Financing Africa’s Future
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Podcast Overview
<p>The Financing Africa’s Future podcast examines the forces shaping Africa’s financial markets and their role in driving sustainable development. Each episode features in-depth conversations with experts and practitioners, exploring both opportunities and constraints in areas such as climate finance, capital markets, early-stage finance, adaptation and resilience and development impact.</p> <p>With new episodes released every week, the series provides policymakers, investors, and development partners with informed perspectives on the evolving financial landscape and its implications for Africa’s future.</p> <p>About FSD Africa:<br />FSD Africa is a specialist development agency working to build and strengthen financial markets across sub-Saharan Africa. By addressing systemic challenges and unlocking new opportunities, FSD Africa seeks to make finance work for the continent’s future, supporting resilience, sustainability and inclusive growth.</p>
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Publishing Since
9/18/2025
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Recent Episodes
May 28, 2026
Mobilising Ghana's Institutional capital into SME's
Africa’s institutional capital remains heavily concentrated in low-risk assets, while many high-growth businesses across the continent continue to face limited access to long-term financing. In the latest episode of Financing Africa’s Future, Hamdiya Ismaila, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Savannah Impact Advisory, sits down with Kaara Wainaina, Senior Manager, Advocacy & Campaigns at FSD Africa, to discuss how domestic capital can be better mobilised towards SMEs and the wider real economy. The conversation explores the evolution of Ghana’s investment landscape, the role of pension funds in deepening capital markets, and why building effective intermediary investment structures will be critical to unlocking more patient capital across Africa. A timely discussion on market development, impact investing, and the future of African finance.
April 28, 2026
Reinvigorating the Lusaka Stock Exchange
Zambia’s capital markets are showing renewed strength, but what is really driving the momentum and can it be sustained? In this episode of Financing Africa’s Future, Nicholas Kabaso, CEO of the Lusaka Securities Exchange, shares a grounded perspective on the forces shaping the market today. From a strong equity rally and improving macroeconomic conditions to growing investor confidence following debt restructuring, the conversation explores what is working and where the deeper constraints remain. The episode also examines the persistent challenges facing small and mid-sized enterprises in accessing capital, the role of market structure and incentives and how African exchanges can better connect capital to productive sectors of the economy. A concise and insightful discussion for anyone interested in the future of capital markets in Africa. Subscribe and listen to other episodes of Financing Africa’s Future.
April 2, 2026
The Missing Middle in Africa’s Capital Markets
Africa is not short of capital; it is often a question of how that capital is deployed. In this episode of Financing Africa’s Future, Chinua Azubike, Chief Executive Officer of InfraCredit, reflects on the practical steps needed to channel domestic institutional capital into infrastructure and other productive sectors. Drawing on InfraCredit’s experience, the conversation explores how credit guarantees and risk-sharing tools are helping to make infrastructure projects more accessible to pension funds and insurers, particularly in local currency. It also considers some of the structural constraints that continue to shape investment decisions, including risk perception and market design. The episode offers a measured look at how capital markets can play a more consistent role in supporting long-term development across Africa.Watch or listen now.
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- What is Financing Africa’s Future?
<p>The Financing Africa’s Future podcast examines the forces shaping Africa’s financial markets and their role in driving sustainable development. Each episode features in-depth conversations with experts and practitioners, exploring both opportunities and constraints in areas such as climate finance, capital markets, early-stage finance, adaptation and resilience and development impact.</p> <p>With new episodes released every week, the series provides policymakers, investors, and development partners with informed perspectives on the evolving financial landscape and its implications for Africa’s future.</p> <p>About FSD Africa:<br />FSD Africa is a specialist development agency working to build and strengthen financial markets across sub-Saharan Africa. By addressing systemic challenges and unlocking new opportunities, FSD Africa seeks to make finance work for the continent’s future, supporting resilience, sustainability and inclusive growth.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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