- Home
- Aid by Location
- Africa
Africa Region
UK Integrated Security Fund (UKISF)
UK - UK Integrated Security Fund (UKISF)
The UK Integrated Security Fund (UKISF) replaced the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF), with a wider remit, funding projects both in the UK and internationally to tackle some of the most complex national security challenges facing the UK and its partners. The UKISF combined the CSSF with the National Cyber Programme and the Economic Deterrence Initiative (EDI). The latter tackling sanctions evasion across the UK’s trade, transport, and financial sanctions. Like the CSSF, the UKISF budget includes Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) funds and non-ODA funds.
Carbon Initiative For Development (Ci-Dev)
UK - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
The Carbon Initiative for Development (Ci-Dev) aims to increase the flow of international carbon finance, primarily into Least Developed Countries (LDCs). It launched in 2013 and supports climate change mitigation in pursuit of the Paris Agreement’s goals and facilitates access to cleaner energy and other poverty reducing technologies. It guarantees a revenue stream if projects deliver their expected benefits, builds local capacity to develop projects and monitor carbon emissions, and pilots projects that could serve as blueprints to increase LDC access to the international carbon market
PROBLUE
Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
PROBLUE is the World Bank’s leading multilateral mechanism for leveraging and disbursing blue finance towards sustainable ocean sectors and activities. It is a multi-donor trust fund that supports the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, Life Below Water, and the Bank’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. PROBLUE aims to do this by reducing the existing blue finance gap by creating the necessary enabling environment for public and private sectors to shift from unsustainable to sustainable activities.
Adolescent mental, sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing policy, program and primary care implementation priorities in West Africa
DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
MRC Adolescent Health in Adolescent mental, sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing policy, program and primary care implementation priorities in West Africa
A combination efficacy study in Africa of two DNA-MVA- or DNA- Env protein HIV-1 vaccine regimens with pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
MRC supplementary funding to support the extension of a European & Developing Countries Clinical Trial Partnership funded HIV efficacy vaccine trial
Medical Research Council (MRC) Towards Leadership Programme with the African Research Excellence Fund (AREF)
DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
The Medical Research Council (MRC) and the African Research Excellence Fund (AREF) are putting funding together to deliver a research leadership development programme for African researchers – MRC Towards Leadership Programme. Funding provided to support 2 cohorts.
Multi-Stage Malaria Vaccine Consortium (MMVC)
DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
With exciting progress being made in vaccine development at all stages of the life cycle – pre-liver, liver, red blood cell and bloodstream stages – MMVC has ambitious plans to combine them in a single formulation, maximising the benefits of the individual vaccines. The four-stage vaccine will include a next-generation version of RTS,S, known as R21, a liver-stage vaccine that has shown positive results in EDCTP-funded trials, a promising vaccine targeting a key protein involved in red blood cell invasion, PfRH5, and a vaccine targeting a key protein in the final bloodstream form, Pfs25. Results from a series of controlled human infection studies – using new capacity in Africa – and pilot trials will inform the design of an appropriate vaccination strategy. This will be tested in a phase II trial in infants in sites of different levels of malaria transmission. The project will also build capacity to test the vaccine in adults as a possible way of blocking transmission to mosquitoes in malaria elimination campaigns.
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) phase III
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) funds outstanding global health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR provides funding to the Global Health European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership 3 (Global Health EDCTP3) Joint Undertaking which works to deliver new solutions to reduce the burden of poverty-related infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and to strengthen research capacities to prepare and respond to re-emerging infectious diseases. Global Health EDCTP3 builds on EDCTP Phase 2, which NIHR has been contributing to since 2016 (GB-GOV-10-EDCTP2). As EDCTP transitions to Global Health EDCTP3, calls under the new work packages will support further clinical research and training in sub-Saharan Africa.
8 Miles
British International Investment plc
A commitment by CDC to the 8 Miles investment fund. The fund focuses on investments in agribusiness, consumer and retail, health, telecoms and financial services with the aim of providing jobs, skills and growth in Africa.
