\n The shifting global financial landscape is underscoring a new era of economic autonomy for African nations, as per a new report from GlobalSWF.\n <\/p>\n
\n Increasingly, the continent is asserting greater direct control over its substantial financial assets, which are managed by key public institutions such as state-run public pension funds, national central banks, and sovereign<\/a> wealth funds (SWFs).\n <\/p>\n \n This new shift has resulted in the continent managing close to a record $1 trillion in assets, as reported by Reuters<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n \n Financial aid cuts are the primary reason for this trend, as Africa has been forced to look for domestic solutions to internal problems.\n <\/p>\n \n “African (institutions) are at an all-time high, with circa $1 trillion in AuM,” the GlobalSWF report reads in part.\n <\/p>\n \n “Most are designed to catalyze FDI into Africa,” it adds.\n <\/p>\n \n Much of the money is handled by pension funds and central banks, but the continent is also experiencing a tremendous rise in the total amount of sovereign wealth funds investing in state assets.\n <\/p>\n \n The GlobalSWF report showed that in 2025, alone, 5 new sovereign wealth funds popped up, including BSWF in Botswana, FIS-RDC in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ESWF in Eswatini, KSWF in Kenya, and OSWF in Nigeria’s Oyo state.\n <\/p>\n \n The Libyan Investment Authority, with $68 billion in assets under administration, is the largest among Africa’s<\/a> roughly 33 national wealth funds.\n <\/p>\n Assets handled by Africa <\/p>\n