Representatives of South Africa’s Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), alongside the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and investment firm Alterra Capital Partners, have visited key industrial facilities operated by Dangote Industries Limited, including the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals and Dangote Fertiliser Limited.
The visit comes amid growing institutional interest in Africa-led industrialisation and long-term infrastructure investment, particularly in strategic sectors such as energy, manufacturing, and agriculture-linked value chains.
According to stakeholders, the engagement reflects a broader shift in which African institutional investors are increasingly prioritising large-scale domestic projects seen as critical to strengthening energy security, expanding industrial capacity, improving food systems, and enhancing regional economic resilience.
The delegation’s tour of the refinery and fertiliser operations also aligns with heightened market attention around Dangote’s forthcoming initial public offering (IPO), which is expected to further open up participation in one of Africa’s largest integrated industrial assets.
Industry observers note that such high-level visits underscore the growing recognition of strategic infrastructure as a key driver of long-term economic transformation across the continent, as well as the increasing role of African capital in financing major development projects.
