Feb 25, 2013 | Africa, News
VENTURES AFRICA – The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has agreed to provide Nigeria with $50 million to support an African Development Bank-backed program of financial intermediation for renewable energy and energy efficiency through local banks. The money, being...
Feb 20, 2013 | Africa, News
African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) 11 February 2013 VPB Namibia (Pty) Limited (“VPB”), the Fund Manager to the VPB Namibia Growth Fund, recently concluded an equity investment into Ongwediva Medipark (Pty) Limited (“OMP”), a private healthcare provider. OMP is...
Jan 3, 2013 | Africa, Deals
Invest in the recovery of gold and silver from a readily accessible tailing resource The Company is a South African based business with a wealth of experience in the design and operation of mining in the region. The Company is seeking investors for Project that...
Oct 30, 2012 | Africa, News
Financial Times 28 October 2012 VimpelCom will sell several of its emerging market businesses in Africa and Asia as part of a rationalisation of its global telecoms operations to focus on core growth areas. The Russian telecoms group, which is the world’s sixth...
Oct 24, 2012 | Africa, News
African Venture Capital Association 23 October 2012 ECP’s Fund III portfolio company, IHS Holding Company (IHS), one of Africa’s leading telecommunication-tower infrastructure companies, has announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement with...
Oct 24, 2012 | Africa, News
Venture Africa 23 October 2012 Africa’s largest media business, Naspers, is closing a deal which will see the company own a $40 million stake in Souq.com, a subsidiary of leading consumer e-commerce sector firm in the Arab World, Al Jabbar Internet Group. Arabian...
