Tag: FONSIS
Ex-SWF CEO eyes AfDB presidency
An ex-chief executive officer (CEO) at an African sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is working on plans to bid for the presidency of the African...
GP hires African SWF head
Africa50 has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of Papa Demba Diallo as managing director for project development – most previously head of...
African SWF delivers agri deal
Senegal’s sovereign wealth fund (SWF), Fonds Souverain d’Investissements Stratégiques (FONSIS) has signed an early-stage deal to back an investment into an agriculture production company.
FONSIS...
African SWF platform attracts new capital
Senegal’s sovereign wealth fund (SWF), Fonds Souverain d’Investissements Stratégiques’ (FONSIS) infrastructure investment platform is set to receive capital injection from a US-based investor.
The International...
GP partners with SWF on $149m deal
Meridiam has signed an approximately $149 million (€135 million) early-stage investment into a Senegal-based logistics company that will offer electric buses. An Africa-based sovereign wealth...
African SWF searches for fund manager
Senegal’s sovereign wealth fund (SWF), Fonds Souverain d'Investissements Stratégiques (FONSIS), is looking for an investor to manage its recently set up country-focused vehicle.
FONSIS has...