Funding watch: South Africa leads Africa’s circular investments

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South Africa secured the lion’s share of Africa’s circular economy funding in October 2025, receiving a whopping $29 million, or nearly 98% of the continent’s total of $29.35 million. According to the Circular Rising funding tracker, the remaining investments of $0.35 million were awarded to Morocco and Rwanda.

• The South African investment is the single largest deal on the continent for October, a blended finance package to the City of Johannesburg from Dutch development finance institution Invest International.

• The Morocco and Rwandan investments are grants from the African Engineering and Technology Network (Afretec), supporting research projects focused on circular economy solutions.

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