AIB Corp Ltd — African Infrastructure Building Corporate Limited — appraises, structures and promotes infrastructure projects to a trusted network of investors, DFIs and institutional financiers. We take projects from concept to bankable reality.
We sit at the centre of the transaction — between Project Owners and our Global Network of Affiliates — providing the advisory, evaluation and structuring function that transforms raw projects into investment-ready propositions.
We leverage deep capital markets expertise to package projects that attract both equity and hybrid investment. Direct access to funding pipelines and strong relationships with reputable developers, EPC contractors, OEMs and project managers allow us to mobilise the right capabilities at every stage of the lifecycle.
To ensure Africa has competitive, world-class infrastructure — through trusted advisory, disciplined SPV formation and joint ventures that deliver projects to successful completion, leveraging our global networks.
To create empowering and diverse connections that enable positive development and sustainable growth — promoting Global Goals, including the UN SDGs and ESG frameworks.
Integrity & Honesty · Creativity & Innovation · Ownership & Commitment · Passion for Service Delivery Excellence.
Uncompromising personal integrity — promoting truthfulness, trustworthiness, fairness and respect for all stakeholders.
Individual and collective ingenuity, enhancing projects to meet the quality standards required by investors and public policy.
Value through advisory leadership, transaction structuring, mobilisation and continuous business improvement.
We consult with and obtain approvals from responsible authorities — adhering strictly to international guidelines of engagement.
AIB Corp Ltd upholds and complies with the mandate of African governments in controlling and monitoring stakeholders who enter their jurisdictions to execute business. We consult with and obtain approvals from responsible authorities — adhering strictly to international guidelines of engagement.
We give priority to projects backed by governments and treasury, and we work within the established regulatory frameworks of each sovereign state.
Tendai Stephano is the Chief Executive Officer of AIB Corp Ltd and Founder of Afroglobal Trade Ltd, with more than two decades of experience across project development, infrastructure advisory, trade facilitation, and investment mobilisation in African markets.
He leads AIB Corp Ltd's work in structuring investment-ready projects, developing strategic partnerships, and engaging governments, investors, and implementation partners around commercially credible opportunities. His sector experience spans infrastructure, renewable energy, agriculture and agro-processing, healthcare infrastructure, telecommunications, and trade logistics.
Tendai is known for a practical and commercially grounded leadership style, focused on turning development priorities into bankable, well-structured, and execution-oriented initiatives. His work sits at the intersection of strategy, partnership building, and project preparation, with an emphasis on aligning local opportunities with international capital, technical expertise, and delivery frameworks. He has also participated in international investment and business forums, reflecting his continued engagement in Africa-focused development and investment dialogue.
Our registered office sits in the heart of London, one of the world's leading capital markets — positioning us where global capital is mobilised, with project coverage that reaches across the African continent.
Confidential initial consultation. Retainer & success-fee structures aligned to African project budgets.
"From concept to bankable project to successful completion."
