Transactions by domestic and foreign investors on Nigerian Exchange (NGX) more than doubled in the nine months of 2025, reaching ₦8.54 trillion a 115.2% increase from ₦3.97 trillion recorded in the same period of 2024.
As investor interest in African equities continues to rebound, discussions at AFSIC 2025 in London revealed a renewed urgency to modernize, connect, and scale the continent’s public markets.
For many investors, the past few years on the continent have been difficult, according to David Cowan, Africa Economist at Citi. “Currencies have collapsed around you. You’ve had a lot of issue on return,” he said during his session "INVESTING Solo: Where is Africa going? Thinking about Economic and Currency Outlook" at the AFSIC 2025 conference.
27four has launched LoanChomi, a national township-linked economy fund aligned with South Africa’s priorities for inclusive growth, job creation and broader economic participation.
Satrix, a provider of index-tracking investment products in South Africa, has announced that it would further expand its offering into another African market.
With over $4 trillion in investable domestic capital—from commercial banking assets, long-term institutional funds, and central bank reserves—Africa holds the financial capacity to transform its economic future. Yet, according to the 2025 State of Africa’s Infrastructure (SAI) Report released by Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), most of this capital remains locked in low-risk, short-term investments, failing to power the continent’s urgent infrastructure and industrial needs.
Africa’s economy is poised to accelerate from a projected 3.3% growth in 2024 to 3.9% in 2025, reaching 4% in 2026, despite growing geopolitical tensions and global trade disruptions, according to the African Development Bank Group's 2025 African Economic Outlook report.
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), through its development impact investment arm, the Fund for Export-Development in Africa (FEDA), has committed to spearhead the launch of the Africa Film Fund as part of its Creative Africa Nexus Programme (CANEX).
The Arysteq Short-Term Income (AMETF), approved by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA), has listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).
Sycamore, a Nigerian fintech with over N10 billion in assets under management, has secured a license from Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate as a fund/portfolio manager and has appointed former ARM Securities Managing Director Oluwagbenga Magbagbeola to lead its asset management arm.
Africa’s economic performance is showing signs of improvement but remains vulnerable to global shocks, according to the 2025 Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook (MEO) report released by the African Development Bank.
Gemcorp Capital has launched Kassai, a new domestic asset manager in Angola and the appointment of Walter da Cruz Pacheco as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Mining in Africa has long been a cornerstone of economic development on the continent but discussions about the sector often focus on large-scale extraction.
The Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) has launched SEMX, a dedicated segment on the Official Market for high-growth companies.