A4C S Feeder LP
British International Investment plc
A commitment by CDC to the A4C S Feeder LP investment fund. The fund makes investments across Africa in consumer services, financials, education and healthcare.
Abraaj Africa Fund III
British International Investment plc
Investment in a fund focused on businesses in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and Cote d?Ivoire, to attract commercial capital to the region and educate investors new to the African market.
ABSA Bank Ltd
British International Investment plc
(Trade loan) In 2019, CDC provided a $100 million one-year trade loan to Absa Group Ltd (Absa) to increase the availability of US dollar liquidity for trade finance on the African continent. In 2020, CDC increased its commitment to $150 million to provide additional counter-cyclical support during the COVID-19 pandemic and help mitigate the indirect economic impacts of the crisis. The trade loan allows Absa to increase lending to domestic banks in Africa, which in turn allows them to support trading businesses with the imports of commodities, goods and equipment, and ultimately support economic opportunities and access to goods for people. (Trade risk-sharing facility) In 2019, CDC also made a $75 million commitment to a risk participation agreement with Absa to increase the availability of trade finance in Africa. In 2020, CDC increased its commitment to $150 million, again to provide additional counter-cyclical support during the COVID-19 pandemic. The risk-sharing agreement allows Absa to increase its limits to local banks, which has the potential to increase the volume of short-term trade credit by up to $360 million per annum. Again, this will allow domestic banks in Africa to support trading businesses in importing commodities, goods and equipment and ultimately support economic opportunities and access to goods for people. In 2021, we made a new $50 million commitment to a risk-sharing facility with Absa, to increase its capacity to offer financing solutions to MSMEs and households through microfinance institutions and non-bank financial institutions.
Actis Africa Real Estate Fund 2 LP
British International Investment plc
A commitment by CDC to the 'Actis Africa Real Estate Fund 2 LP' investment fund. The fund is focused on invesment in greenfield retail, residential and office real estate. The investment aims to create jobs in construction and to support the fund?s focus on energy efficiency in its projects.
Actis Africa Real Estate Fund 3
British International Investment plc
Commitment by CDC to the 'Actis Africa Real Estate Fund 3' investment fund. The fund makes investments that create jobs in construction and that support the fund?s focus on energy efficiency in its projects.
Actis Energy 3C Sub-Feeder LP
British International Investment plc
A commitment by CDC to the Actis Energy 3C Sub-Feeder LP investment fund. CDC's capital will be exclusively used for investment in energy projects in Africa and South Asia. The fund will actively seek out renewable energy projects.
Adenia IV
British International Investment plc
Commitment by CDC to the Adenia Capital IV investment fund. The fund encourages economic and private sector development in local communities by supporting small and medium enterprises.
Afrexim Bank Trade Finance MRPA
British International Investment plc
The agreement will enable Afrexim to increase its limits to issuing banks across sub-Saharan Africa, particularly those in more ?difficult A and B geographies. This will allow businesses in these countries to import the goods and equipment they need for production and trade, contributing to firm productivity and growth. It will also support the banks in these harder countries to participate in global trade, which is significant in a context where banking relationships to these countries are decreasing due to perceived compliance risk.
Africa Capitalworks
British International Investment plc
Africa CapitalWorks Holdings is a new permanent capital vehicle to target mid-sized businesses in sub-Saharan Africa. Many of these businesses struggle to raise the long-term capital they need to grow into national and regional champions that bring growth and jobs. Our investment demonstrates a commitment to find new ways to meet the different financing needs of African businesses that can create jobs and deliver long-term growth. The financing vehicle has many of the features of a traditional fund, but with the flexibility to offer longer-term capital to investee companies.
Africa Food Security Fund I
British International Investment plc
The Fund will invest in SMEs that increase food supply improve access to agricultural inputs and generate economic opportunities.
Africa Forestry Fund II
British International Investment plc
The Fund will invest in timberland and timberland asses in Africa. Forestry plantations can be a key source of formal employment in rural areas.