Investments & Funding

ZAMBIA – InfraCo Africa, funded by governments in the UK (FCDO), the Netherlands (DGIS) and Switzerland (SECO, has signed an agreement with Savenda Capital committing…

SOUTH AFRICA – South African-based citrus and fresh-produce exporter, Lona Group, has offloaded a significant minority stake in the company to a consortium of leading…

AFRICA – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Feed the Future Initiative has awarded a five-year US$13 million support, to a…

KENYA – Simplifine, a newly formed food processing company in Kenya, has commissioned a new processing line that will expand its production of frozen fresh…

WEST AFRICA – Senegal-based agribusiness firm Agro Boye, has received a US$1.1 million co-investment grant from the USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade…

NIGERIA – Nigeria’s leading dried fruit snack brand, ReelFruit, has raised a Series A investment of US$3 million to expand its production fivefold, increase its…

GHANA – The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned CH Global Limited, a cassava and yam processing factory operating…

UGANDA – Yield Uganda Investment Fund, an agribusiness impact vehicle managed by Pearl Capital Partners has partnered with FCA Investments to issues €1.3 million (US$1.54…

ZAMBIA – Zambia’s leading potato producer, Buya Bamba has vertically expanded its operations with an investment of US$7 million in a new processing factory for…

GHANA – Weddi Africa Limited, a wholly owned Ghanaian company has established a US$16 million tomato processing factory in Domfete, Bono Region, with support from…