In this episode of the Roots to Food Podcast, host Ovidiu Bujorean, CEO of OviBees Ventures, speaks with Dr. Frannie Léautier, Senior Partner and CEO of SouthBridge Investments, about the opportunities and challenges of mobilizing African capital for investment across the continent.
Their discussion focuses on the role of domestic wealth in financing infrastructure, supporting economic growth, and reducing dependence on external funding. Dr. Léautier reflects on the potential of pension
Go to resource »Zimbabwe - L'Assemblée générale de l'ONU a élu, le 3 juin 2026, le Zimbabwe comme membre non permanent du Conseil de sécurité pour la période 2027-2028.
Nigeria - À huit mois des élections générales prévues le 16 janvier 2027, une fuite présumée de données issues des fichiers de la Commission électorale nationale indépendante relance les critiques sur l'indépendance de l'institution.
Soudan - Les pourparlers entre les trois principaux regroupements politiques
Go to resource »Lors des Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards 2026 à Lagos, la série kényane Shuga Mashariki a remporté le prix de la « Meilleure série télévisée écrite ».
Les poétesses tunisiennes Hanen Marouani et Imèn Moussa ont été récompensées au Prix international de poésie Léopold Sédar Senghor 2026 à Milan.
Didier Drogba a reçu le prix du « Joueur citoyen » lors des Trophées UNFP 2026 à Paris.#allafrica#afrique#goodnews
Go to resource »African Export-Import Bank ("Afreximbank" or the "Bank") and its subsidiaries (the "Group") has announced strong results for the year ended 31 December 2025, underscoring sustained financial resilience, increased market confidence and strategic execution.
Total assets and contingencies rose by 21% to US$48.5 billion, up from US$40.1 billion as at 31 December 2024, underscoring the Bank's consistent growth trajectory.
Go to resource »In Cairo, Egypt, Afreximbank signed a landmark financing agreement, underwriting US$2.5 billion in a US$4 billion syndicated term loan for Dangote Industries Petroleum & Petrochemicals.As the largest contributor to the facility, Afreximbank continues to mobilise capital for transformative industrial projects that strengthen Africa's energy security, reduce import dependence, and expand intra-African trade.
Go to resource »Ghana is the world's 2nd largest cocoa producer but for decades, much of its value has been exported in raw form. Plot Enterprise Ghana chose a different path. Building a processing plant from the ground up to transform cocoa beans into high-value finished products, creating jobs and retaining wealth within the country. With Afreximbank's support, their plant capacity surged by 90%. This is industrialization with a human face: stronger farmer networks, skilled careers, and a nation moving up
Go to resource »The Federal Republic of Nigeria has today signed the hosting agreement for the fifth Intra-African Trade Fair 2027 (IATF2027), taking over the baton from Algeria which hosted the highly successful fourth edition that recorded US$49.94 billion in trade and investment deals.
The agreement signing ceremony was held in Lagos, the designated 'host city', in partnership with African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union Commission and the African Continental Free Trade Area
Go to resource »Video message recorded from a safe place, to the people of Uganda and the world about the goings on in our country! #FreeUgandaNow
Go to resource »Winnie Byanyima presents a donation of funds raised by her husband, Dr. Kiiza Besigye, who is in prison, to Bobi Wine to help his presidential campaign through the last days before the election in Uganda on January15.
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