What we've achieved
- Contributing to political and economic stability
- Helping eliminate poverty
- Mobilising private sector capital
- Stimulating economic progress
- Attracting foreign direct investment
- Encouraging small business creation
- Supporting enterprising owners and managers
- Creating lasting jobs
- Building the essentials of sustainable progress
Sectors we work in
Applying for project support
If you are looking for debt finance for an infrastructure project in sub-Saharan Africa please talk to us.
EAIF mainly supports private sector infrastructure projects to create new or expand existing facilities. We welcome enquiries from companies in Africa and worldwide that want to grow their businesses in sub-Saharan Africa and share our commitment to the continent and its peoples. Enquiries are also welcome from financial advisers and specilaist consultants.
Latest news
EAIF signs Master Cooperation Agreement with the International Finance Corporation
Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has signed a Master Cooperation Agreement (MCA) with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Signed on 18th March 2020, the MCA will come into operation when the IFC is the mandated lead arranger of the debt package for an infrastructure project involving the two… Read more »
The challenges of funding power and water projects in Africa
On 6th November 2019 a specially invited group of 80 senior executives representing the water and energy sectors, financial institutions and the public sector gathered in Rwanda’s capital of Kigali to address infrastructure funding in Africa, with the focus on water and energy. Infrastructure has been identified as the biggest single barrier to sustained economic… Read more »
Sinenhlanhla Zulu talks about her work at EAIF
Sinenhlanhla Zulu is a core part of the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) team working on multi-million dollar infrastructure transactions. Martin Roche interviewed her about her work and the impact of EAIF-backed projects. Sinenhlanhla Zulu is an Investment Specialist at Investec Asset Management*, EAIF’s managers, and one of 13 women in a team of 26.… Read more »
Our funders
EAIF is funded by the governments of the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and Sweden. It raises its debt capital from public and private sources, including Allianz, the global insurance and financial services company; Standard Chartered Bank; the African Development Bank; the German development finance institution, KFW, and FMO, the Dutch development bank.
