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Fund of the Month (Dec'24): Zambia’s National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA)

1st December, 2024

The investment landscape of Zambia is quite diverse, with several pension schemes, and there are plans to establish a SWF. NAPSA is the largest pension scheme and is a mandatory scheme covering both the public and private sector, except security personnel. We were delighted to speak with the fund’s Director General, Mr. Muyangwa Muyangwa, about NAPSA’s background, portfolio, and future plans.

Ethiopia’s EIH and Mauritius’ MIC join Africa’s SWF Club

7th July, 2023

On Thursday and Friday this week, Agaciro Development Fund hosted the second annual meeting of the African Sovereign Investors Forum (ASIF) in Kigali, Rwanda. The Forum was started by Morocco’s Ithmar Capital last year in Rabat in an attempt to increase collaboration among African SWFs, to compare notes of common challenges, and to create appealing, sizeable, Pan-African investment opportunities for foreign (e.g., Middle Eastern) SWFs.

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South Africa can’t shake its corruption problem

3rd June, 2022

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC), Africa's biggest pension manager with US$ 157 billion in AuM, has been buried in allegations of corruption since Jacob Zuma’s presidency. When Cyril Ramaphosa took office in 2018, he made his mission to root out such issues, including Zuma, the Guptas, and PIC. Four years later, it does not seem that things have improved much in the country or at the fund manager.

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