The Member News Archive

Webinar - COP 29: Balancing Faster Climate Action and Economic Development
BMI is hosting their COP 29 webinar where they will discuss topics related to, Energy Transition, GHG abatement in O&G and the critical importance of curbing methane emissions and a host of other topics.

Webinar - FX Challenges: Mitigating Risk in Africa’s Cross-Border Manufacturing & Logistics
Join Verto for their final thought-leadership session of the year as they discuss FX Challenges: Mitigating Risk in Africa's Cross-Border Manufacturing & Logistics, exploring strategies for SMEs profitability and growth within the cross-border manufacturing sector.

Protecting Employees Life and Health Insurance Across Africa
Protecting Employees Life and Health Insurance Across Africa.
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Pragmatic AI, an Entelect publication, unpack how to practically implement AI in your organisation
Most AI projects fail. Whether blinded by the glossy potential of AI, or fearful of falling behind, organisations recklessly rush into creating a solution, without considering what responsible AI looks like.

Africa Specialty Risks Receives BBB+ Credit Rating with a Positive Outlook from Fitch
Africa Specialty Risks (“ASR”), the pan-African and Middle East focused reinsurance group, is pleased to announce that Fitch Ratings has assigned a BBB+ long term Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) Rating with a positive outlook to ASR Re Limited (ASR Re).

Pan-African partnership Reaches Milestone for Long-Term Climate Finance Solutions in Kenya
Dhamana Guarantee Company Ltd (Dhamana) has reached a major milestone, marked at an event in Nairobi on 30 September. Investors in the new company put pen to paper at a signing ceremony, which will allow the company to kick-start operations.

Webinar: The Africa Risk-Reward Index 2024
Control Risks and Oxford Economics Africa have launched the ninth edition of the Africa Risk-Reward Index. Join experts for this webinar where they will discuss the key themes, risks and opportunities for investors, and examine what these mean for Africa.

ALN Ready Business Roadshow: Ethiopia Edition
Mesfin Tafesse & Associates, ALN member firm in Ethiopia, is hosting the Ethiopia edition of the ALN Ready Business Roadshow Webinar, where speakers will discuss the extent of Ethiopia's business opportunities in key sectors and suggest steps investors can take to translate those opportunities into profitable and sustainable businesses within the Ethiopian legal framework.

Exploring the Possibilities of Sustainable Insurance Growth for Namibia’s Future
Suzan Pardesi, Head of Energy at Africa Specialty Risks will be sharing her expertise on the intersection of energy and sustainable insurance at the Dive In Festival 2024.

Charles Russell Speechlys advises Mirova on its $20 million debt funding to ManoCap Energy
Charles Russell Speechlys has advised Mirova, which aims to provide debt support to SMEs that generate and provide clean energy, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia, on its $20 million debt funding to ManoCap Energy, a West Africa renewable energy specialist.

Webinar: A Future-Proof Nigeria - Strategies For Sustainable Insurance Adoption
On Tuesday, 24th September, Jennita Lebrasse, ACII, Africa Specialty Risks Construction Underwriter, will be discussing key strategies to drive sustainable insurance adoption in Nigeria in a webinar as part of the Dive In Festival 2024.

Valhalla Capital Partners, Finnish wastewater pioneer in JV
South Africa-based investment holding company Valhalla Capital Partners has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with Finnish wastewater treatment technology pioneer EPSE.

Kenbright: ESG Summit 2024
Kenbright is excited to announce that they will be hosting an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Summit on August 30th at the JW Marriott.

Women in Energy: Celebrating Women’s Month
Afripower Utility Partners and Jaguar Land Rover in partnership with Invest Africa are delighted to be hosting an exclusive event where we will commemorate Women’s Month. The event aims to celebrate and highlight the achievements, challenges, and empowerment of women across the spectrum of the energy landscape- from power, logistics, and renewable energy.

State of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems in Africa – 2023 report
SIIPS 2023 explores the evolution of both the supply and the demand side of instant retail payments. It highlights the challenges and opportunities shaping Africa's payment landscape to equip stakeholders with the insights they need to motivate investments, partnerships, and progress toward inclusivity.

2024 Africa Tax Clinic
Join KPMG’s Global and Africa Tax Experts as they unpack insights on charting the Future of Business in Africa and Beyond.

British International Investment commits up to $35 million alongside DP World into the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s first deepwater container port
British International Investment, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has committed to invest up to $35 million towards the development of the first phase of a new container port in DRC.

African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) closes African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 at hard cap with $748m in commitments plus additional $206m in co-investments for total of $954m
The Fund achieved its hard cap, with USD748 million raised from a diverse investor base across Africa, Europe, Canada, US, Middle East and Asia with an additional USD206m approved for co-investments alongside the Fund.

UK backing enables new Africa-focused climate fund to achieve US$200mfirst close
Catalytic backing from the United Kingdom has enabled the Helios Climate, Energy Access, and Resilience (CLEAR) Fund to raise approximately US$200 million in its first close for investment in African businesses focused on climate mitigation and adaptation.

S-RM continues to climb the rankings, achieving multiple Band 1 accolades in the 2024 Chambers and Partners Guides
Leading global corporate intelligence and cyber security consultancy S-RM has been ranked in the 2024 Chambers and Partners’ Crisis & Risk Management and Litigation Support Guides, including achieving Band 1 in the Investigative Due Diligence category for the third consecutive year.