Since taking the helm of the Africa Finance Corp (AFC) in 2018, Nigerian Samaila Zubairu has turned the state-backed investment bank into one of the continent's leading financial institutions. On 25 June, Angola announced a $185m capital investment, a move other countries are expected to follow in the coming months.
When it was founded in 2007, the AFC had 25 member states. It now counts 45. Zubairu, whose term as CEO will end in 2028, recently persuaded Burundi, Ethiopia and Sao Tome and Principe
