Exchange news

Sign above a doorway, entrance to African stock exchange Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX)
Exchange news

Zimbabwe – a tale of two African stock exchanges

The Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) is positioning itself as a gateway to international capital entering Zimbabwe and other southern African markets. Will it take ...

Big modern building on street in Casablanca, Morocco. The headquarters of the Casablanca Stock exchange.
Exchange news

Morocco launched futures market and derivatives clearing

Morocco has officially launched its futures market and clearing house on 6 April 2026, after more than 10 years of preparation. All key stakeholders, the ...

Women truck drivers at the all-women Ladybird Logistics to illustrate the successful share offer capital raise by ZEN Petroleum on the Ghana Stock Exchange
Capital raising

ZEN Petroleum crowns successful first week on Ghana Stock Exchange

Leading local energy company ZEN Petroleum Holdings PLC has listed and started trading on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) after raising GHS 640 million ($57.2m) ...

Three men on a stage holding up a certificate Celebrating the listing of Awash Bank SC on the ESX.
Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s biggest private bank lists on exchange

Ethiopia’s largest private bank Awash Bank S.C. has listed on the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) Main Board, offering its 12,143 shareholders the chance to trade ...

Five Ethiopian business people on a stage
Capital raising

Listings pipeline and other Ethiopian market news

Here is a roundup of some headlines of the Ethiopian capital market from recent weeks: Progress on listings Six banks are working towards getting their ...

Flyer for African Capital Markets Investment Conference (ACMIC) 2026 in London
Events

Presenting African stock exchanges and investment opportunities

There is an amazing line-up of speakers at the African Capital Markets Investment Conference (ACMIC) 2026 next week in London from 15 – 17 April. ...

Mobile phone screens highlight the launch of Ziidi trader mobile app on M-PESA to access share trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
Exchange news

Retail revolution on Nairobi Exchange

The number of equity trades every day has been doubling or tripling on the Nairobi Securities Exchange after Safaricom launched its retail-focused Ziidi trading platform. ...

People loading plants in pots. BGFI bank is raising capital via IPO on the BVMAC exchange.
Capital raising

Two IPOs transforming central Africa’s BVMAC exchange

Two initial public offerings (IPOs) to raise capital could be about to transform the Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de l’Afrique Centrale (BVMAC), based in Douala. ...

signs on the front of the NGX stock exchange building. Market soars as investors chase share price gains of Nigeria's economic reforms
Exchange news

President Tinubu hails Nigerian Exchange NGN 100 trillion market cap milestone

The Nigerian Exchange has continued its strong growth this year, and on 5 January passed a milestone market capitalization of NGN 100 trillion to close ...

Man in front of banner announcing 30 year anniversary of Dashen Bank ahead of capital raise and share offer.
Capital raising

Dashen Bank offers shares ahead of listing on Ethiopian Securities Exchange

UPDATE 15 May 2026: There have been announcements since this post. Ethiopian Business Review reported on Facebook in February) that after the offer to existing ...

View of Nairobi cityscape. Kenyan Government plans share sales and IPO.
Capital raising

Kenya’s new infrastructure and sovereign wealth funds to be funded by share sales

Kenya is to launch a national infrastructure fund and a sovereign wealth fund, approved by the Cabinet on 15 December. The funds will be capitalized ...

Giant cranes dwarf containers on a giant project
Capital raising

SGTM builds up Casablanca bourse after $548m share offer IPO was 34x over-subscribed

Update 18 December: SGTM listed as the 80th company on the Bourse de Casablanca on 16 December. According to the press release “This operation thus ...

City scape at night dominated by large Hassan II mosque, Casablanca, stock exchange reforms boost economy
Capital raising

Cash Plus soars 61% after IPO oversubscribed 65x

The share price of Moroccan fintech firm Cash Plus has soared 61% in five days of trading after it listed on the Bourse de Casablanca ...

Landscape view from high building of Addis Ababa business district and skyscrapers.
Capital raising

Ethiopia roundup – 4 listings in coming weeks, market index coming

Last week’s sold out 2nd Capital Market Summit hosted by Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) has spurred a host of stories and announcements. 70 companies ...

Front of building which houses stock exchange. Article is about T+2 clearing and settlement
Exchange news

BRVM’s eight countries move to T+2 settlement on 4 Dec

The West African regional securities market is switching to T+2 settlement (second day after trading) with effect from the trading session this Thursday, 4 December. ...

view of distant city in haze behind trees illustrate news on Ethiopian Securities Exchange.
Ethiopia

Ethiopia roundup – Awash 4th investment bank, Kenyans taking interest, ECMA social warnings

Awash Capital S.C. is the latest Ethiopian investment bank to be licensed by the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA). It received the licence on 19 ...

Graphic design to illustrate IPO share offer and capital raising for African tech firm on the Lusaka Securities Exchange.
Capital raising

Dot Com Zambia launches IPO from 27 Nov

(NOTE: This post is for news information only and does not constitute investment advice in any form) UPDATE: The Dot Com Zambia IPO closed a ...

Individual business leader in suit Haruna Jalo-Waziri, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of CSCS Nigeria T+2 settlelement, technology
Exchange news

Upgrading core tech driving Nigeria’s post-trade

TECH TUESDAY – Nigeria’s Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS) has been upgrading its core technology system ahead of this week’s upgrade of the market ...

signs on the front of the NGX stock exchange building. Market soars as investors chase share price gains of Nigeria's economic reforms
Exchange news

T+2 to transform Nigerian securities trading 28 November

The Nigerian capital market will be transformed this Friday, 28 November, as it moves to the settlement on the second business day after trading, T+2. ...

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