Equity Crowdfunding: A New Model for Investing in Africa The time has come to introduce new and different funding models to supplement venture financing in Africa. One model in particular - equity…

Enel Green Power reaches financial close for five wind projects Enel Green Power RSA has signed project financing agreements of up to $1 billion for the development of wind projects in South Africa.

African countries know they need better road networks but not how to pay for them Governments, multilateral agencies and development-financing officials are usually pretty clear-eyed about the huge…

China in Africa: A win-win development or a new colonialism? The tiny fishing village of Bagamoyo in Tanzania is set to become Africa’s largest port in a $10bn Chinese development. Are locals right…

A new start for African infrastructure development? Does the investment by Allianz Global Investors (AGI) in the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) mark a turning point for infrastructure…

China and India launch investment spree in Africa ahead of key summit Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have committed loans to several African countries this week.

US gas roadmap to power and light sub-Saharan Africa Kenya and Tanzania are among nine African countries set to benefit from an ambitious US-led initiative to invest in gas-powered power plants.

Rich countries pushing 'dirty energy' in Africa, report claims Study finds that while wealthy nations advocate renewables at home, 60% of aid to African energy projects went on fossil fuels.