© 2026 GlobalCapital, Derivia Intelligence Limited, company number 15235970, 161 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3AL. All rights reserved.

Accessibility | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Modern Slavery Statement | Event Participant Terms & Conditions | Cookies

Africa

Most recent/Bond comments/Ad
More articles/Ad

More articles/Ad

More articles

  • Angola’s years long journey to the Eurobond market ended this week with a hot 10 year deal, which soared in the secondary market. The importance of fresh cash for the dollar starved state overrode pricing criticism, while the deal laid down a marker for what oil states can do in bond markets. Steve Gilmore reports.
  • The cash strapped Republic of Angola had its prayers answered with a successful $1.5bn Eurobond this week, which it priced some three years after first starting to pick leads. Rival bankers did not see eye to eye on final pricing, but the injection of foreign currency into the government’s coffers was still a boon for Angola’s finances, said analysts.
  • South Africa’s Investec Bank is accessing the syndicated loan market for the fifth time this year, and is shaking things up by tapping Asian bank liquidity for a $100m three year borrowing.
  • African private equity is feeling the effects of the wider capital flight from emerging markets and the downturn in commodity prices, but market participants say there are still fruitful investments to be made.
  • Angola opened books on a long awaited Eurobond on Wednesday morning with price thoughts that instantly caused disagreement among debt bankers away from the deal.
  • The Republic of Cameroon is embarking on a roadshow in Europe and the US on Thursday.