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Funding opportunities for manufacturing businesses for African entrepreneurs (2026)

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Afreximbank African SME Finance Programme

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) verified

Afreximbank's SME Finance Programme provides trade finance, working capital, and structured lending facilities to African small and medium enterprises engaged in intra-African…

All AfricaTradeManufacturing
$100,000 – $5,000,000 Rolling
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African Guarantee Fund for SMEs

African Guarantee Fund verified

AGF provides partial credit guarantees to financial institutions to improve SME access to finance across Africa.

Nigeria Ghana+6AgricultureManufacturing
$50,000 – $2,000,000 31 Dec 2026 · 77d left
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SIDO Small Industry Loan Scheme

Small Industries Development Organisation (SIDO) verified

The Small Industries Development Organisation (SIDO) offers subsidised loans and business development support to small and micro enterprises across Tanzania. The scheme…

TanzaniaManufacturingServices
TZS 500,000 – TZS 50,000,000 Rolling
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Uganda Development Bank (UDB) SME Loan Facility

Uganda Development Bank verified

UDB provides medium to long-term financing to Ugandan SMEs and startups across priority sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, and technology. Loans support…

UgandaAgricultureManufacturing
UGX 10,000,000 – UGX 5,000,000,000 Rolling
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Kenya Industrial Estates (KIE) Loans for SMEs

Kenya Industrial Estates (State Corporation – Ministry of Industrialization) verified

Kenya Industrial Estates provides development finance and business support services to Kenyan micro, small and medium enterprises in the manufacturing and agro-processing…

KenyaManufacturingAgro-processing
KES 500,000 – KES 50,000,000 Rolling
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Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) Loans

Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) verified

SEFA provides loan financing to small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) across all sectors in South Africa. Funding is available via direct…

South AfricaAgricultureManufacturing
ZAR 10,000 – ZAR 15,000,000 Rolling
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National Empowerment Fund (NEF) Entrepreneurship Programme

National Empowerment Fund (NEF) verified

The NEF funds black-owned and black-empowered businesses in South Africa through equity, loans, and quasi-equity instruments. Products include the uMnotho Fund (business…

South AfricaAgricultureManufacturing
ZAR 250,000 – ZAR 75,000,000 Rolling
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BOI Guaranteed Loans for Women (GLOW)

Bank of Industry (BOI) with Nigeria Credit Guarantee Company (NCGC) verified

A Bank of Industry loan fund for women-owned and women-led businesses. NCGC guarantees part of each loan, so collateral requirements are lighter…

NigeriaManufacturingICT
Amount varies Rolling
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TIB Development Bank SME Credit Facility

TIB Development Bank Tanzania

TIB Development Bank offers medium- and long-term credit facilities to Tanzanian SMEs and enterprises in priority sectors including manufacturing, tourism, infrastructure, and…

TanzaniaManufacturingTourism
TZS 50,000,000 – TZS 5,000,000,000 Rolling
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NEDF (National Entrepreneurship Development Fund) Loans

National Entrepreneurship Development Fund (NEDF) / Ministry of Industry and Trade

The National Entrepreneurship Development Fund, managed under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, provides subsidised loans to youth and women entrepreneurs and…

TanzaniaManufacturingTrade
TZS 500,000 – TZS 20,000,000 Rolling
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Ethiopian Development Bank SME Loan Programme

Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) verified

The Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) provides medium and long-term loans to priority sectors including agro-processing, manufacturing, and technology-driven SMEs. Loans support…

EthiopiaAgricultureManufacturing
ETB 500,000 – ETB 50,000,000 Rolling
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Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) SME Funding

Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) verified

The IDC provides risk capital in the form of loans, equity, and quasi-equity to South African SMMEs across productive sectors including manufacturing,…

South AfricaManufacturingAgriculture
ZAR 1,000,000 – ZAR 1,000,000,000 Rolling
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Uwezo Fund

Uwezo Fund Oversight Board (Government of Kenya) verified

Uwezo Fund is a Kenyan government initiative that provides interest-free loans to youth, women and persons with disabilities (PWDs) through registered groups…

KenyaTradeAgriculture
KES 50,000 – KES 500,000 Rolling
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Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) Loan Programme

Women Enterprise Fund (Government of Kenya) verified

The Women Enterprise Fund offers low-interest loans to women-owned businesses and women's groups in Kenya to support enterprise growth. It targets women…

KenyaTradeAgriculture
KES 50,000 – KES 500,000 Rolling
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Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF)

Youth Enterprise Development Fund (Government of Kenya) verified

The Youth Enterprise Development Fund provides affordable loans to young Kenyans to start or expand businesses. It targets youth aged 18–35 and…

KenyaAgricultureManufacturing
KES 50,000 – KES 500,000 Rolling
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WE Fund Africa (Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative — Africa)

Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) / World Bank Group verified

The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) channels blended finance and grants through partner financial institutions across Sub-Saharan Africa to close the financing…

Nigeria Kenya+6AgricultureManufacturing
$5,000 – $300,000 Rolling
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BOI Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund (GEF)

Bank of Industry (BOI) / NYSC verified

The Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund is a BOI initiative designed to provide affordable loan financing to Nigerian graduates who want to start or…

NigeriaAgricultureManufacturing
₦500,000 – ₦5,000,000 Rolling
Loan NEWOpen

National Youth Investment Fund (NYIF)

Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development / NYIF Secretariat verified

The National Youth Investment Fund is a Federal Government of Nigeria initiative managed by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development…

NigeriaTechnologyAgriculture
₦250,000 – ₦3,000,000 Rolling
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Senegal ADEPME SME Support

ADEPME Senegal verified

ADEPME provides support and financing to Senegalese small and medium enterprises.

SenegalAgricultureManufacturing
$5,000 – $100,000 31 Oct 2026 · 16d left

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