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 specialist consultants.
Latest news
Big scale infrastructure developments like new ports create opportunities for advanced climate change management policies
By Roland Janssens Roland Janssens is a Director at Ninety One, managers of the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund In late October 2020, EAIF announced it had supported a successful, locally-issued, bond offered by Senegal’s Port Autonome de Dakar (PAD), the owner of the Port of Dakar. The bond raised XOF60 billion* (US$107million) and will fund… Read more »
Private Infrastructure Development Group company Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund releases three minute animated film
A three minute animated film has been released that explains what the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) does, how it is funded, its track record and the benefits it offers infrastructure developers in Africa. EAIF, a member of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) provides long-term debt to mainly private infrastructure projects in Africa. … Read more »
Will Africa’s road to prosperity be blocked by environmental concerns?
Investment Monitor magazine’s Jason Mitchell asks if Africa’s insufficient road and rail network is delaying the continent’s development, but efforts to resolve the situation are being held back by worries about environmental damage. The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Funds’s Roland Janssens was interviewed for the report. You can read the full story by clicking on the link below. https://investmentmonitor.ai/business-activities/infrastructure/africa-road-rail-environmental-concerns—… 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.
Biomass financing by EAIF to deliver 46MW renewable energy plant in Cote D’Ivoire
“EAIF rapidly moving towards green energy loan portfolio of 1000MW” The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund – a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company – announced on 10th June that it is lending €30 million to support the construction of a new €232 million, 46MW, biomass power station in Cote D’Ivoire. Located at Ayebo, 100km east… Read more »