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3 major capital commitments closed last week across Africa, totaling over $800 million in dedicated funding for energy and industrial infrastructure. Africa Finance Corporation approved a $600 million facility for Dangote Fertiliser in Nigeria. This financing supports the expansion of a critical urea production facility. The deal signals growing appetite from development finance institutions for large-ticket, dollar-denominated industrial projects tied to food security and import substitution. By backing a single sponsor at scale, AFC is reinforcing its role as a cornerstone lender for hard-infrastructure projects that reduce continental exposure to global commodity price swings. Inspired Evolution launched the Zafiri electricity access vehicle at $176 million. This fund is a sector-focused vehicle targeting distributed renewable energy and off-grid solutions across sub-Saharan Africa. The close underscores sustained investor conviction in the energy access theme despite currency volatility in key markets. It also reflects a shift toward dedicated vehicles rather than generalist funds, allowing more precise risk management and impact measurement in the power sector. A.P. Moller Capital agreed to acquire Mainstream Renewable Power South Africa. The price was undisclosed. This acquisition gives A.P. Moller Capital a controlling stake in a portfolio of wind and solar assets in South Africa. The deal is strategic because it pairs a global infrastructure investor with local renewable platforms, a pattern gaining momentum as South Africa’s energy transition accelerates and corporate PPAs become more common. It also highlights the increasing role of foreign pension and infrastructure capital in the country’s power generation mix. Collectively, these deals point to a market where capital is targeting specific thematic and geographic niches, with energy infrastructure dominating deal flow. The diversity in ticket size, from $176 million to $600 million, shows that both mid-market and large-scale transactions are closing within the same week, a sign of growing depth in African private capital markets. Importantly, all three transactions involve non-South African capital entering either directly or via fund vehicles, reinforcing the trend of external institutional investors building exposure to African infrastructure. Follow Africa Deal Tombstone for the weekly deal feed. https://lnkd.in/eFfFzGbQ #AfricaPE #PrivateCapital #DealTombstone #AfricaDealTombstone #EnergyInfrastructure #DFI