Alice Usanase

Lead, Europe, Middle East & Francophone Africa, Africa Finance Coporation, Nigeria

Alice Usanase is an accomplished investment executive with over a decade of expertise in identifying and developing over $1 billion in investment opportunities in frontier markets. As lead of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Alice has spearheaded efforts to raise over $600 million in new capital, doubled the organization’s membership base, and transformed AFC from a West African representation into a Pan-African entity. She also designed innovative financial structures that significantly expanded and diversified AFC’s investor base, including multilateral organizations, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds. Prior to AFC, Alice managed an $88 million investment climate program at the IFC, enhancing energy and mining sectors in Africa. At the World Bank Group, she implemented regional industrialization and export policy programs in East Africa. Alice is a 2024 WEF Young Global Leader and co-authored a pivotal publication titled “”Infrastructure Financing in SSA: Best Practices from 10 Years in the Field.