Foreign investors continued to place multibillion-dollar bets on Africa in 2025 despite a slowdown in global investment flows, with the continent attracting major new projects across chemicals, energy, manufacturing, mining and renewable power.
According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2026, the value of announced greenfield investment projects in Africa declined by nearly one-third in 2025 compared with the previous year.
However, the number of projects increased, signalling a shift away from a handful of mega-projects toward a broader range of smaller investments.
Even so, the 10 largest projects alone accounted for roughly 40% of the total value of all announced greenfield investments across the continent.
Here are Africa's biggest new foreign-backed investment projects announced in 2025.
