First Edition of the African Business Leadership Award– Dakar, Senegal - May 10, 2009
This event was organized by a group of African private institutions led by AFIG and in partnership with the African Development Bank. The objective of the Award is to celebrate the achievements of an individual, a company, or an organization in furthering the advancement of the African private sector. South African businesswoman Mrs. Louisa Madiako Mojela, Managing Director of Women Investment Portfolio Holdings Ltd. (WIPHOLD), was the first recipient of the African Business Leadership Award held on May 10, 2009 during the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank. Mrs. Mojela received her award from Dr. Donald Kaberuka, the President of the African Development Group, who presided over the ceremony.
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CDC to invest USD15m in Advanced Finance Investment Group's fund – 31 May 2009
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CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, is investing USD15m in Advanced Finance Investment Group’s Atlantic Coast Regional Fund.
AFIG is seeking to raise up to USD150m for the fund, wich will provide private equity funding for growth and expansion companies operating in West and Central Africa.
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ACRF Presentation Ceremony – Dakar, Senegal – 5 December 2008
On December 5, 2008, AFIG organized a presentation of the Atlantic Coast Regional Fund for the Senegalese business community at the Mogador Restaurant in Dakar. Mr. Papa Madiaw Ndiaye, CEO of AFIG, took advantage of the event to present AFIG’s team and investment strategy and to thank the individuals and institutions that supported AFIG through its fundraising period. The Chairman of the AFIG Advisory Board, Mr. Paulo Gomes, was in attendance.
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IFC Private Equity Fund Investment to Support Development of SMEs and Mid-Cap Companies in Francophone Africa – 4 July 2008
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Washington, D.C., July-IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has committed to invest in the Atlantic Coast Regional Fund, the first private equity fund managed by local professionals with a primary focus on Francophone Africa.
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OPIC PROVIDES $250 MILLION FOR THREE NEW INVESTMENT FUNDS IN AFRICA – 19 November 2007
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Accra, Ghana – Robert Mosbacher, Jr., president and CEO of the overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), announced today that OPIC would provide up to $250 million in financing to support three new investment funds in Africa, each designed to…
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Corporate South Africa spreads across continent, world, par David J. Lynch USA TODAY – 13 November 2006
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Ces Cadres africains qui rentrent au pays, par Sixtine Léon-Dufour – 20 October 2006
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Ces cadres africains qui retournent au pays, par Jean-Philippe Von Gastrow – 4 August 2006
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