Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) and its partners are strengthening cross-border investment collaboration amongst African capital markets through engagements in Egypt and Ethiopia linked to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE offer.
According to info provided by NGX Group, the engagements occurred in Cairo and Addis Ababa on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
The discussions centered on how market infrastructure and institutional partnerships may enhance investment entry throughout the continent and mobilise African capital for industrial growth.
NGX Deepens Cross-Border Investment
The engagements had been hosted in Cairo by the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), in collaboration with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), and in Addis Ababa by the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX).
They introduced collectively trade leaders, monetary establishments and different capital market stakeholders to discover sensible approaches to bettering market connectivity, broadening investor participation and mobilising African capital for productive investment.
Temi Popoola, Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NGX Group, highlighted longstanding structural obstacles that restrict investment flows throughout African markets.
He famous that the continent has substantial swimming pools of institutional capital, however stronger market infrastructure and cooperation are wanted to attach these sources with investment alternatives throughout nationwide borders.
- Popoola stated: “Africa has substantial capital inside its personal markets, notably throughout pension funds and insurance coverage firms. The problem is join that capital to investment alternatives throughout the continent.
- “The Dangote Refinery offer provides a practical opportunity to address some of the infrastructure barriers to cross-border investment. Beyond a single transaction, it is about creating connections that enable African capital to finance African growth.”
Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, described the refinery for instance of the dimensions of business investment required to strengthen Africa’s productive capability, cut back dependence on imports and assist long-term financial progress. He additionally recommended NGX Group for bringing African exchanges collectively across the initiative and acknowledged the collaborating exchanges for his or her collaboration.
NGX Group Chairman Alhaji (Dr.) Umaru Kwairanga harassed the necessity for sustained institutional cooperation and market infrastructure that makes cross-border investment extra accessible and environment friendly.
- “Our task is not simply to collaborate around one offer, but to develop lasting partnerships that support cross-border investment and capital formation across Africa. This requires cooperation among exchanges, regulators, financial institutions and businesses, alongside investment in the infrastructure and technology that make participation more accessible,” Kwairanga stated.
African Exchanges Explore Investment Channels
At the Cairo engagement, Omar Radwan, Executive Chairman of EGX, highlighted the potential for devices similar to Egyptian Depositary Receipts (EDRs) to supply a channel through which Egyptian buyers may entry chosen African companies. He expressed EGX’s readiness to work with Dangote Industries to discover a attainable framework for such an association.
Dr. George Elombi, President and Chairman of Afreximbank, reaffirmed the financial institution’s longstanding financing relationship with Dangote Industries and its dedication to supporting African industrial growth. He highlighted the significance of mobilising African investment in the direction of enterprises able to contributing to the continent’s financial transformation.
In Addis Ababa, discussions centered on increasing investment alternatives for Ethiopian buyers and strengthening Ethiopia’s participation in Africa’s evolving capital market panorama.
Yodit Kassa, Chief Executive Officer of ESX, welcomed the engagement, noting its significance for Ethiopian buyers and the nation’s rising capital market.
- “The Dangote Petroleum Refinery offer represents an important opportunity for Ethiopian investors to participate in the growth of one of Africa’s leading industrial enterprises. It also reflects the growing confidence in Ethiopia’s capital market and our readiness to work with leading institutions across the continent,” Kassa stated.
The discussions additionally highlighted sensible necessities for cross-border participation, together with regulatory recognition, distribution, investor verification, settlement, custody and entry to dependable info.
The offer offers a chance for exchanges, regulators, intermediaries and monetary know-how platforms to deal with these issues and discover workable options inside their respective regulatory frameworks.
NGX Group stated it remained dedicated to working with companion exchanges and monetary establishments to strengthen market infrastructure, develop cross-border investment entry and advance collaboration amongst African capital markets.
What you need to know
Earlier in October 2026, NGX Group and the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) superior efforts to deepen cross-border collaboration, as Nigerian and Kenyan market stakeholders met in Nairobi to discover methods to strengthen connections between their markets and throughout Africa.
- Speaking at a high-level investor engagement hosted by NSE for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO, Aliko Dangote recommended Kwairanga and Popoola for his or her function in advancing collaboration amongst African capital-market establishments.
- Dangote stated stronger cooperation amongst African exchanges may create alternatives for firms to entry capital throughout a number of African markets somewhat than limiting their capital-market presence to their house nations.
- He cited the deliberate Dangote refinery in Mokowe-Lamu for instance of the alternatives that might emerge from stronger integration, suggesting that firms working throughout the continent ought to be capable of take into account listings in a couple of African market.
The newest engagements in Cairo and Addis Ababa lengthen the initiative to further markets, with discussions centered on sensible methods to attach buyers with companies and channel African financial savings into productive enterprises throughout the continent.
