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The World Bank Group has approved a $41.05m loan towards the financing of a planned interconnection between Ethiopia and Sudan as part of the Nile Basin Initiative. The loan to the Ethiopian government will help it finance its portion of the interconnector. The transmission line will run between the Ethiopian towns of Bahir-Dar and Metema, and up to the border with Sudan to connect the countries’ grids.

Assessment of the effect of post-election violence on Kenyan government bonds

In Nairobi, regional risk mitigation specialist The African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) has remained open for the political and commercial cover that it provides for trade within Africa. “We are all well and the office is open and functioning normally, as the disturbances were localised and not in the main business areas,” said chief executive officer Peter M Jones. “

A private equity fund whose biggest investor is Saudi business tycoon Prince Alwaleed is raising money to invest a total of $500m in Africa across a range of sectors, writes Nadine Marroushi. Sectors including energy and mining, financial services, retail, manufacturing and telecoms will be targeted by the new Pan-African Investment Partners II private equity fund,

Nigerian fuel marketer Oando has secured a $100m credit facility from a consortium of foreign and local banks led by Standard Chartered to finance upstream exploration plans and the construction of an oil refinery. .