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Fefisol II

Subsidy : November 2022

BIO has granted EUR 350,000 of technical assistance to FEFISOL II, a debt fund focused primarily on sub-Saharan Africa

Amount

€ 350,000.00

Type of investment

Subsidy

Beneficiary locations

Africa: Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Uganda
Middle East:

Investment field

Investment Companies & Funds

Activity

KK.64.302 FI Fund

Organisation

Fefisol II

Domicile

Luxembourg

More investments in

Fefisol II

  • Equity € 2,000,000.00 (2025)
  • Equity € 3,000,000.00 (2022)

FEFISOL II, the European Solidarity Financing Fund for Africa II, is a fund that will provide medium to long-term loan financing, essentially in local currency, to African MFIs and agricultural entities, including smallholder producer organisations and small agricultural entities.

Technical assistance facility

The technical assistance facility aims to improve the capacities of Fefisol II investees, their skills and know-how.

The objective is to finance and strengthen the African economic agents underserved by the mainstream banking sector, bringing services and markets to vulnerable and rural populations, as well as small enterprises, particularly those of the agricultural sector to fulfil the objectives of improving living standards, reducing inequalities and achieving sustainable development

Expected impact

  • Strengthen access to finance for Africa's underserved private sector
  • Strengthen agricultural value chains
  • Support the implementation of social and environmental practices
  • Support inclusive, customised, and responsible product offerings
  • Implement sustainable agricultural practices
  • Reduce vulnerabilities to climate change

In order to improve living standards, reduce inequalities and achieve sustainable development

Made possible through this investment

Thanks to the direct funding from BIO, the following second-line investments have been made possible.

Agricultural entities

Agricultural entities across Africa

Microfinance institutions

Tier 2 and Tier 3 microfinance institutions across Africa

View more of our investments in this region

Société de Microcrédits Congolais

5,000,000.00

  Democratic Republic of Congo

  01/04/2026

Enterprises

Limbua Group

 141,025.00

  Kenya

  01/02/2026

  Subsidy

Enterprises

Orchidia Pharmaceutical Industries

8,100,000.00

  Egypt

  01/02/2026

  Equity

Investment Companies & Funds

Kampani

 2,000,000.00

  29/01/2026

  Equity

Financial Institutions

Vital Finance

 3,000,000.00

  Benin

  13/01/2026

  Debt

Investment Companies & Funds

Adenia Entrepreneurial Fund

15,000,000.00

  01/01/2026

  Equity

Infrastructure

Bandwidth and Cloud Services

15,000,000.00

  Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

  01/01/2026

  Debt

Infrastructure

Sawa Energy

 29,500.00

  Uganda

  18/12/2025

  Subsidy

Enterprises

Biophyto

 2,750,000.00

  Benin

  01/12/2025

  Debt