Eight markets under coverage

01

Kenya

Nairobi

East Africa’s financial and technology centre, and the continent’s largest destination for venture funding in 2025.

02

Nigeria

Abuja

The continent’s largest consumer market, where dollar-denominated statistics understate real activity because of currency movement.

03

Egypt

Cairo

The single largest FDI story on the continent in 2024, and the reason the continental headline figure needs reading carefully.

04

South Africa

Pretoria

The continent’s deepest capital markets and most developed financial infrastructure, against the slowest growth of the eight.

05

Rwanda

Kigali

The fastest growth of the eight markets, in an economy small enough that scale plays need a regional thesis.

06

Ghana

Accra

The most dramatic currency and debt turnaround of the eight, close behind a sovereign default.

07

Morocco

Rabat

An industrial and export base with direct access to European markets, and the continent’s leading automotive manufacturing hub.

08

Côte d’Ivoire

Yamoussoukro

West Africa’s fastest-growing major economy, anchored by agricultural exports and an expanding port and logistics network.