The continent's most repeated investment pitch needs more than poetry. It needs proof.
By Ajay Wasserman Africa’s capital markets are rewiring themselves beneath the surface – not through breathless headlines or speculative hype, but through strategic control, institutional governance,...
By Kelly Mua Kingsly When Saudi Arabia threw open the doors of the Tadawul – the kingdom’s US$3 trillion stock exchange – to all foreign investors...
By Ajay Wasserman The narrative around African capital markets has grown stale. For decades, investors have filed the continent under “emerging markets” – a polite euphemism...
By Caleb Maru Africa’s venture capital and private equity landscape appears robust on paper. Last year delivered one of the continent’s strongest fundraising performances, with funds...
By Ajay Wasserman By 2025, the combined market capitalization of Africa’s stock exchanges is projected to surpass US$1.42 trillion, with annual trading volumes exceeding US$343.7 billion....
By Ajay Wasserman In a remarkable display of economic momentum, the Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) has emerged as the world’s best-performing stock market for August, outpacing...
