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In an article published by ImpactAlpha, Victoria Aadnesgaard CA (SA), CFA, Claudia Masemola, and Frederik Benzel, discuss how potential collaborations with fintechs can assist governments, donors, and aid organizations who have the funds but not the data nor distribution networks to most efficiently and effectively provide targeted relief to the most affected households across Southern Africa.

We are excited to see how Field Intelligence Inc. is helping pharmacies in Nigeria and Kenya stay open safely and adapt to changing customer needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. For Field’s most recent capital raise, we served as transaction advisors, funded by USAID as part of the US Government’s Prosper Africa initiative. Helping African firms raise growth capital and connecting them with...

CrossBoundary Advisory will support the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation's new Africa Investment Advisor Program, for which we will provide advisors across the continent to complement DFC's efforts to create and invest in opportunities for US and African companies. The advisors will be charged with sourcing investment opportunities across Africa, working alongside U.S. embassies and USAID missions, and supporting DFC staff in Washington by providing on-the-ground project due diligence and monitoring.…

In our new paper with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, we suggest ways African governments, donors, development finance institutions, and impact investors can align their priorities to support investment that creates jobs and incomes at scale. Written by Jake Cusack, Jonathan Said, Pooja Yadav, Matt Tilleard, and Thomas Flahive, the report expands on our past investment facilitation work...

A mural of George Floyd in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya. Haki means “Justice” in Swahili Source: Baz Ratner/Reuters…

Companies in frontier markets are responding to the mounting challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic with resilience and grit. Our Co-Managing Partner Jake Cusack and associates Marília dos Reis Martins and Edmund Le Brun wrote a short piece to highlight some inspiring examples from across Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe.…