Jersey’s Relationship with Africa

Jersey’s relationship with Africa is broad, deep, and based on shared interests. Over many decades, Jersey has built strong connections with Africa by supporting both inbound and outbound investment for private and institutional investors.

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A clear commitment to nurturing links

Delivering sustainable growth

At the forefront of international standards

12,000 Rwandan dairy farmers increase milk yields

Regulatory framework

Jersey has a strong regulatory framework built around governance, tax transparency and compliance, which is recognised by world-leading organisations.

Connections

Acting as a bridge between capital raising in Europe and investment in Africa, Jersey currently accounts for £15.5 billion in deployed assets across Kenya, Uganda, South Africa and Egypt.

Expertise

Jersey has one of the largest numbers of finance industry professionals of any IFC, giving it a vast pool of expertise.

Substance

Jersey has a modern business environment with more than 13,600 professionals supported by a politically stable government.

Supportive

The Government of Jersey is positively committed to building ties with Africa and has a dedicated Global Markets team with expertise in Africa.

Fluent

Jersey’s professionals have good knowledge of Africa and the Island has both English and French as official languages.

Easy access

Jersey has strong links and is in close proximity to the City of London and the EU, giving businesses and individuals easy access to both markets.

Reputable

It adheres to, and is often an early adopter of, global standards set by the UK, EU, US and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Choice

In more than five decades, Jersey has developed a wide range of competitive products and services.

Central

It has a central time zone, making it easy to do business around the globe.

Case Studies

JTC: Africell: Improving connectivity >

Headquartered in Jersey, JTC works closely with Africell. Africell Holding was established in 2001 and is the leading mobile communications operator in The Gambia and Sierra Leone…

AFSIC : Investing in Africa: Forging lasting partnerships >

Now in its ninth year, AFSIC is fast becoming Africa’s main investment event. With 1,500+ delegates, 350+ speakers, five parallel streams, and 30+ African country summits…

Ogier: US$22.5 billion gold mining merger: International expertise >

Ogier advised on the US$22.5 billion merger between Randgold Resources and Barrick Gold, which created the world’s biggest gold mining company…

Standard Bank: Helping African ambitions >

Standard Bank Jersey Limited continues to focus on connecting Africa with international markets while investing in client centricity, digitisation and delivering a comprehensive financial services proposition to its clients…

Baker Tilly: Working together for Africa's prosperity >

A group comprising of five entities under a Jersey holding company hold a US$200 million iron ore asset in Liberia. Baker Tilly acts as group auditor and works in conjunction with their colleagues in Liberia as well as the investment manager who is based in South Africa…

Accuro: Structuring for good causes >

Accuro have a longstanding relationship with Southern African markets. They focus on the administration of structures that provide platforms for investment in and out of African countries in the following key categories: international private client families, family business and co-investment opportunities and philanthropy.

JTC: Kenprop: A unique Kenyan project >

Kenprop is a Jersey fund that was formed in 2014 in order to develop Angama Mara, a safari lodge in Kenya…

Avesoro in Youga mine acquisition: African companies using Jersey expertise >

Jersey-headquartered Avesoro expanded its footprint in West Africa when it acquired the Youga Gold Mine in Burkina Faso from Endeavour Mining, a Cayman Islands company listed in Toronto, for US$25.3 million…