As part of Altvest Credit Opportunities Fund's (ACOF's) continued expansion, our Head of Operations @chrizvdc attended the @cirrus_capital Investor Conference in Swakopmund this month, following engagements in Windhoek with key institutional stakeholders including the Government Institutions Pension Fund. The conversations confirmed what we have long believed — that the structural gap in SME credit access is not a South African challenge alone. It is a pan-African one, and Namibia's institutions are actively seeking solutions. At the conference, Deputy Governor of the @BankofNamibia Ms Leonie Dunn delivered a keynote centred on financial inclusion, SME growth, and expanding economic participation. ACOF has since been invited to participate in the Bank of Namibia's SME growth and focus group commencing May 2026 — a meaningful reflection of the alignment between our model and Namibia's priorities. A standout panel featuring Mr David Nuyoma N(CEO, Capricorn Group), Mr Lipumbu Shiimi (former Minister of Finance and Governor of the Bank of Namibia), and Mr Josephat Mwatotele (CEO, Namibia Savings and Investment Association) addressed the investment case for Namibia directly — highlighting political and economic stability, prudent fiscal management, functioning legal institutions, and record FDI inflows. The Orange Basin oil and gas discoveries were noted as a potential economic inflection point, but the consensus was clear: it is the downstream SME ecosystem and deliberate job creation that will determine whether this moment creates broad-based prosperity. That is the thesis ACOF is built on. Institutional capital exists across the continent — but it is not reaching the small and medium businesses that form its backbone. Closing that gap is precisely what ACOF was built to do, and Namibia has made clear that this work is needed. See our impact and join the movement across Africa:https://t.co/WcKvGA9d7s