CGI Group

About

A diversified investment and operating group building strategic assets and businesses across Africa.

Chairman's Message
The true measure of an organisation is not the assets it owns, the capital it deploys or the transactions it completes. It is the legacy it leaves behind and the institutions it builds for future generations.
Professor Girish Modi
Chairman of the Board
Who We Are

Investor, developer and operator

CGI Group is a diversified investment and operating group focused on developing, financing, constructing, owning and managing strategic assets and businesses that support economic transformation and sustainable development across the African continent.

The Group's role is to identify opportunities of long-term significance, bring together the expertise, partnerships and resources required to realise them, and provide the stewardship necessary to ensure their sustainable growth and success.

Derived from the Latin word Innovare, meaning to renew or to innovate, the Group embodies a philosophy of transformation, continuous improvement and responsible stewardship. This philosophy is reflected across every business we own, every asset we develop and every relationship we build.

The Group leverages institutional relationships, complementary capabilities and access to global capital to pursue transformative investments across Africa and selected international markets.

The Group operates as an Investor, Developer and Operator. As investor, it allocates long-term capital to opportunities of national and regional significance. As developer, it brings assets and businesses from concept to commissioning. As operator, it manages those businesses over the long term to deliver sustained performance.

Our Foundations

Prosperity that endures

CGI Group was established to play an enduring role in the economic transformation of the African continent. Africa is in the midst of structural change: rapid urbanisation, a rising middle class, a growing young population, a digital and energy transition, and an accelerating demand for institutional-grade infrastructure across every sector of the economy. At a time when the capital available across the continent remains small relative to the scale of opportunity, the Group was established to channel long-term, disciplined investment into the businesses and assets that will shape Africa's next decades.

Our Foundations

The principles that guide us

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Long-Term

The Group's mandate looks beyond market cycles to the structural trends that generate sustainable returns over decades. This orientation shapes how we invest, how we build relationships and how we develop our people.

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African in Conviction, Global in Standard

The Group is anchored in Africa and invests with the conviction of an African institution, while operating to the governance, investment and execution standards expected by international investors and partners.

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Independent

The Group's investment activities are conducted on a commercial basis, free from short-term political or regulatory considerations. This underpins the integrity of our investment process and the credibility of our institutional partnerships.

Purpose

Vision and mission

Vision

To be a world-class investment and operating group delivering transformative solutions and creating sustainable prosperity through innovation, strategic investments and responsible leadership across the African continent.

Mission

To build world-class enterprises and investment vehicles that create enduring value for shareholders, partners, communities and future generations, through disciplined investment, integrated execution and long-term stewardship.

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Integrated pillars
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Operating sectors
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Core markets
Mandate

Our mandate

To invest in, develop and operate the strategic businesses and assets that drive economic transformation and sustainable growth across the African continent, on behalf of the Group's shareholders and in partnership with governments, institutional investors and operating partners.

Values

What we stand for

Integrity and Accountability

Transparency, ethical conduct and clear ownership across every platform we build.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Continual renewal of industries and enterprises through disciplined creativity.

Excellence and Professionalism

Institutional standards of execution, governance and delivery in every business.

Sustainability and Stewardship

Investment that balances commercial returns with social and environmental impact.

Partnership and Collaboration

Long-term relationships with governments, institutions, investors and communities.

Long-Term Value Creation

Long-term capital directed toward durable platforms built to perform, scale and endure.

Explore our business

See how we invest, develop and operate across three integrated pillars.

Our Business