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Afreximbank Lines Up $8bn Financing Package For South Africa’s Mining, Auto And Manufacturing Sectors

South Africa
South Africa
February 5, 2026
Afreximbank Lines Up $8bn Financing Package For South Africa’s Mining, Auto And Manufacturing Sectors
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Africa in Brief: February 20, 2026 – VC Share at 0.5%, Venture Debt Gap Widens
Financial Services & Investments

Africa in Brief: February 20, 2026 – VC Share at 0.5%, Venture Debt Gap Widens

Africa captured $2.1 billion in venture capital in 2025, just 0.5% of $425 billion global total across ~27,000 deals, with volume flat at 432 but value down 21% YoY as AI absorbed $210 billion (49%) per Crunchbase/AVCA data.

Africa
Africa
February 20, 2026
Frontier Markets News: African Sovereign Issuances Surge, Sahel Gains IMF Boosts
Financial Services & Investments

Frontier Markets News: African Sovereign Issuances Surge, Sahel Gains IMF Boosts

African sovereigns tapped markets amid cheap cash, with Kenya launching $500 million eurobond buyback funded by $1.5-2 billion new issue, Côte d’Ivoire raising $1.3 billion 14-year bond oversubscribed fivefold, and Sahel states securing IMF approvals including $91 million for Niger projecting 6.7% 2026 growth.

Africa
Africa
February 20, 2026
African Ministers Outline Industry Priorities Ahead of African Mining Week 2026
Mining & Natural Resources

African Ministers Outline Industry Priorities Ahead of African Mining Week 2026

African mining ministers outlined national priorities ahead of African Mining Week (AMW) October 14-16, 2026, in Cape Town, focusing capital mobilization, value chains, industrialization, and geomapping as critical minerals demand quadruples by 2040 and gold hits records.

Africa
Africa
February 19, 2026
AfDB and AIIB Mobilize $300m to Expand Rwanda’s Energy Access
Energy

AfDB and AIIB Mobilize $300m to Expand Rwanda’s Energy Access

The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a $100 million co-financing addendum from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on February 5 for Rwanda’s Energy Sector Results-Based Financing Programme, bringing total funding to $300 million following AfDB’s $200 million loan in July 2025.

Rwanda
Rwanda
February 19, 2026
Africa M&A Activity Holds Firm, Set to Persist Strongly into 2026 Amid Uncertainty
Financial Services & Investments

Africa M&A Activity Holds Firm, Set to Persist Strongly into 2026 Amid Uncertainty

African M&A deal activity remained robust in 2025 with inbound value up over 40% and outbound surging nearly 85% from 2024 levels, despite fewer mega intra-Africa deals, signaling investor confidence that should sustain into 2026 per Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer analysis.

Africa
Africa
February 18, 2026
Standard Bank Convenes African Policymakers and Global Investors at 2026 Conference
Financial Services & Investments

Standard Bank Convenes African Policymakers and Global Investors at 2026 Conference

Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking will host the second African Markets Conference from February 22 to 24, 2026, in Cape Town, uniting global investors, sovereign funds, and African policymakers to drive capital into critical sectors amid a $75 billion annual infrastructure funding gap.

South Africa
South Africa
February 18, 2026

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