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Carlyle has raised $50 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for its maiden $500million sub-Saharan Africa vehicle. This fund is the first investment vehicle that the US-based private equity giant

Teachers' Private Capital, the private equity arm of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, has hired Jo Taylor to oversee its strategy across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He

Actis has promoted Natalie Kolbe [pictured], Nick Luckock  and David Grylls from directors to partners. Kolbe covers the South African market, and most recently led Actis’s acquisition of South

Helios’ pan-Africa portfolio company Vivo Energy, which was created out of the Shell assets acquired earlier this year, has commenced operations. Helios, Vitol and Shell formed Vivo Energy and

Cutting corruption and reducing poverty in Africa go hand-in-hand, according to Jacob Mukete, a member of the the African Development Bank’s Governance, Economic and Financial Reforms unit. Mukete was

Emerging Capital Partners’ (ECP) Togo - based portfolio bank, Oragroup, has received $20 million from the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) and the Promotion et Participation

Development Partners International's (DPI) portfolio company Eaton Towers has received $150 million from Capital International Incorporated (CII). Eaton Towers is a London-based DPI telecommunications company that primarily generates revenues

Jean-Marc Savi de Tové has left his role as portfolio director at the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC), after five and a half years with the development finance institution. Savi

Carlyle has selected Rory Macmillan as principal for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in a bid to expand its footprint in high-growth emerging markets. Based in London,