Africa Finance Corporation

Africa Finance Corporation

OtherInfrastructure Development📍 Switzerland

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) raised CHF 350 million (approximately $431 million) through a 5-year digital bond, marking the first digital bond from an African institution to be listed, traded, and settled on regulated digital market infrastructure. The bond, issued under AFC's $5 billion Global Medium-Term Note Program, uses distributed ledger technology and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Proceeds will be used for general funding needs to support infrastructure and industry development across Africa.

Total raised
Undisclosed
across 2 rounds
Latest round
Debt
Oct 3, 2026
Known investors
5
led by SIX Swiss Exchange
Press coverage
4
outlets tracked

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Funding history

  1. 2
    CHF 350 million, or about $431 millionDebtOct 3, 2026

    Led by SIX Swiss Exchange

    Announcement ↗
  2. 1
    $100 millionMay 18, 2026
    Announcement ↗

Founder

Samaila Zubairu
Samaila Zubairu
President and CEO

Investors in Africa Finance Corporation

Backers from this company's tracked funding rounds.

  • SSIX Swiss ExchangeLead investorVC firm
  • SSIX Digital ExchangeVC firm
  • SSIX SISVC firm
  • CCommerzbankVC firm
  • DDeutsche BankVC firm

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