Browse Government Agencies

Délégation à l'Entrepreneuriat Rapide (DER/FJ)

Senegal

Youth and women entrepreneurship funding and support

Department of Science and Innovation (DSI)

South Africa

Science technology and innovation policy

Department of Trade Industry and Competition (DTIC)

South Africa

Primary trade industry and investment policy department

Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE)

Ethiopia

State development bank providing long-term financing for priority sectors including tech manufacturing and agriprocessing

Development Bank of Namibia (DBN)

Namibia

Development finance for SMEs and entrepreneurs

Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD)

Rwanda

State development bank financing productive ventures; backbone of Rwanda's long-term enterprise finance

Directorate of Science Technology and Innovation (DSTI)

Sierra Leone

Government tech and innovation arm; runs major digital programmes

Economic Development Board (EDB) Mauritius

Mauritius

Investment promotion export and business facilitation

Economic Development Board of Madagascar (EDBM)

Madagascar

One-stop shop for investment and business creation

Egypt Ventures

Egypt

State-backed VC arm operating under ITIDA; invests in Egyptian tech startups and manages the government's innovation fund portfolio

Eritrea Investment Centre

Eritrea

Investment facilitation; note: heavily regulated environment

Eswatini Communications Commission (ESCCOM)

Eswatini

Telecoms regulator

Eswatini Development Finance Corporation (FINCORP)

Eswatini

SME finance and development

Eswatini Investment Promotion Authority (EIPA)

Eswatini

Investment promotion and business facilitation

Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA)

Ethiopia

Telecoms regulator; oversaw historic sector liberalisation

Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC)

Ethiopia

Investment promotion and one-stop service for investors

Federal Micro and Small Enterprises Development Agency

Ethiopia

MSE development access to finance and training

Fintech Egypt (Central Bank of Egypt)

Egypt

Fintech ecosystem development arm of the Central Bank of Egypt

Fonds de Développement des PME (FDPME)

Cote d'Ivoire

SME development fund providing financing

Fonds National d'Investissement (FNI)

Algeria

State investment fund providing equity financing to strategic sectors including ICT and industrial ventures

FONSIS (Fonds Souverain d'Investissements Stratégiques)

Senegal

Senegal's sovereign wealth fund making strategic equity investments in key economic sectors including tech and digital

FPI (Fonds de Promotion de l'Industrie)

DR Congo

Industrial and enterprise financing fund

Fundo de Desenvolvimento das PME

Angola

SME development fund for access to finance

Gambia ICT Agency

The Gambia

National ICT policy implementation and e-government