Ethiopia Nears Its First Stock Index, Opening to Investors
Ethiopia's Ethiopian Securities Exchange will publish its first stock index by end of June, with 9 listings targeted by July...
June 22, 2026Africa’s capital markets are deepening fast – from the Johannesburg, Nairobi and Lagos exchanges to a fintech boom banking hundreds of millions of people for the first time. The Rio Times follows the currencies (the rand, naira, cedi and shilling), the banks and IPOs, sovereign debt and the foreign capital arriving on increasingly local terms. We cover it through the same investor lens we bring to Latin America, where the emerging-market playbook is strikingly similar. This hub gathers our Africa markets and investment coverage.
Ethiopia's Ethiopian Securities Exchange will publish its first stock index by end of June, with 9 listings targeted by July...
June 22, 2026
South Africa's Absa is offering about $239 million to raise its Absa Bank Kenya stake to 85%, the latest South...
June 21, 2026
The Africa Energy Bank is launching in 2026 with billions to fund oil and gas, as Western lenders retreat from...
June 21, 2026
The World Bank's board votes on June 26 on a $750 million loan for Kenya, cheap budget money tied to...
June 21, 2026
The African Development Bank has approved €156 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport, a bet that better border links can...
June 21, 2026
Morocco and Egypt sign a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to integrate industry, agri-food, automotive and textiles—targeting African and European markets together.
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June 20, 2026
Cameroonian billionaire Paul Fokam has launched Africa Diamond Invest, a securities firm in Togo, to tap West Africa's capital markets...
June 20, 2026