State of impact investing: Perspectives and recommendations from 10 African countries

As per the latest survey conducted by GIIN in 2018, the global impact investment market is estimated to be valued at US$ 228 Billion.

Emerging markets accounted for over half (56%) of total assets under management, with Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounting for 12% of total AUM as of 2018. Further the survey also highlighted that SSA is becoming a preferred locations for impact investors; 36% of the investors cited it as one of their top three preferred locations for deploying the capital, second to US & Canada.

While the industry continues to grow in SSA, the introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) has strengthened the framework for impact investing by influencing private capital flows towards addressing some of the worlds’ most critical social and environmental challenges.

This report details out the state of the impact investment sector in 10 African countries (Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda, Egypt, Rwanda, Côte D I’voire, Nigeria, Uganda, Senegal and Zambia). It provides and overview of the recommendations to overcome key barriers to growing the impact investment ecosystem in each country.