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Will Kenya’s Election Be Peaceful?
The upcoming Kenyan general election isn't far from the thoughts of many Africa investors these days. It's easy to understand why. Violence following the 2007 poll left hundreds dead, thousands... [[...
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The Ghana Stock Exchange Is Crushing It (And Here’s Why)
What's gotten into the Ghana Stock Exchange? The MSCI Ghana Index has soared of late. It's now 37% higher than it was at the beginning of the year. Think about that. That's 37% in just over two... [[...
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Kenya’s Dividend Kings: Two Stocks for Income Investors
It's tough to beat a company that pays out a regular dividend. They generate income for shareholders. They typically boast sharp management teams. And, historically, their shares have outperformed......
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Who Else Wants to Invest in Nigerian Stocks?
In case you missed it, the Nigerian Stock Exchange is making investors wealthy of late. Thanks to a raft of reforms and a growing realization of the investment opportunities in Africa's most... [[ This...
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Afrinvestor’s Journal: Witnessing the Kenyan Election
Jan Schalkwijk is a Portfolio Manager with Africa Capital Group, an asset management firm that specializes in African stocks. The following is an account of his recent trip to Kenya and Burundi. As......
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The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange’s New Website Is Fantastic
After a bewilderingly long, one-year hiatus, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange once again has a website. It was definitely worth the wait. Among African stock exchange websites, the ZSE has, in my view,......
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Kenya’s Safaricom Is Set to Dial Up Profits After Long Price War
Jan Schalkwijk, CFA, portfolio manager at Africa Capital Group, recently visited the Nairobi-headquarters of Safaricom, Kenya's largest mobile phone company, and had the opportunity to sit down with......
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New ETF Makes Nigerian Stocks More Accessible Than Ever
I literally jumped out of my chair last week when Jan Schalkwijk told me a new Nigeria ETF had just listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Why was I bouncing around my office like I'd hit a... [[ This...
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The Common Yellow Crane
Jonathan Kruger, an Africa Portfolio Manager, recently traveled overland from Nairobi to Cape Town in his native South Africa. The two-month journey took him through East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania,... [[...
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Kenya: A Bonanza for Bank Investors
Jan Schalkwijk of Africa Capital Group traveled to Nairobi recently to meet with the management teams of several large Kenyan companies. The following is his take on three of the Nairobi Securities......
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Africa Investor Insight: Robert Scharar
Robert Scharar manages the Houston-based Commonwealth Africa Fund, a $1.9 million mutual fund. As of the end of April 2013, the fund had appreciated 3.7% since its November 2011 inception. Here he......
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How Can I Invest in the African Seed Industry?
Hi Ryan, This is going to sound a little strange, but both my girlfriend and I, days apart, had dreams where we were shown that it would be good to invest in African seeds. It was clear in both... [[...
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Stock Tips for a Senegalese-American Hip Hop Star
Akon, Your success as a singer, songwriter, and producer is nothing short of remarkable. I'm sure you never dreamed while a boy in Dakar, Senegal that one day your music would dominate record... [[...
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Where to Invest Now: The Most Promising African Stock Markets
African stock markets have put together an incredible run of late. This has prompted several readers to ask which one looks like the biggest bargain now. So, I thought it would be a good time to... [[...
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Building the African Dream: Two Kenyan Infrastructure Stocks
Infrastructure is a key pillar of the sub-Saharan Africa investment thesis. The hopes and dreams of Africa’s rising consumer class need to be powered by electricity, transported by road and rail,...
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Bralirwa: A Rwandan Stock That Pours Out Profits
Christian Sirikali recalls enjoying Bralirwa's products as a child in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Now a chartered account, Sirikali looks at the brewer through an investor's lenses......
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How to Invest on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
South Africa is far and away the most economically developed of African states, and, as such, will likely be the continent's economic gateway for the foreseeable future. Truth be told, however, the......
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How to Sell Your Shares If Your Broker Goes AWOL
Reader Tomi writes, "My mum wishes to sell shares of her Nigerian stock, but her broker seems to have disappeared. How can she go about getting her shares sold?" Unfortunately, Tomi's mum isn't the......
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Africa’s 10 Most Transparent Countries (and Why Stock Investors Should Care)
Transparency International released its 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index last week. The index ranks 177 countries according to how corrupt their governments are perceived to be by investors,... [[...
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Botswana’s 5 Best Stocks of 2013
The Botswana Stock Exchange had a disappointing year. As of this writing, its Domestic Companies Index had increased just 5.0% in dollar terms (17.9% in local currency). Botswana has been slow to... [[...
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