3 Gulf, 9 African sovereign funds sign investment deal

21June 2022

Three Gulf sovereign funds have signed a deal in Rabat to promote investment in Africa, alongside nine from within the continent.

The deal was signed by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and holding firm ADQ in addition to the Kuwait Investment Authority on the sidelines of the first meeting of the Africa Sovereign Investors Forum (ASIF), on Monday.
ASIF is a platform bringing together sovereign funds of Angola, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria and Rwanda.

The organisers gave no details on how exactly the Gulf funds will support their African counterparts. But ASIF “will enable us to explore new opportunities with potential partners in Africa for ADQ and its portfolio companies”, said ADQ CEO Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi.

Heads of African sovereign funds taking part at the event said the focus for ASIF will be on mobilising capital and equity, promoting green projects and investing in logistics to improve interconnectivity within the continent.