Month: June 2021

Africa Renewable Energy Fund II secures €130 million first close with SEFA and CTF investments

The Africa Renewable Energy Fund II has achieved its first close at €130 million, following a joint investment of €17.5 million from The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa and the

Ghana: Government to bolster investment to meet SDG targets

The World Economic Forum, in partnership with the Government of Ghana, is launching the first Country Financing Roadmap (CFR) for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiative in Africa. The new country

Patience, tenacity key to business in Africa

(Reuters) – Doing business in Africa is not for the faint-hearted and requires patience, good local staff and above all respect for the continent, bankers and executives say. Speakers at

COVID-19 slashes foreign direct investment in Africa by 16%

The continent’s commodity-dependent countries have been affected more severely than non-resource-based economies. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa as flows to the

Driving Business Growth through Effective Channel Partner Management

  Manufacturers need to be able to qualify and forecast opportunities in their channel partner’s sales pipeline. Over the past few years, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the computing, telecom