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Consult Africa Investment Network Consult Africa Investment Network structures and connects high-impact business and investment opportunities across Africa, from idea to execution.

07/15/2026

You’ve seen CAIN at the shows. Now hear it straight from us.

Filmed at Big 5 Construct South Africa, this conversation covers who we are, how we work with partners and stakeholders across the continent, and our vision for the future of Africa’s construction and infrastructure sector.

Stick around for how we’re positioning ourselves at the intersection of investment and infrastructure.

Calling entrepreneurs across Africa 🌍The Africa Rising Pitch Competition is your stage. Themed “Unlocking Africa’s Next ...
07/03/2026

Calling entrepreneurs across Africa 🌍

The Africa Rising Pitch Competition is your stage. Themed “Unlocking Africa’s Next Generation of Opportunities,” we’re looking for innovative African entrepreneurs, startups, SMEs, and high-growth businesses solving real challenges and creating sustainable economic impact.

If that’s you, here’s what to submit:

• A 1-minute Social Impact Video introducing your business and the problem you’re solving (posted on social media, tagging Consult Africa Investment Network )

• A 2-minute Business Pitch Video covering your concept, market opportunity, revenue model, growth strategy, funding needs, and expected impact

• Executive Summary (max 1,000 words), Pitch Deck, and links to both videos.

Application Deadline: 10 February 2027, 11:59 PM GMT

📍Make submissions using the link in bio.

Consult Africa Investment Network (CAIN) proudly exhibited at the BIG 5 Construct South Africa Exhibition in Johannesbur...
06/12/2026

Consult Africa Investment Network (CAIN) proudly exhibited at the BIG 5 Construct South Africa Exhibition in Johannesburg this week. As a network dedicated to connecting global capital with African opportunity, events like this are where strategy meets action.

Togo just opened its borders to every African on the continent. No visa. No barriers. Effective immediately.Effective Ma...
05/20/2026

Togo just opened its borders to every African on the continent. No visa. No barriers. Effective immediately.

Effective May 18, 2026, Togo granted visa-free entry to all citizens of African states holding valid national passports, making it one of the few African countries to extend unconditional visa-free access to the entire continent.

As recently as 2025, only around 16 African countries were exempt from Togo's visa requirement, while nationals from 37 others were required to obtain a valid entry visa. That changed overnight.

The announcement also comes as Togo prepares to host the Biashara Afrika 2026 trade summit in Lomé under the AfCFTA framework, reinforcing its positioning as a more open and connected regional hub at the heart of African trade integration.

For investors, this matters beyond the headline. Every country that removes visa barriers lowers the transaction cost of doing business across the continent. It makes it easier to meet partners, scout opportunities, move talent, and close deals. Togo has framed this policy as part of its broader effort to position itself as a regional hub for trade, services, culture, and investment within Africa. That is an investment-grade signal from a government that is thinking at the right scale.

For entrepreneurs and local businesses, Togo's open door is an invitation. A more accessible Lomé means more foot traffic, more business visitors, more trade connections, and more opportunity across every sector from hospitality and logistics to financial services and tech.

Six countries down. The rest of the continent is watching.

At Consult Africa Investment Network, we track every policy shift that changes the investment landscape. This is one of them.

Today marks a milestone that fills us with gratitude and renewed purpose.Eleven years ago, Consult Africa Investment Net...
05/14/2026

Today marks a milestone that fills us with gratitude and renewed purpose.

Eleven years ago, Consult Africa Investment Network was founded on a simple conviction: Africa’s future will be built through capital, partnership, and shared prosperity.

Over the past decade, we have connected global investors with transformative African projects across infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture, technology, energy, telecommunications, and the creative industries. We have seen ideas become reality, deals transform communities, and African entrepreneurs step into leadership.

What we know today is clear: Africa does not need saving. Africa needs partners.

The talent is here. The opportunities are bankable. The capital is ready. What matters now is strategic connection, trusted facilitation, and belief in the continent’s future.

To the investors, project sponsors, partners, and our dedicated team across Africa, thank you for being part of this journey.

The next chapter of Consult Africa’s story will not be measured by years in business, but by lives transformed, economies strengthened, and futures created.

Here’s to eleven years and to generations of impact ahead.

Consult Africa Investment Network
Connecting Capital. Creating Futures. Building Africa.

Tony Elumelu just delivered one of the most direct statements to come out of the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi. And i...
05/13/2026

Tony Elumelu just delivered one of the most direct statements to come out of the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi. And it deserves a real conversation.

"We should stop this victim mentality. We should be cognisant of the history, our history, but more importantly, we should commit to the future. We should, to a large extent, let the past be. President Macron was not born 100 years ago, this is a new age. And I commit to his commitment to Africa, and I believe he's sincere."

Elumelu chairs Heirs Holdings, Transcorp, and United Bank for Africa, and was chosen by Macron to join the Africa France Impact Coalition aimed at promoting trade between French and African companies. He is not speaking from the sidelines of Africa's economic story. He is one of its central figures.

His message was consistent and clear. Africa needs massive private global capital and should welcome it from any credible source. What young African entrepreneurs need most is electricity, mass transportation, security, and ease of doing business.

This is the perspective that transforms potential into outcomes. An Africa that competes for global capital, welcomes investors on its own terms, and focuses its energy on building rather than grieving is an Africa that wins.

For investors, this kind of clarity from African business leadership matters. It signals an investment environment that is maturing, pragmatic, and focused on the conditions that generate sustainable long-term returns.

