Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is Norfund’s priority investment region.

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Investment Country Sector Year** Instrument Status Mandate MNOK*
Access Bank Ghana Ghana Financial Inclusion 2022 Loans Active Development 187.7
Adenia Capital V Regional SME Funds 2022 Funds Active Development 210.3
Africa Health Fund (Aureos) Regional SME Funds 2011 Funds Active Development 43.4
Africado Ltd. Tanzania, United Republic Of Scalable enterprises 2009 Equity Active Development 4.5
African Century Infrastructure Services Ltd. Regional Scalable enterprises 2014 Equity and Loans Active Development 36.4
African Century Nampula Mozambique Scalable enterprises 2017 Equity and Loans Active Development 6.1
African Century Real Estates Ltd. Mozambique Scalable enterprises 2015 Equity and Loans Active Development 33.1
African Forestry Impact Platform (AFIP) Regional Scalable enterprises 2023 Funds Active Development 755.7
African Rivers Fund III Regional SME Funds 2021 Funds Active Development 145.4
AfriCap Microfinance Regional Financial Inclusion 2007 Funds Active Development 9.4
AfricInvest FIVE Regional Financial Inclusion 2018 Equity Active Development 279.8
AfricInvest Fund IV Regional SME Funds 2020 Funds Active Development 302.3
Afrinord Hotel Investments Regional Scalable enterprises 2005 Equity and Loans Active Development 22.1
AgDevCo Regional Scalable enterprises 2022 Equity Active Development 211.1
Agri-Vie Regional SME Funds 2010 Funds Active Development 20.2
Agri-Vie II Regional SME Funds 2017 Funds Active Development 138.8
Agrivision Zambia Scalable enterprises 2012 Equity Active Development 161.6
AktivCo Regional Renewable Energy 2021 Loans Active Development 213.4
Alterra Africa Accelerator Fund Regional SME Funds 2022 Funds Active Development 211.5
ANB South Africa Scalable enterprises 2023 Equity Active Development 106.6
Angola Capital Partners LLC Angola SME Funds 2009 Equity Active Development 1.4
Antler East Africa Fund I Regional SME Funds 2020 Funds Active Development 15.3
Arise (incl. Norfinance) Regional Financial Inclusion 2016 Equity Active Development 3355.1
Ascent Rift Valley Fund II Regional SME Funds 2020 Funds Active Development 100.7
Ascent Rift Valley Fund Ltd Regional SME Funds 2013 Funds Active Development 71.6
Associated Foods Zimbabwe (AFZ) Zimbabwe Scalable enterprises 2016 Loans Active Development 15.8
Aureos East Africa Fund Regional SME Funds 2003 Funds Active Development 3.9
Aureos Southern Africa Fund Regional SME Funds 2003 Funds Active Development 7.5
Aureos West Africa Fund Regional SME Funds 2003 Funds Active Development 2.2
Balaji EPZ Limited Kenya Scalable enterprises 2023 Loans Active Development 132.2
Baobab+ Regional Renewable Energy 2021 Equity and Loans Active Development 108.7
Basecamp Explorer Kenya Scalable enterprises 2010 Equity Active Development 36.4
Bayport Mozambique Mozambique Financial Inclusion 2022 Loans Active Development 71.0
Bayport Zambia Zambia Financial Inclusion 2023 Loans Active Development 94.7
Bio2Watt Cape Dairy South Africa Renewable Energy 2014 Loans Active Development 5.7
BPI Africa LLC Regional SME Funds 2015 Funds Active Development 51.0
Brighter Life Kenya 2 Kenya Renewable Energy 2022 Loans Active Development 150.6
Cepheus Growth Capital Fund Ethiopia SME Funds 2018 Funds Active Development 148.2
Continental Blue Investment (CBI) Ltd. Ghana Scalable enterprises 2022 Equity Active Development 70.3
