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UphivaBETAR
Africa’s IPO Public Market Readiness: Exchange Infrastructure, Liquidity, and the Listing Gap
African exchanges are competing for listings — but infrastructure gaps, thin liquidity, and regulatory fragmentation remain barriers. An assessment of which markets are truly ready for the next IPO wave.
Africa’s IPO Clock Is Running: The Forces Converging on a 2026–2027 Listing Moment
A $10B PE exit backlog, a dried-up Series A market, and DFI mandate deadlines are forcing Africa’s best-funded private companies toward public markets. BETAR tracks who is likely to list first.
Kenya Sells the Crown Jewel: What the Safaricom-Vodacom Deal Tells Us About Africa’s Fiscal Reckoning
Kenya has approved the sale of a 15% Safaricom stake to Vodacom for KES 204 billion ($1.5B). The real story: a debt-distressed government has monetised Africa’s most valuable fintech asset through a bilateral deal — not the capital markets Safaricom has been democratising.
How M-Pesa Captured at Least 40% of Kenya’s Stock Exchange in Weeks
Safaricom launched Ziidi Trader, connecting M-Pesa directly to the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Within weeks, M-Pesa payments captured at least 40% of NSE transaction volume — a structural shift in Kenya’s capital markets.
