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Policy Reset for African Capital

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Thandi Maseko

September 25, 20256 min readAnalyst

Capital is staying home

Central banks and pension managers are lifting legacy caps to unlock domestic capital. Ghana and Kenya are piloting co-investment vehicles that de-risk innovation and infrastructure plays.

Regulatory snapshot

Kenya’s RBA now allows up to 15% of pension assets in VC/PE; Nigeria’s SEC approved a new venture fund license streamlining regional vehicles.