Nigerian-headquartered financial services and investment group, Cedrus Group Africa, is seeking to expand its role in financing energy infrastructure across African markets through cross-border investment partnerships and capital mobilisation.
The group made this known at the recent Energy Forum for Africa 2026 in Lusaka, Zambia, where it sponsored a high-level discussion on financing regional energy infrastructure projects.
The forum, held under the theme, ‘Driving a Borderless Energy Future for Africa’, brought together policymakers, investors, financiers, energy developers and industry leaders to examine investment opportunities and financing models for Africa’s energy sector.
Cedrus sponsored a session titled Mobilising Capital for Cross-Border Energy Projects: From Vision to Bankable Deals, which examined ways to attract investment into regional infrastructure projects and make them commercially viable.
Discussions focused on project preparation, innovative financing structures, risk-sharing mechanisms and collaboration among governments, development finance institutions and private investors.
The engagement comes as Cedrus marks five years of operations and seeks to strengthen its presence beyond Nigeria through investment opportunities and partnerships across the continent.
Speaking at the forum, Cedrus Group Africa’s Chief Executive Officer, Olubusayo Adeniyi, said the group’s expansion strategy was increasingly focused on opportunities across national markets.
“As Cedrus marks five years, we are increasingly focused on the opportunities that exist beyond individual national markets. Africa’s infrastructure and investment needs require institutions that can connect capital, expertise and opportunities across borders,” Adeniyi stated.
He added that the group’s participation reflected its ambition to contribute to Africa’s economic development through financial services, investment relationships and transaction structuring.
The Convener of EFFA 2026, Eng. Hope Chanda, said financial institutions had an important role to play in mobilising investment and building partnerships to support regional energy projects.
“Africa’s energy future will depend not only on the projects we develop but also on our ability to mobilise investment and build partnerships across borders,” Chanda said.
Cedrus’s participation builds on its involvement in financing initiatives in Nigeria’s energy sector, including facilitating a cooperation framework between the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund and the African Export-Import Bank to support investment in gas infrastructure.
The group provides investment banking, asset management, capital mobilisation and financial advisory services to businesses, investors and institutions.
The group said its investment banking and transaction structuring expertise would help drive investment opportunities and forge strategic partnerships across African markets.