CRDB – AfDB CRP Tanzania, United Republic Of Financial Inclusion 2022 Loans Active Development 158.4
CRDB Bank DRC Congo, Democratic Republic Of The Financial Inclusion 2022 Equity Active Development 120.2
CrossBoundary Energy Regional Renewable Energy 2022 Equity Active Development 205.6
d.light Global Renewable Energy 2016 Equity and Loans Active Development 79.9
Development Partners International III Regional SME Funds 2019 Funds Active Development 398.8
Eco-Nor Regional Renewable Energy 2019 Equity Active Development 8.1
Ecobank Regional Financial Inclusion 2021 Loans Active Development 422.3
ECP Africa Fund IV Regional SME Funds 2018 Funds Active Development 225.1
Empower Regional Renewable Energy 2022 Equity and Loans Active Development 158.4
Equity Bank Regional Financial Inclusion 2019 Loans Active Development 158.4
ESCOTEL Regional Renewable Energy 2020 Equity and Loans Active Development 107.3
Evolution Credit South Africa Financial Inclusion 2009 Equity Active Development 93.3
Evolution One Fund Regional SME Funds 2009 Funds Active Development 1.2
Fanisi Capital Fund II Regional SME Funds 2017 Funds Active Development 119.7
FCMB Nigeria Financial Inclusion 2019 Loans Active Development 105.6
FEI – Facility for Energy Inclusion Regional Renewable Energy 2019 Funds Active Development 208.3
FES Limited Regional Scalable enterprises 2020 Equity and Loans Active Development 124.1
FIPA II Regional SME Funds 2016 Funds Active Development 174.1
First National Bank Ghana Financial Inclusion 2020 Loans Active Development 110.8
Freight in Time Regional Scalable enterprises 2015 Equity Active Development 53.1
Fundo de Investimento Privado-Angol Angola SME Funds 2009 Funds Active Development 53.1
Globeleq Regional Renewable Energy 2014 Equity and Loans Active Development 2111.8
GroFin Africa Fund Regional SME Funds 2008 Funds Active Development 40.2
GroFin SGB Fund Limited Partnership Regional SME Funds 2015 Funds Active Development 125.6
H1 Capital South Africa Renewable Energy 2021 Equity Active Climate 212.7
H1 EDF NFBII South Africa Renewable Energy 2022 Loans Active Climate 174.5
H1 Kenhardt South Africa Renewable Energy 2022 Loans Active Climate 393.2
H1 Pele SPV South Africa Renewable Energy 2021 Loans Active Development 493.5
Hela Investment Holdings Regional Scalable enterprises 2022 Loans Active Development 147.8
Helios IV Regional SME Funds 2021 Funds Active Development 249.3
InfraImpact Mid-Market Infrastructure Fund 1 South Africa Green Infrastructure 2022 Funds Active Development 83.8
Kagera Sugar Limited Tanzania, United Republic Of Scalable enterprises 2020 Loans Active Development 129.7
Katapult Africa Regional SME Funds 2022 Funds Active Development 2.5
Kinyeti Capital Ltd South Sudan SME Funds 2012 Equity Active Development 64.3
Klinchenberg Regional Renewable Energy 2021 Equity Active Development 784.6
Lake Harvest Group Regional Scalable enterprises 2013 Equity and Loans Active Development 170.2
Lilongwe Dairy (2001) Limited Malawi Scalable enterprises 2020 Loans Active Development 117.2
Lona Group South Africa Scalable enterprises 2022 Equity Active Development 48.9
Lula Lend South Africa Financial Inclusion 2021 Loans Active Development 13.0
Marginpar Group Regional Scalable enterprises 2018 Equity Active Development 110.4
Meridiam Africa Fund II Regional SME Funds 2021 Funds Active Development 223.8
Metier Sustainable Capital Fund II Regional Renewable Energy 2019 Funds Active Development 188.1
Miniplast Limited Ghana Scalable enterprises 2023 Loans Active Development 110.8
