AllAfricaGlobal Media and OviBees Ventures Partner to Bring Corridor Intelligence toAfrica's Decision-Makers
TheRootsToFoods Capital Series — mapping the corridors between Africa and globalcapital — will now reach policymakers, institutional investors, Family offices,and philanthropic leaders across the continent through AllAfrica's platform,social channels, and wholesale distribution pipeline including LexisNexis,Bloomberg, Dow Jones, and Factiva.
DAKAR/ VIENNA / WASHINGTON D.C., June 16, 2026 — AllAfrica Global Media,the continent's largest digital news and analysis platform, and OviBeesVentures, creator of the RootsToFoods Capital Series, today announced a contentsyndication partnership to distribute practitioner-grade corridor intelligenceto Africa's top decision-makers in both English and French.
The partnership launches inconjunction with Episode 4 of the Capital Series, featuring Dr. FrannieLéautier, CEO of SouthBridge Investments and former Senior Vice President ofthe World Bank — one of Africa's foremost authorities on institutional capitalarchitecture. The episode, publishing date on June 16, 2026, examines astriking paradox at the heart of African development finance: $4 trillion inAfrican institutional savings — pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, andinsurance companies — currently sitting in government bonds rather thanbuilding the continent's infrastructure, clean energy, and entrepreneurialeconomy. Dr. Léautier draws on thirty years inside the World Bank, the AfricanDevelopment Bank, and the Trade and Development Bank to explain what it willtake to change that.
Through AllAfrica's platform andits wholesale pipeline, Capital Series content will reach institutionalinvestors, development finance professionals, government officials, andphilanthropic decision-makers across the continent and its global networks. Allcontent is available in English and French.
Wave1 of the Capital Series features leaders from Geneva Global, ConvergenceFinance, SouthBridge Investments, and the Global Entrepreneurship Network. Wave2, launching September 2026, will deepen the Africa–Gulf, Africa–Asia, andAfrica–Americas capital corridor conversations.
"Africa’s next chapterwill not be written by waiting for capital to arrive. It will be built throughcorridors — between Africa and the Gulf, Africa and Asia, Africa and Europe,Africa and the Americas — connecting the capital that exists in those regionswith the entrepreneurs, companies and ideas that are already transforming thiscontinent. What Africa needs are trusted channels that move corridorintelligence, relationships and capital in the same direction. The RootsToFoodsCapital Series is a smart and practical vessel for exactly that work. AllAfricais proud to partner with Ovidiu and his team at OviBees Ventures to carry thiscorridor intelligence to the decision-makers that matter most across thecontinent and beyond." - Amadou Mahtar Ba,Executive Chairman, AllAfrica Global Media
"There is no shortage ofcapital. There is no shortage of ambition. What is missing is the corridor- the trusted infrastructure thatconnects capital in Geneva, in Riyadh, in Singapore, in New York to the opportunitiesalready being built across Africa. The RootsToFoods Capital Series maps thosecorridors at the practitioner level. AllAfrica carries that map to the peoplewho use it. That is what deployment looks like - capital that moves vs capitalthat sits, the mechanics, not the aspiration." - Ovidiu Bujorean, CEO, OviBees Ventures· Designer& Host, RootsToFoods.com Capital Series
"Africa’s future willnot be determined by whether capital exists; it will be determined by whetherwe can connect capital to opportunity. The continent already possessessignificant pools of institutional savings, while global investors continue searchingfor long-term growth opportunities. The challenge is to build the bridgesbetween the two. That means stronger financial architecture, betterrisk-sharing mechanisms, deeper capital markets and scalable investmentplatforms capable of transforming savings into productive investment. Whenthose connections are made, capital will follow." - Dr. Frannie Léautier,CEO, SouthBridge Investments · Featured Guest, Episode 4
Under the partnership, OviBeesVentures will deliver a full content package per episode — including pressreleases, Capital Insight Briefs, 30-second promo clips, quote cards, andnewsletter articles — all in English and French, ready for immediate distribution.All content carries full attribution to the Capital Series and a canonical linkback to rootstofoods.com. The partnership is non-exclusive, worldwide, and atno cost during the pilot phase. Future sponsorship and monetisationopportunities will be explored jointly as audience reach is demonstrated.
ABOUT
AllAfrica Global Media
AllAfrica Global Media is the world’s largest aggregator and distributor of African news, with content from hundreds of sources reaching global audiences through its multi-channel platform and wholesale partnerships with LexisNexis, Bloomberg, Dow Jones/Factiva, Thomson Reuters, Moody’s and others. Co-founded and led by Executive Chairman Amadou Mahtar Ba.
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RootsToFoods Capital Series / OviBees Ventures
The RootsToFoods Capital Series is an independent podcast and content platform examining the gap between capital intent and capital deployment — with a focus on philanthropic capital, family offices, institutional investors, and the corridors connecting Africa, the Gulf, Asia, and global development networks. Founded by Ovidiu Bujorean, CEO of OviBees Ventures (Vienna, Austria). Founding partners: AV Ventures and ACDI/VOCA.
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LISTEN
Episode 4 — Dr. Frannie Léautier
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Capital Deployment Digest — LinkedIn Newsletter
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MEDIA CONTACT — AllAfrica Global Media
Amadou Mahtar Ba · Marième Ba
AllAfrica Global Media, Dakar
amaba@allafrica.com
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MEDIA CONTACT — OviBees Ventures
CEO, OviBees Ventures, Vienna
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