Cote d'Ivoire: SODECI Hits Highest Share Price in Decade As BRVM Opens Week Higher

The Regional Stock Exchange, BRVM, opened the week higher, with its main indices ending in positive territory as buyers returned to selected large-cap stocks. Read more »

West Africa: BRVM Stocks Gain for Third Straight Week As Volume Surges

The BRVM ended the week of May 8 higher across all four of its equity indices, with trading volumes more than doubling against the prior week as investors rotated into a handful of… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Saph First-Quarter Profit Collapses On Port Congestion, Weak Prices

SAPH (BRVM: SPHC), the Abidjan-based rubber processor and subsidiary of the SIFCA Group, posted net profit of 2.6 billion FCFA ($4.7 million) in the first quarter of 2026, down 78%… Read more »

West Africa: BVRM Main Index Rebounds As Industrial, Banking Stocks Lead Gains

The BRVM stock market ended the week higher, with the BRVM Composite Index rising 0.89% to 402.59 points. The BRVM 30 index gained 1.49% to 189.81 points, supported by renewed… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: BOA Côte d'Ivoire Sets May 6 Dividend Payment Date

BRVM said Bank of Africa Côte d'Ivoire (BOAC) will pay a dividend of 594.528 FCFA per share for the 2025 financial year, according to a market notice released on April 17. Read more »

Africa: BRVM Main Index Falls Below 400 Points As Stocks Extend Decline

The BRVM stock market extended its decline during the week, with major indices closing lower amid cautious investor sentiment. Read more »

Africa: African Assets Outperform Emerging Markets Amid Iran War Tensions

African assets have outperformed broader emerging markets since the start of the Iran conflict, challenging perceptions of the continent as a high-risk investment destination.… Read more »

Africa: BRVM Updates Benchmark 30 Index With New Entrants and Exits

Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières has revised the composition of its benchmark BRVM 30 index following its quarterly review, according to a notice published on… Read more »

Kenya: Ndovu Wealth Launches Multi-Asset Fund to Expand Global Markets Access

Ndovu Wealth has launched the Kibaba Multi-Asset Special Fund, a collective investment scheme designed to give investors diversified exposure across global asset classes. Read more »

South Africa: JSE Lists AI-Focused Active Etf to Expand Access to Global Tech

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has listed an actively managed exchange-traded fund focused on artificial intelligence, giving local investors access to global companies in the… Read more »

Africa: Adenia Raises $180m for Fund Targeting African Mid-Market Companies

Adenia Partners reached a first close of $180 million for its Adenia Entrepreneurial Fund I, hitting its hard cap less than a year after launch. The fund is the first in a new… Read more »

Kenya: ALP Reit Lists On NSE As First USD-Based Security

The Nairobi Securities Exchange listed the ALP Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust on March 11, marking the first U.S. dollar-denominated security to trade on the Kenyan… Read more »

South Africa: JSE Lists China-Focused Active Etf Under Panda Ticker

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has listed the Prescient China Balanced Feeder Actively Managed Exchange Traded Fund, trading under the ticker PANDA, marking the first actively… Read more »

South Africa: JSE Profit Surpasses R1 Billion As Market Rally Lifts Trading

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange reported record results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, with net profit after tax rising 16.7% to R1.07 billion. Read more »

Africa: BRVM Extends Rally to Seventh Week As Solibra Hits Record High

The BRVM posted its seventh consecutive weekly gain, supported by dividend season flows and rising trading activity. The Composite index rose 3.81% to 417.71 points. The BRVM 30… Read more »

South Africa: Toronto-Based Aimia Completes Listing On JSE Main Board

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has recorded its first Main Board listing of 2026 with the secondary inward listing of Aimia Inc., a Toronto-based diversified investment holding… Read more »

South Africa: JSE Lists New Active and Global Etfs As Market Grows 29%

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has listed Amplify Investment Partners' first Actively Managed Exchange Traded Fund on its Main Board. Read more »

West Africa: Ecobank Group Stock Price Doubles in 2 Years As Earnings Climb

Ecobank Transnational Inc shares have nearly doubled in price in 2 years, underscoring renewed investor interest in West African banking stocks. The Togo-based (BRVM: ETIT) lender… Read more »

West Africa: Brvm Stocks Rally As Benchmark Index Posts 4 Percent Weekly Gain

The BRVM closed the week higher, marking a fifth straight session of gains as large-cap stocks drove the advance. The Composite Index rose 4.09% to 387.73 points, while the BRVM 30… Read more »

West Africa: BRVM Stocks Rally As Global Markets Slide On Tech and Crypto Selloff

West Africa's regional stock market, the BRVM, advanced on Thursday, diverging from losses across global equities and digital assets. Read more »

South Africa: JSE Rolls Out Simplified Listing Rules to Cut Costs, Attract Issuers

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has implemented a simplified version of its Listings Requirements, completing a major overhaul of its regulatory framework aimed at making South… Read more »

South Africa: JSE Lists Cartesian Balanced ETF As Active Products Gain Ground

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has listed the Cartesian EasyETFs Balanced Actively Managed ETF on its Main Board, adding to a growing range of active investment products on the… Read more »

Africa: Africa Stands to Benefit From Gold Rally Amid Global Instability

The arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the Trump administration has added a new layer of geopolitical uncertainty, reinforcing gold's role as a global… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Eviosys Packaging Siem Stock Leads Brvm Gains After Resuming Trading

Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières has lifted the trading suspension on Eviosys Packaging SIEM Côte d'Ivoire, allowing shares to resume trading on the… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Plans Voluntary Delisting From ZSE

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited has announced plans to pursue a voluntary delisting from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, subject to shareholder approval, as the company seeks to… Read more »