Also known as: AFC
Africa Finance Corporation — development institution mobilizing Africa's domestic capital for continental infrastructure through de-risking and regulatory advocacy.
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Joy Online
… The AfDB should lead a blue investment window of at least $6 billion for 2027 to 2031, cofinanced with Afreximbank, the Africa Finance Corporation, regional development banks and climate funds, and focused on fisheries, aquaculture, ports, coastal resilience and pollution control …
Asia just put $6 billion on its ocean. Where is ours?Joy Online
… Joe Mensah; Boitumelo Mosako, Chief Executive Officer, Development Bank of Southern Africa; Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, Senior Vice President – African Development Bank Group (Speaking); Banji Fehintola, Executive Director and Head of Financial Services, Africa Finance Corporation …
Seychelles President leads high-level dialogue on Africa’s digital future at FALS Global Conversations in New YorkJoy Online
… 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. …
Facts about Nigeria’s Dangote oil refinery Initial Public OfferingJoy Online
… The Africa Finance Corporation, one of the institutional investors in the private placement, said others included sovereign wealth funds and other development finance institutions. …
Billionaire Dangote launches oil refinery ‘people’s IPO’, Africa’s biggestBusiness & Financial Times
… 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 …
Africa Business with Seth Krampah: AFC charts path to financial sovereignty through domestic capital mobilisationBusiness & Financial Times
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. …
AFC’s vision for Africa’s infrastructural development gets political backingBusiness & Financial Times
… 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 …
AFC charts path to financial sovereignty through domestic capital mobilisationThe Asian Development Bank announced $6 billion to support Southeast Asia's blue economy between 2026 and 2030, addressing fisheries, aquaculture, and coastal resilience, while Ghana faces declining fish catches, rising input costs, and limited access to financing for its own fishing sector.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Asian Development Bank announced $6 billion to support Southeast Asia's blue economy between 2026 and 2030, addressing fisheries, aquaculture, and coastal resilience, while Ghana faces declining fish catches, rising input costs, and limited access to financing for its own fishing sector.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →
FIFA confirmed the United States will host the first Women's Club World Cup in January 2028, featuring 19 teams including Arsenal, Barcelona, Gotham, Club America, Corinthians, Naegohyang and Wuhan Jiangda, with 12 more clubs to be determined. The tournament will run from 5 to 30 January and take place every four years.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The President of Seychelles joined African Union leaders, policymakers, and investors at the Forward Africa Leaders Symposium Global Conversations in New York to discuss how governance, technology, and investment can accelerate Africa's digital transformation and strengthen its position in the global economy.
1 October 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
17 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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).
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
8 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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.
11 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
An opinion piece argues that Ghana's restored macroeconomic stability—including Cedi appreciation, 3.3% inflation, 6% GDP growth, and 45.3% debt-to-GDP ratio in 2025—creates the foundation for a structured partnership between government and business to drive economic transformation.
8 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
FIFA has published a book by Italian journalist Alessandro Alciato documenting Gianni Infantino's first 10 years as FIFA President since his election in February 2016. The book covers behind-the-scenes stories, women's football growth, revenue redistribution, and FIFA's transition from corruption to transparency.
21 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
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.
8 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
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.
1 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
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.
1 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →