Founded by Roberta Annan and homegrown in Ghana, Annan Capital Partners connects capital, enterprise and opportunity through investment, advisory and business building.
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Homegrown in Ghana, with a presence in Mauritius, ACP brings an African perspective to investment and business development. Our work connects investors with enterprises and projects across the continent and beyond.
The Annan Capital Partners experience brings together own-balance-sheet investments, commodity trading, family-office support, fundraising, impact investment and venture building. Annan Capital Partners carries that breadth into a group of businesses with distinct commercial ambitions.
We work with family offices, impact funds, entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized businesses, global corporations and governments. Each relationship begins with an understanding of the client’s objectives and the market in which they operate.
Chairperson and CEO
Roberta Annan’s career connects international business expansion, impact investment and government relations. She founded Annan Capital Partners and the African Fashion Foundation, bringing business development and creative opportunity into the same broader mission.
Her work has included advising high-net-worth individuals and global brands on African market entry and impact-driven investment, and developing initiatives for the creative industries, including the Impact Fund for African Creatives.
Her UNEP biography identifies her as a Goodwill Ambassador advocating for Africa’s green recovery. Her environmental work connects sustainable fashion with public-private collaboration for environmental and socioeconomic progress.
Her creative-economy work connects education and business development. Through the African Fashion Foundation, this includes scholarships, incubation and access to industry networks. IFFAC provides a separate investment initiative focused on the financing and management-capacity needs of creative businesses.
In June 2026, Roberta signed ACP’s agreement with Ghana’s 24H+ authority for a proposed creative-arts fund, continuing that focus on the infrastructure and finance behind creative enterprise.
Roberta’s experience includes work with the United Nations Development Programme and the UN Global Alliance for ICT and Development. She holds an MSc in Biotechnology from Georgetown University and a BSc in Biochemistry and Biotechnology from Carleton University.
Her public biography records board involvement with ForAfrika and the African Fashion Foundation. Her work has also received recognition in investment and African leadership, including the distinctions recorded below.
Her 2019 Global Landscapes Forum biography records professional involvement with the Young Presidents’ Organization, the Milken Institute’s Young Leaders Circle and Invest Africa. These networks form part of a career connecting African businesses with international markets.
UNEP biographyOur purpose is to connect investors with opportunities and help turn Africa’s potential into sustainable ventures. We bring emerging and developed markets into conversation, matching capital and expertise with the businesses shaping the continent’s future.
Commercial growth and social and economic progress belong in the same conversation. Our vision is to add lasting value to meaningful enterprises through professional competence, varied experience and a commitment to growth.
Our culture places trust, transparency and planning at the centre of long-term relationships. We aim to create meaningful ventures and connect commercial growth with social and economic development.
We take time to understand the families, founders and organisations we work with: what they want to build, what they want to protect and how they see the future. That understanding shapes a relationship beyond a single transaction.
African enterprise draws strength from different experiences and perspectives. Our work brings together commercial expertise, creative talent and community participation, with women’s empowerment, education and environmental responsibility among our social-investment priorities.
Measured, to the same standard every time.
The weight sits with us.
Unbroken, whole, the same from any side.
Moving past the established line.
Nothing hidden behind anything else.
From support for women-led businesses to the development of Africa’s creative economy, these milestones bring ACP’s work into focus.
Explore the JournalACP joined WEIG and GUBA to launch the COVID-19 Stimulus Fund for women-led small and medium-sized businesses in Ghana. Ten recipients were named in December.
Meet the selected businessesThe Impact Fund for African Creatives was announced to address financing and management-capacity needs in African fashion and lifestyle businesses.
Explore the fund’s historyThe African Fashion Futures Incubator supported 14 designers, with Seedstars implementing the programme alongside AFF and IFFAC.
The first incubator cohortAFF announced 15 designers for the second African Fashion Futures Incubator cohort, with Digital Fashion Academy contributing digital and e-commerce education.
Meet the second cohortACP signed an agreement with Ghana’s 24H+ authority for a proposed creative-arts fund.
Read about the agreementCore growth industries that connect Africa’s resources, talent and changing economies.
Selected distinctions recognising Roberta Annan’s work in investment and African leadership.
2016
Roberta Annan was inducted at the International Forum on African Leadership in New York on 22 September 2016. The African Fashion Fund published the announcement and ceremony photograph.
Read the induction announcement2019
ForAfrika’s 2022 annual-report biography records Roberta’s Entrepreneur of the Year recognition at the 2019 Women’s Choice Awards Africa.
ForAfrika annual report2021
Roberta Annan received this recognition at the CGIA Women in Finance & Investment Awards, as reported by Ghana News Agency.
Read the GNA award report2021
Avance Media included Roberta Annan in its 2021 honouree list.
View Avance Media’s list2021
New African included Roberta Annan in its entrepreneurs category for 2021. The list was published in January 2022.
View New African’s list
The implementing partner for the 2023 African Fashion Futures Incubator, working with AFF and IFFAC on business development, mentorship and support for 14 designers.
The 2023 programme
A partner in the 2025 African Fashion Futures Incubator, providing digital and e-commerce education for fashion and luxury businesses in the second cohort.
The 2025 programme
The April 2025 partnership announcement focused on finance, financial literacy and business support for women entrepreneurs in Ghana.
Women’s enterprise partnership
ACP signed a memorandum of understanding in June 2026 for a proposed creative-arts fund under Ghana’s SHOW24 culture, arts and tourism programme.
The creative-arts agreement
ACP has participated since September 2024. The organisation’s public registry records the company’s participation in this corporate sustainability initiative.
ACP’s participation
The African Fashion Foundation sponsored the 2026 awards, supporting a platform that recognises African design across fashion, spaces, products and communication.
The foundation’s sponsorshipBusiness developers, analysts and consultants combining strategy, finance, research, technology, marketing and human-resources experience.
The team’s experience serves families, governments, corporations and entrepreneurs, bringing together wealth-management perspectives and practical business support. The work spans research and strategy, financial planning, technology, marketing, business development and human resources.
Meet the full leadership teamOur work depends on people who build relationships and serve clients with integrity. We welcome expressions of interest from professionals whose skills could contribute to the group.
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