Tariffs and protocols open the market, but a shipment only sails when someone finances it. The credit, insurance and bonds behind African exports rarely make headlines, yet they decide who can trade.
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Money
CADFund: The state vehicle quietly underwriting China’s Africa investments
A China Development Bank fund built to coax Chinese firms into Africa has committed roughly US$7.6bn across 39 countries. Its job is less to spend than to make others spend.
Industrial Parks as Gateways: Ethiopia’s FDI Bet, Measured at the Exit
Ethiopia’s parks pulled in record FDI and tens of thousands of jobs. The IFC’s diagnostic is admiring and wary in the same breath: the gateway works, but the road past it is congested.
The Investment Map for South Luangwa and the Economics of Safari Excellence
An investor’s map of South Luangwa safari economics: premium lodges, guide training, conservation finance and local supply chains as one connected system.
Green Industrial Chains: A US$700 Million Fund Bets on Africa Keeping the Value
A China-Africa Green Industrial Chain fund of about RMB 5 billion, with seven early projects approved, signals a next-phase pitch: not just power, but the supply chains around it – and the value they
Clean-Energy Contracting: RMB 21 Billion in Revenue, and a Question of Whose
China reports RMB 21.18 billion in contracted clean-energy project revenue since the Beijing Summit. The figure is real – the open question is how much of that contracting value lands in African
IZIC 2026: How Zambia Plans to Turn US$3.4bn Into US$5bn at the Investment Table
IZIC 2026 targets US$5bn in investment commitments, up from US$3.4bn, backed by 2,500 delegates and pre-vetted bankable projects in Zambia.
The Businesses Behind Kafue National Park’s Conservation-Led Repositioning
Mapping the commercial opportunity in Kafue’s repositioning – high-value safaris, research tourism, community enterprises and new circuits across a vast park.
The Investment Map for Victoria Falls and Livingstone’s Next Tourism Model
The investment map for Livingstone and Victoria Falls: conferences, culture, food, river activities and heritage routes that turn a view into an economy.