Rebecca Sankar

CDC Group Plc, a fund of funds, invests in private equity funds which focuses on Africa and Asian countries. It also provides direct investments in developing countries.

International Molybdenum Ltd. mines and explores molybdenum minerals. It owns Malmbjerg license, which entitles to evaluate and develop the molybdenum deposit at Malmbjerg, Greenland. The company was founded in 2004 and is located in London, the United Kingdom.

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, also known as aicpa® & cima®, is a global organization with 689,000 members, students, and professionals. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The British company advocates for the accounting and finance profession, as well as the public interest and business sustainability. Andrew Harding has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

Agrica Ltd. develops and operates rice farms in Eastern Africa. It engages in the production of food crops. The firm develops model sustainable agribusinesses in East Africa, where growing internal markets require the introduction of both modern commercial agriculture and smallholder technology to achieve food security. The company was founded in September 2005 by Alan Leland Boyce, Nick Browne and Carter Coleman and is headquartered in St. Peter Port, the United Kingdom.

BII Group Ltd. (BII Group) is a private equity/venture capital, a subsidiary of Government of United Kingdom was founded by James Murray Grant in 1948. The firm is headquartered in London with offices in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Nairobi, Pakistan, Sandton, and Bangladesh.

Norfund was created by the Storting (Norwegian parliament) in 1997. Norfund's head office is located in Oslo with other offices in Costa Rica, South Africa, and Kenya. Norfund provides risk capital to private firms in developing countries through various finance solutions from loan instruments to equity financing. The Norwegian government provides investment capital to Norfund on an annual basis. Norfund is structured as a separate legal entity with limited liability.

Konkola Copper Mines Plc mines and process copper, pyrite, anode slimes and cobalt. It operates two mines at Nchanga, comprising an underground mine and four open pits, the Nchanga Smelter, Konkola Mine, Nkana Refinery and the Nampundwe pyrite mine. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Chingola, Zambia.

Condé Nast Entertainment, Inc. develops film, television, and premium digital video programming. The firm's portfolio include Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Brides, Self, GQ, GQ Style, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler, Allure, Architectural Digest, Bon Appétit, Epicurious, Wired, W, Golf Digest, Golf World, Teen Vogue, Ars Technica, The Scene, Pitchfork and Backchannel. The company was founded by Conde Montrose Nast and Pat Connolly in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

INDEbank Ltd provides commercial banking services. The company is headquartered in Blantyre, Malawi.

Actis LLP (Actis) is a private equity firm founded in 1948 by Sreenivasulu Vudayagiri and Pavel Alexandrovich Cherkashin. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Part of EVE Health Group Ltd., African Energy Resources Ltd. (South Africa) mines and explores for coal and uranium. The company is based in Cape Town, South Africa. Charles Frazer Tabeart has been the CEO of the South African company since 2007. African Energy Resources Ltd. (South Africa was acquired by EVE Health Group Ltd. on July 28, 2005 for $1.26 million.

Coca-Cola GmbH manufactures and markets soft drinks and syrups. The company offers carbonated soft drinks (Fanta, mezzo mix, Sprite), juices & juice drinks (Minute Maid, Qoo), iced teas (NESTEA), waters (BONAQA), and energy & sport drinks (BONAQA sportswater, burn, ípsei, Lift, Powerade). Coca-Cola GmbH was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Acumen Fund, Inc (Acumen Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Jacqueline Novogratz. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Zambia Telecommunications Co. Ltd. is a market leader in the information communications technology industry. In order to remain competitive, ZAMTEL shall continue to play a dominant role in the ICT industry by identifying and fully exploiting strategic opportunities that exist globally. It is within this context that ZAMTEL has adopted a strategic ICT management perspective in order to exploit the techno-economic benefits of integrating into the global information economy. Establishing a Fibre-Optic backbone requires an intricate and strategic overview of ICTs which include data, voice, Internet, radio and television traffic flows and consumer behavior which go beyond the physical laying of the fiber optic cable. ZAMTEL has taken a leadership position in the deployment of modern information communications technologies (ICTs), which are quickly emerging as an essential initiative towards defining how interpersonal network communications shall be shaped within the 21st century. With fiber-optic backbone, ZAMTEL shall have the ability to deliver multimedia communications and content to a global constituency for Zambian goods and services. This technology will make available information, content, services and connectivity on a global scale, while allowing for many different methods of user access.

Part of MTN Group Ltd., MTN Zambia Ltd. is a Zambian company that focuses on driving digital inclusion in Zambia. Based in Lusaka, Zambia, Bart Hofker has been the CEO of the company since 2019. The company offers affordable data and roaming plans, as well as various tariff plans.

Infraco Asia Development Pte Ltd. develops infrastructure projects. The firm works across a range of infrastructure sectors, including energy and power, water and waste management, transport, agriculture, bulk storage/logistics facilities, telecommunications, gas transportation, distribution and storage, oil transportation, mining and upstream oil and gas, urban infrastructure and others. The company was founded by Keith Palmer in 2010 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Root Capital, Inc. provides investment and financial services to small and growing agricultural businesses. Its products include coffee, cocoa, fruits and vegetables and other products. The firm is an agricultural lender that grows rural prosperity in poor, environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America by lending capital, delivering financial training and strengthening market connections for small and growing agricultural businesses. The company was founded by William F. Foote in 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Phatisa Group Ltd. manages private equity funds. Its portfolio consists of Food Fund 1, Food Fund 2, and Housing Fund. The company was founded by Duncan Owen and Stuart Bradley in 2005 and is headquartered in Bambous, Mauritius.

InfraCo Africa Ltd (InfraCo Africa) is a venture capital subsidiary of eleQtra Ltd founded in 2004 by Keith Palmer. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Miro Forestry Co. Ltd. engages in the provision of forestry and timber products. It offers sawn timber, charcoal, poles, wood biomass, and veneer. The company was founded by Andrew Collins and Charlie Bosworth in 2010 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

CS Dekeloil Siva Ltd. produces palm oil. It presently holds the Ayenouan project. The company was founded on November 7, 2008 and is headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus.

EFTA Ltd. provides equipment loans for small and medium enterprises and farmers. The company was founded by Michiel Timmerman and Clement Kwayu in 2005 and is headquartered in Moshi, Tanzania.

Ceniarth LLC provides investment services. The private company is based in New York, NY.

AgDevCo Ghana Ltd is a Ghanaian company that provides agricultural project development and fund management services. The private company is based in Accra, Ghana. The company was founded in 2012.

Part of Miro Forestry Co. Ltd., Miro Forestry Developments Ltd. is a leading international plywood manufacturing company based in London, UK. Miro's plantations and certain wood processing operations are Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified, complying with the international gold standard of responsible forest management. The British company's mission is to develop and operate high-quality and cost-competitive commercial forestry plantations sustainably to FSC standards while providing environmental, social, and economic benefits to local communities. Miro owns and manages its own FSC certified plantations and harvests logs using modern equipment and systems. The company's principal product is plywood, but it also produces finger-jointed edge glue panels, electricity transmission poles, fence posts, and wood biomass. Founded in 2010, the company provides plywood, edge glued panels, CCA treated poles, and related forest products to partners and clients worldwide.

Part of AgDevCo Ltd., AgDevCo Tanzania Ltd. is a Tanzanian company that provides agribusiness investment services. The company is based in Masaki, Tanzania and was founded in 2012.

Founded in 2011, Africa Agricultural Development Company Mocambique Ltda. The company engages in cattle breeding activities and is based in Maputo, Mozambique. is a subsidiary of AgDevCo Ltd.