Awards & Recognitions

List of Awards Africa Finance Corporation has won

• IJInvestor Awards 2024 - Financial Adviser of the Year
• EMEA Finance Achievement Awards - Most Innovative Bond – JPY 75 billion Samurai Bond Guarantee to the Arab Republic of Egypt
• EMEA Finance Achievement Awards - Best Supranational Syndicated Loan – AFC’s US$625 million syndicated loan
• Africa CEO Forum Awards 2024 - Panafrican Champion, Africa Finance Corporation
• IJGlobal Awards 2023 - Innovation of the Year Award (MENA) - JPY 75 billion Samurai Bond Guarantee to the Arab Republic of Egypt
• IJGlobal Awards 2023 - Power Deal of the Year (Africa): Singrobo Hydropower Plant
• IJGlobal Awards 2023 - Oil & Gas Deal of the Year (Africa): Cabinda Oil Refinery
• Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards 2024 - Sovereign, Supra & Agency Treasury & Funding Team of the Year
• Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards 2024 - M&A Deal of the Year, Infinity Power Holdings
• Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards 2024 - Acquisition Finance Deal of the Year, Infinity Power
• Project Finance International (PFI) Awards - Middle East & Africa Deal of the Year, Infinity Power Holdings
• Investing in African Mining Indaba: Responsible Resourcing Award 2024 - Community engagement, Dynamic Mining SAS
• Reuters Responsible Business Award - Sustainability Pioneer Award, ARISE IPP
• Africa CEO Forum Awards 2023 - Local Impact Champion, Africa Finance Corporation
• AsiaOne Magazine – African CEO of the Year 2023: Samaila Zubairu
• Africa CEO Forum Awards 2023 - Local Impact Champion

• African Banker Awards 2023 - Deal of the Year – Equity: US$ 298million Infinity Energy Equity Investment and Lekela Power Acquisition
• International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) 15th year Anniversary Awards- Top Treasury Partner
• EMEA Finance Achievement Awards 2022 - ‘Deal Maker of the Year’, Modupe Famakinwa, Head of Corporate Funding
• EMEA Finance Achievement Awards 2022 -Best supranational syndicated loan: AFC’s US$400mn syndicated loan
• EMEA Finance Achievement Awards 2022 - Best kimchi syndicated loan in EMEA: AFC’s US$160mn Kimchi loan facility

• EMEA Finance Achievement Awards 2022 - Best yen syndicated loan in EMEA: AFC’s US$382mn and JP¥1bn Samurai term loan
• EMEA Achievement Awards 2022 - Best financial institution syndicated loan in EMEA: Bank of Industry’s AFC-guaranteed US$1bn loan
• Bonds & Loan Africa Awards 2022 - Agency Bond Deal of the Year: Bank of Industry Limited
• Bonds & Loan Africa Awards 2022 - Oil & Gas Deal of the year: Sonangol EP
• IJGlobal Awards 2022 - DFI of the Year-Europe & Africa

• IFLR Africa Awards 2022 – In-house team of the year
• Bonds & Loans Africa Awards 2021 - Sovereign, Supra & Agency Treasury & Funding Team of the Year award 
• Bonds & Loans Africa Awards 2021 - International Sovereign, Supra & Agency Bond Deal of the Year award
• Asia One Global African of the Year 2020-2021 – Samalia Zubairu, President & Chief Executive Officer
• 2017 Infrastructure Journal Africa Power Deal of the Year, Hakkan 80MW peat to power project in Rwanda

• Ai Infrastructure Project Developer Awards 2017: African Logistics/Transport Project Developer of the Year
• EMEA Finance’s Achievement Awards – Best Swiss Franc Bond
  African Banker 2017 Award – Best Infrastructure Deal of the Year
• EMEA Finance’s Achievement Awards – Best M&A deal in EMEA: AFC and Harith General Partners power assets merger
• Africa Investor Infrastructure Investment Awards 2015: Power Deal of the Year – Cenpower Kpone IPP
• Africa Investor: Co-Developer of the Year, 2015 –Africa Finance Corporation

• Africa Investor: Energy Project Developer of the Year, 2015 Cenpower
• Global Trade Review Best Deals of 2014: Deal of the Year. Port Autonome d’Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the EURE250 million syndicated bridge loan facility arranged by African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), in which AFC provided a EURE50 million facility to Port Autonome d’Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
• EMEA Finance Achievement Awards 2014: Best Syndicated Loan
• EMEA Finance Project Finance Awards 2014: Best Power Deal of the Year – Cenpower Kpone IPP PFI Awards 2014: African Power Deal of the Year – Cenpower Kpone IPP
• The Banker: Deals of the Year 2014 – Highly Commended – African Infrastructure and Project Finance

• Finance Monthly: Deal Maker of the Year Awards 2014 – Glencore transaction; Financing the purchase of crude oil from the Republic of Chad’s Société des Hydrocarbures du Tchad
• Private Equity Africa: Development Impact Award 2012 – Main One
• International Finance Corporation (IFC): Emerging Partnerships top ten Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Sub-Saharan Africa 2012: Cabeolica, Cape Verde, Henri Konan Bedie Bridge, Côte d’Ivoire
• EMEA Finance Project Finance Awards 2012: Best infrastructure deal in EMEA – Henri Konan Bedie Bridge, Côte d’Ivoire
• Deal of the year 2012– Henri Konan Bedie Bridge, Côte d’Ivoire

• Euromoney Project Finance Deals of the Year 2012: African Transport
• Africa Investor Infrastructure Investment Award: PPP Investor of the year 2012 – Africa Finance Corporation
• Africa Investor: Leadership in Sustainable Investment in Africa 2011 – Cabeolica
• Africa Energy: Renewable Energy Award 2011– Cabeolica
• Infrastructure Journal: Trade Finance Award 2009– Arik Air

• African Banker: Deal of the year 2009 – Main One