Category: Funding

As climate pressures intensify and capital flows increasingly favour sustainability, green bonds have evolved from limited instruments into essential tools for funding climate-resilient growth. Kenya has embraced this shift, positioning green bonds at the centre of its transition to low-carbon development. Whether you’re a first-time investor or a seasoned analyst exploring East Africa’s green finance…

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In a timely boost for the world’s stalling energy transition, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has proposed a landmark $100 million equity investment in the Actis Energy 6 Fund, alongside a $100 million co-investment envelope, for a potential total of up to $200 million. The move, disclosed on November 12, 2025, aims to turbocharge sustainable…

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Climate finance has a math problem: trillions needed, billions delivered. But a new alliance between British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development-finance institution, and BlueOrchard Finance Ltd, the impact-investment arm of Schroders Group, aims to rewrite that equation. Enter a landmark partnership. On November 10 they launched the BlueOrchard Climate Action Mobilisation Fund (BOCAMF), which…

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Sedgeley Solar Group (SSG), a newly formed powerhouse born from the merger of SolarSaver and Sedgeley, announced a landmark $60 million equity raise. Anchored by Inspired Evolution’s Evolution III Energy Transition Fund, which committed $30 million, and co-led by Dutch development financier FMO and Sweden’s Swedfund, the raise signals resurgent investor confidence in scalable, impact-driven…

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Kenya’s Farm to Feed has secured $1.5 million in seed funding to scale its innovative B2B platform that rescues surplus produce from smallholder farmers. With backers including Delta40 Venture Studio and Catalyst Fund, the agritech aims to tackle $1.5 billion in annual food losses while building a new model for climate-smart trade in Africa. From…

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In a significant boost for East Africa’s clean energy transition, ElectriFI, the EU-funded Electrification Financing Initiative managed by EDFI Management Company, has injected €2.5 million (USD 2.88 million) in equity into Sawa Energy, a fast-scaling renewable energy company operating in Uganda and Rwanda. The investment, made through ElectriFI’s Uganda Country Window, will accelerate deployment of…

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In a major vote of confidence for the country’s green transport ambitions, EDFI ElectriFI, the EU-backed Electrification Financing Initiative managed by EDFI Management Company, has announced a $1 million follow-on investment in GOGO Electric, Uganda’s leading e-mobility startup. The new capital, unveiled during the EU’s Green Diplomacy Week in late October 2025, raises ElectriFI’s total…

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