Rédaction Financial Afrik

Since the early 1990s, most African countries have witnessed varied democratic transitions. Almost all democratic transitions have had to navigate the complexities and challenges of managing diversity in its various forms: the distribution of power and characteristics of political structures; issues of ethnicity and religion; definition of citizenship; or rights and concerns of marginalized groups.…

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Marrakesh/London – African Development Partners II L.P. (“ADP II”), a pan-African private equity fund advised by Development Partners International LLP (“DPI”) is making a US$20 million equity investment in Université Privée de Marrakech (“UPM”), one of Morocco’s leading private universities.

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The Central Africa Growth Sicar (CAGS) fund, managed by pan-African private equity firmEmerging Capital Partners (ECP), today announces it has successfully exited its stake in Oragroup, the Togo-based, regional commercial banking holding company with operations spanning twelve countries in West and Central Africa. The exit represents 2.2x CAGS’ initial investment.

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19 May 2014: Oragroup, the Togo-based, regional commercial banking holding company with operations spanning twelve countries in West and Central Africa, has completed a significant second fundraising period, totaling US$40.6 million. The results of the fundraising has contributed to the company’s strong recent growth, with total assets growing by 59.8% over 2012, reaching over 700…

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