Nawiri Group Ltd. Regional Scalable enterprises 2013 Equity and Loans Active Development 143.4
Neo1 Solar Plant Lesotho Renewable Energy 2018 Equity Active Development 22.0
Neofresh Regional Scalable enterprises 2017 Equity and Loans Active Development 85.8
Neoma Africa Fund Regional SME Funds 2008 Funds Active Development 67.8
NMBZ Zimbabwe Financial Inclusion 2013 Loans Active Development 12.4
Nordic Horn of Africa Opportunities Fund Somalia SME Funds 2018 Funds Active Development 35.3
Norrsken22 Fund Regional SME Funds 2023 Funds Active Development 105.3
Norsad Regional Financial Inclusion 2011 Equity Active Development 56.8
Nouvelle Mici Embaci (NME) Cote D'Ivoire Scalable enterprises 2023 Equity Active Development 86.3
Novastar Ventures Africa Fund II Regional SME Funds 2020 Funds Active Development 75.5
Novastar Ventures East Africa Fund Regional SME Funds 2013 Funds Active Development 83.3
Nyama World Malawi Ltd Malawi Scalable enterprises 2017 Loans Active Development 34.8
Oasis Africa Fund Regional SME Funds 2017 Funds Active Development 39.6
OH Ecosystems Nigeria Scalable enterprises 2023 Loans Active Development 126.7
Pele Green Energy South Africa Renewable Energy 2023 Equity and Loans Active Climate 367.7
Phatisa Food Fund 2 Regional Scalable enterprises 2021 Funds Active Development 195.9
Redsun Raisins and Nuts South Africa Scalable enterprises 2022 Equity Active Development 70.0
Renewable Energy Holdings South Africa Renewable Energy 2014 Loans Active Development 4.6
Rwimi Uganda Renewable Energy 2015 Loans Active Development 9.9
SAMANU Ethiopia Scalable enterprises 2022 Equity Active Development 111.4
Scatec ASYV Rwanda Renewable Energy 2014 Equity and Loans Active Development 39.7
Scatec Benban Egypt Renewable Energy 2015 Equity and Loans Active Development 101.8
Seba Foods Zambia Scalable enterprises 2021 Loans Active Development 63.3
Serengeti Energy Regional Renewable Energy 2017 Equity Active Development 273.7
Solon Capital Holdings Regional SME Funds 2020 Funds Active Development 35.8
Spear Africa Holding II Regional SME Funds 2017 Funds Active Development 70.4
Sun King Financing Limited Kenya Renewable Energy 2023 Loans Active Development 180.4
Sundry Foods Nigeria Scalable enterprises 2019 Equity Active Development 80.8
Synercore Holdings Proprietary Limited South Africa Scalable enterprises 2022 Loans Active Development 55.2
Terramar Mozambique Scalable enterprises 2022 Equity Active Development 58.4
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Kenya Financial Inclusion 2022 Loans Active Development 168.9
Transafrica Water Systems Limited Regional Green Infrastructure 2021 Loans Active Development 21.1
Valency International Trading SARL Cote D'Ivoire Scalable enterprises 2022 Loans Active Development 105.6
Vantage Mezzanine Fund II Regional SME Funds 2011 Funds Active Development 21.6
Vantage Mezzanine Fund IV – USD Regional SME Funds 2021 Funds Active Development 251.0
Vantage Mezzanine Fund IV – ZAR Regional SME Funds 2021 Funds Active Development 49.2
Verod Capital Growth Fund III Regional SME Funds 2019 Funds Active Development 199.3
Vertical Agro (Sunripe & Serengeti Fresh) Regional Scalable enterprises 2014 Loans Active Development 64.1
Voxtra East Africa Agribusiness Ini Regional SME Funds 2011 Funds Active Development 20.6
Wave Mobile Money Regional Financial Inclusion 2022 Loans Active Development 136.5
WeLight Regional Renewable Energy 2019 Equity and Loans Active Development 134.1