Robeco Afrika Fonds N.V.

1 Robeco Afrika Fonds Investment company with variable capital incorporated under Dutch law Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Chamber of Commerce 24432814 Annual report 2017 Robeco Afrika Fonds 2 Contents Management Report 4 General information 4 Key figures per share class 6 General introduction 6 Investment policy 9 Investment result 11 Risk management 12 Movements in net assets 12 Remuneration policy 13 Sustainability investing 14 Voting 16 Engagement 16 Statement of operational management 17 Report of the Supervisory Board of Robeco Institutional Asset Management 18 Annual financial statements 20 Balance sheet 20 Profit and loss account 21 Cash flow statement 21 Notes 22 General 22 System change 22 Accounting principles 22 Principles for determining the result 23 Principles for cash flow statement 23 Allocation to share classes 23 Risk management 23 Risks relating to financial instruments 25 Notes to the balance sheet 30 Special controlling rights under the Articles of Association 33 Notes to the profit and loss account 34 Currency table 36 Equity portfolio 37 Other information 40 Profit appropriation 40 Directors interests 40 Audit report by the independent auditor 41 Robeco Afrika Fonds 3 Robeco Afrika Fonds (investment company with variable capital, having its registered office in Rotterdam, the Netherlands)

2 Contact details Weena 850 PO Box 973 NL-3000 AZ Rotterdam Telephone +31 (0)10 - 224 12 24 Fax +31 - 10 - 411 52 88 Internet: Management Board (and manager) Robeco Institutional Asset Management ( RIAM ) Policymakers RIAM: Gilbert Van Hassel Maureen Bal (since 1 September 2017) Karin van Baardwijk Monique D. Donga (since 20 March 2017) Peter Ferket Martin O. Nijkamp (since 1 September 2017) Hans-Christoph von Reiche (since 2 November 2017) Roland Toppen Victor Verberk (since 12 April 2017) Supervisory directors: Jero en Kremers Gihan Ismail Masaaki Kawano Jan J. Nooitgedagt Custodian Citibank Europe plc Schiphol Boulevard 257 NL-1118 BH Schiphol Fund manager Cornelis E. Vlooswijk Fund and paying agent ING Bank Bijlmerplein 888 NL-1102 MG Amsterdam Auditor KPMG Accountants Laan van Langerhuize 1 NL-1186 DS Amstelveen Robeco Afrika Fonds 4 Management Report General information Legal aspects Robeco Afrika Fonds (the 'fund') is an investment company with variable capital established in the Netherlands.

3 The fund is an Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS), as referred to in Section 1:1 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act ( Wft ) and Directive 2014/91/EU dated 23 July 2014 ( UCITS V ). UCITS have to comply with certain restrictions to their investment policy in order to protect investors. Robeco Institutional Asset Management ( RIAM ) manages the fund. In this capacity, RIAM handles the asset management, administration, marketing and distribution of the fund. RIAM has been granted a license by the AFM, as referred to in Section 2:65 of the Wft. In addition, RIAM is licensed as a manager of UCITS (2:69b Wft), which includes managing individual assets and giving advice on financial instruments.

4 RIAM is subject to supervision by the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets ( AFM ). The assets of the fund are held in custody by Citibank Europe plc. Citibank Europe plc has been appointed custodian of the fund within the meaning of Section 4:56(1) of the Wft. The custodian is responsible for supervising the fund insofar as required under and in accordance with the applicable legislation. The manager and Citibank Europe plc have entered into a custody agreement. The fund is subject to statutory supervision by the AFM. The fund is entered in the register, as referred to in Section 1:107 of the Wft. Outsourcing some of the operational activities to Morgan On 24 January 2018, Robeco announced that it would be outsourcing some of its operational and administrative ac tivities to Morgan.

5 This decision forms part of Robeco 's 2017-2021 Strategic Plan, which anticipates further international growth for both the investment and client-servicing activities. Morgan will be Robeco 's service provider for fund administration, operational activities, custody, transfers and securities lending. The operational activities carried out by Robeco , established in Rotterdam, are currently being performed at a cost that is well within the competitive range. Given the developments in the sector and Robeco 's global ambitions, the company would, however, have to invest an ever-increasing amount in order to continue performing these activities in the same manner. After receiving approval from the relevant regulatory authorities, the outsourcing process may take up to two years to complete.

6 Morgan has a global network and will perform operational activities on Robeco 's behalf at multiple locations and in multiple time zones. This will enable Robeco to make smarter use of its global activities to support trade. By taking advantage of the global network, the technology and performance capacity of Morgan, Robeco will be better equipped to adapt to the changing market and to develop advanced financial instruments and products, so that it can keep offering investment solutions geared to the client, both now and in the future. By outsourcing these activities, Robeco will also be able to respond more quickly to the client requests it receives from all the different time zones. Neither the investment policy or investment teams will change as a result of outsourcing the operational activities.

7 The client portfolios will still be managed according to their current investment policy by the responsible portfolio managers and teams of portfolio managers. All portfolio managers will remain dedicated to delivering the best possible investment results to Robeco 's clients. Sh are classes The ordinary shares are divided into two series, both of which are open. Each series is designated as a share class. The series include the following share classes: Share class A: Robeco Afrika Fonds Share class B: Robeco Afrika Fonds - EUR G (opened on 3 October 2013). The management fee for the Robeco Afrika Fonds - EUR G share class (without distribution fee) is lower than for the Robeco Afrika Fonds share class. Allocation to share classes The administration of the fund is such that allocation of the results to the different share classes takes place on a daily basis and pro rata.

8 Issues and repurchases of own shares are registered per share class. The differences between the various share classes are explained in notes 10, 12 and 15 in the financial statements. Robeco Afrika Fonds 5 Tax features On the basis of Section 28 of the Dutch Corporate Income Tax Act, the fund has the status of a fiscal investment company. This means that 0% corporate-income tax is due, providing that, after deducting 15% in Dutch dividend tax, the fund makes its profit available for distribution to shareholders in the form of dividend within eight months of the close of the financial year and satisfies any other relevant regulations. Liquidity of ordinary shares The fund is an open-end investment company, meaning that, barring exceptional circumstances, it issues and repu rchases ordinary shares on a daily basis at prices approximating net asset value, augmented or reduced by a limited surcharge or discount.

9 The only purpose of this surcharge or discount is to cover the costs made by the fund related to the entry and exit of investors. The maximum current surcharge or discount is The surcharges and discounts are recognized in the profit and loss account. The Robeco Afrika Fonds and the Robeco Afrika Fonds - EUR G share class are listed on Euronext Amsterdam1, Euronext Fund Service segment. Key investor information and prospectus A prospectus and key-investor-information document with information on the fund, the costs and the risks are available fo r Robeco Afrika Fonds Both documents can be obtained free of charge from the fund offices or via Information for investors in the respective countries The information below applies only to investors in the respective countries.

10 Representative and paying agent in Germany State Street Bank GmbH - Frankfurt Branch (Agent Fund Trading), Solmsstrasse 83, D-60486 Frankfurt am Main is the fund s appointed representative in Germany. The information address for Germany is Robeco Deutschland, Taunusanlage 17, D-60325 Frankfurt am Main. The prospectus, the Articles of Association and the annual/semi-annual reports may be obtained free of charge from the information address. The prices at which shares are bought and sold are published on Financial services in Belgium CACEIS Belgium , Havenstraat 86C Bus 320, 1000 Brussels, is appointed as financial services provider in Belgium. The most recent periodic reports, the prospectus and the Key Investor Information and other information about the fund are available from them in Dutch and English.