Successful investing requires good information. Last month, we highlighted a few places to find annual reports and financial statements for African companies. Now let’s look at some (free) resources that provide superior, continent-wide coverage of market trends. The following five sites have become staples of my media diet. Reuters Africa [...]

Since the US credit downgrade is on many folks’ minds this weekend, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at some African countries’ credit ratings. Green ratings indicate an “investment grade” rating. Orange is “non-investment grade” or “speculative.” A “highly speculative” rating is red. For more background [...]

**Feature photo by Mutua Matheka** Back in June, we looked at ways to invest on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange through US discount brokers. Some intrepid readers may now be wondering how to buy shares on Africa’s smaller stock markets. Samuel Gichohi is a Senior Research Analyst at NIC Securities, a [...]