Exchange news

A fuel tank at the Dangote oil refinery near Lagos, Nigeria, Illustrates story on $5bn IPO capital raise by offering shares on Nigerian Exchange (NGX)
Capital raising

Dangote Refinery’s $5bn IPO coming soon, stirs market

Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE has submitted its application for an initial public offering (IPO) of shares to Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission. It ...

Crowd of people in formal dress ringing ceremonial bell to celebrate the listing of Unitel shares on the BODIVA, Angola's stock exchange
Capital raising

Unitel lists in Angola after $328m IPO

Shares in Angola’s leading telecom firm Unitel listed for trading on the BODIVA stock exchange today 29 July, after the largest initial public offering (IPO) ...

Banner of man in suit watching dramatic sunset in front of modern buildings to illustrate Bridge Bank Group IPO on the BRVM West African securities exchange.
Capital raising

Bridge Bank hits $117m IPO target within 24 hours

UPDATE: Bridge Bank Group Côte d’Ivoire closed the share offer early after the first day, 20 July. In a statement on 21 July the bank ...

Crowd of young Ethiopians in formal dress on stage to celebrate the listing of Abay Bank on the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX)
Ethiopia

Abay Bank lists on Ethiopian Securities Exchange

The shares of Abay Bank S.C. were listed on the Main Board of the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) on 25 June and started trading at ...

two men and a woman in business dress celebrating Family Bank listing on the NSE
Exchange news

Family Bank shares soar after Nairobi Securities Exchange listing

The Nairobi Securities Exchange achieved its largest private sector listing in 17 years, when Family Bank PLC listed by introduction on 23 June. The bank ...

A large group of Ethiopian men and women in formal attire on a stage with a bell, celebrating Ethio Telecom, the fourth listing on the Ethiopian Securities Exchange.
Capital raising

Ethio Telecom lists on Ethiopian Securities Exchange

The giant Ethio Telecom S.C. has listed its shares for trading on the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) on 26 May, bringing 45,000 shareholders who paid ...

View of Lagos harbour across the lagoon, Nigeria's capital market and NGX stock exchange moving to T+1 post trade clearing and settlement.
Exchange news

Nigeria T+1 settlement from 1 June

The Nigerian capital market is working to get ready to move to T+1 settlement (clearing and settlement on the day after trade), starting 1 June ...

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 ...

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