Citadel helps promote investments in Africa

Investments in agriculture and infrastructure take center stage at landmark investment summit in Juba, South Sudan, on Wednesday. “Africa is long on opportunities, but short of capital and short of experienced general partners,” said Marwan Elaraby, Managing Director at Citadel Capital, the private equity firm in Africa and the Middle East with $9 billion in investments under control spanning 15 industries and 15 countries. “A new generation of supportive policymakers, the global commodities boom and the unleveraged power of more than a billion consumers underpin Africa’s immense potential for international investors.