FERDI’s Impact Investing Chair mapped impact investing
in Africa for 2024 (Léon and Rabary, 2024), identifying the key
actors in the sector.
Beyond a straightforward update, the 2025 mapping
provides a measure of the share of investments in Africa for each
of the funds identified, in other words, their “African footprint”.
According to the latest data collected, 250 funds operate
in Africa, half of which invest exclusively on the continent.
Léon, F. et Rabary, S. (2025), "Update of the mapping of Africa’s impact investors 2025: Quantifying the African footprint", Ferdi Policy Brief B288, November.
