Institutional-grade analysis of African markets, capital flows, policy decisions, and economic trends — written for investors and decision-makers.
Global capital markets hold $300 trillion. Africa mobilizes cents on every development dollar. The answer lies not in more money but in making the continent's projects worth funding.
FTSE Russell has restored Nigeria's Frontier Market status. The celebration is real. But the narrative that Nigeria is "back" obscures a more complex and consequential picture.
Nigeria's 853 kilometres of coastline and vast Exclusive Economic Zone represent one of the most underutilised economic frontiers on the continent. The question is one of leadership.
The number is almost too large to hold in the mind. But something has changed in the past 18 months. The smart money is no longer merely acknowledging the gap — it is beginning to move toward it.