€23 billion. 30 heads of state. Nairobi. And Africa brought €9 billion to the table itself.At the Africa Forward Summit,...
05/12/2026

€23 billion. 30 heads of state. Nairobi. And Africa brought €9 billion to the table itself.

At the Africa Forward Summit, Macron announced €23 billion in combined investment across energy, agriculture, AI, and maritime sectors. €14 billion from French companies. €9 billion from African investors. 250,000 jobs projected. CMA CGM committed €700 million toward modernising the Port of Mombasa.

For investors, this summit opens up concrete entry points. Energy transition infrastructure now has bilateral institutional backing. African agritech and AI ventures are attracting both French and African capital simultaneously. Port and logistics infrastructure along East Africa's coast is seeing major private sector commitment. And Macron's proposed first-loss guarantee mechanism, if adopted at next month's G7, would structurally reduce the cost of investing in Africa for global private capital, unlocking a pipeline well beyond the €23 billion announced this week.

For local businesses, the downstream opportunity is equally significant. Construction, engineering, logistics, professional services, and digital infrastructure will all see sustained demand as these projects move from pledge to ex*****on.

The commitments are largely private sector pledges, so implementation will matter. But the direction of capital is clear and the entry points are opening now.

At Consult Africa Investment Network, we help our clients get ahead of the pipeline, not behind it.

Africa keeps producing world champions. The world keeps poaching them. And the solution is hiding in plain sight.World 4...
05/11/2026

Africa keeps producing world champions. The world keeps poaching them. And the solution is hiding in plain sight.

World 400m champion Collen Kebinatshipi of Botswana recently spoke out after World Athletics blocked six African athletes from switching nationality to Turkey following what were described as lucrative contract offers. Five Kenyans, including former marathon world record holder Brigid Kosgei, and Nigerian sprint star Favour Ofili were among those targeted. Ofili's situation was particularly striking. One of the fastest women alive, she was left off Nigeria's 2024 Paris Olympics entry list due to an administrative error by her own federation.

Kebinatshipi's message was not anger. It was a call to action. Athletes are seeking better support structures elsewhere because their home federations are not providing them. Preparation costs are high. Training infrastructure is inconsistent. Nutrition, medical care, and professional management are often left to the athletes themselves. And when another country offers to solve all of that with a contract, it is very difficult to say no.

This is not just an athletics problem. Across football, basketball, rugby, cricket, and every other sport Africa produces elite talent in, the same pattern repeats itself. Brilliant athletes, inadequate pathways, and a system that makes leaving feel like the only logical choice.

The opportunity for investors and entrepreneurs is real and largely untapped. World-class sports academies. Professional athlete representation and management firms. Sports nutrition and performance science businesses. Sponsorship and media rights infrastructure. Community-based talent identification programmes that find the next Kebinatshipi before another country does.

Botswana just became the first African nation to win 4x400m relay gold at the World Championships. It is hosting the World Relays this weekend, the first African nation to host a senior World Athletics track competition. The continent's sporting moment is arriving. The infrastructure to sustain and monetise it needs to arrive with it.

At Consult Africa Investment Network, we believe African sport is one of the most compelling and underleveraged investment opportunities on the continent right now. The talent has always been there. The ecosystem to support, develop, and retain it is where the work and the opportunity lies.

Zurich, Switzerland.Our Business Development Expert Maimuna Biteye Christensen linked up with global investors over dinn...
05/10/2026

Zurich, Switzerland.

Our Business Development Expert Maimuna Biteye Christensen linked up with global investors over dinner in Zurich this week. Great energy in the room, meaningful conversations, and some very promising investment discussions around Africa on the table.

Relationships first. Everything else follows.

Ghana just committed to its largest state-owned power plant. And the timing tells you everything about where the country...
05/10/2026

Ghana just committed to its largest state-owned power plant. And the timing tells you everything about where the country is headed.

President John Dramani Mahama announced on May 2, 2026 during his "Resetting Ghana" tour that the government will construct a 1,200-megawatt gas-fired power plant, with groundbreaking expected before the end of 2026. The project was first outlined in the 2026 national budget by Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson in November 2025, and technical designs along with a financing roadmap are already underway. At 1,200MW, the plant will surpass the generation capacity of the Akosombo Dam, long considered the centrepiece of Ghana's energy infrastructure.

The context behind the announcement matters. Peak electricity demand in Ghana has grown from 3,500MW when the current administration took office to 4,300MW today, driven by rising investment and economic activity. The sector is also carrying real financial strain, with a $2.2 billion deficit recorded in 2024. The government's response is not retrenchment. It is expansion backed by domestic gas supply from the offshore Jubilee and OCTP fields.

Beyond meeting domestic demand, the plant is designed to generate surplus capacity that Ghana can export to neighbouring countries including Burkina Faso, positioning Ghana as a credible regional energy exporter and foreign exchange earner.

For investors, this is a concrete policy commitment with a financing roadmap, a domestic gas supply chain, and presidential-level accountability attached to it. Investor-friendly reforms in Ghana's energy and oil sector have already attracted over $3.5 billion in new investments. The energy buildout creates direct opportunities across gas supply infrastructure, power transmission, engineering and construction, and downstream industrial services.

For local businesses, every megawatt of reliable new generation is a reduction in the cost of doing business. Ghana's ambition to build beyond its own consumption and export regionally signals a government that is thinking at the right scale.

At Consult Africa Investment Network, we help our clients identify and position within exactly this kind of government-backed infrastructure momentum before the market fully prices it in.

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