinery through a private placement in July, securing institutional investors like the Africa Finance Corporation. …
… The Africa Finance Corporation, one of the institutional investors in the private placement, said others included sovereign wealth funds and other development finance institutions. …
… ica possesses the capital required to fund its own development but has historically lacked the architecture to channel it effectively into productive infrastructure assets, the Senior Vice President and Head of Capital Mobilisation & Partnerships at the Africa Finance Corporation …
By Seth KRAMPAH, back from Nairobi, Kenya The Africa Finance Corporation’s (AFC) ambitious vision to transform Africa’s infrastructure landscape has received strong political endorsement at the recently concluded Africa We Build Summit 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. …
… ica possesses the capital required to fund its own development but has historically lacked the architecture to channel it effectively into productive infrastructure assets, the Senior Vice President and Head of Capital Mobilisation & Partnerships at the Africa Finance Corporation …
FIFA said it will present a review of the withdrawn FFE proposal—which would have sold commercial stakes in tournaments to outside investors—to the FIFA Council, following criticism from Denmark's football chief Jesper Moller over a lack of answers about the abandoned project launched by President Gianni Infantino.
FIFA said it will present a review of the withdrawn FFE proposal—which would have sold commercial stakes in tournaments to outside investors—to the FIFA Council, following criticism from Denmark's football chief Jesper Moller over a lack of answers about the abandoned project launched by President Gianni Infantino.
Nigeria's Dangote Group is selling 4.1 billion shares in its oil refinery to raise 2.15 trillion naira ($1.6 billion) in what is set to become Africa's largest initial public offering, with shares priced at 525 naira per share and valued at about 63 trillion naira ($47.59 billion).
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote launched a public share offering of his oil refinery targeting $2.1 billion, offering roughly 3% as a "people's IPO" to ordinary Nigerians. Retail investors will pay a higher price than institutional investors who bought 6% in a July private placement for $2.5 billion at a lower valuation.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has reconfirmed his intention to seek re-election in March 2027, despite facing calls to resign from UEFA, the AFC, and CONCACAF following the failed attempt to sell a 20 per cent stake in FIFA competitions to private investors in July. Infantino retains support from the African and South American confederations.
Three football confederations have issued a joint letter criticising FIFA President Gianni Infantino over his failed proposal to bring private investment into FIFA competitions, stating that "football belongs to no individual" and calling for an independent review into the stake sale proposal.
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Africa possesses capital for development but historically lacked the architecture to channel it effectively into infrastructure, according to the AFC's Senior Vice President. The AFC is pursuing three pillars—de-risking investments, standardizing project structures, and advocating for regulatory reform—to unlock trillions held by pension funds, insurance companies, and sovereign wealth funds for continental infrastructure.
The Africa Finance Corporation's vision to transform Africa's infrastructure landscape received political endorsement at the Africa We Build Summit 2026 in Nairobi, with policymakers, financiers, and industry leaders emphasizing the need to mobilize domestic capital for bankable projects that drive regional integration and industrial growth.
The Africa Finance Corporation aims to channel Africa's substantial pension, insurance, and sovereign wealth assets into continental infrastructure through de-risking, standardisation of project structures, and regulatory advocacy, according to its head of capital mobilisation.