Can the AT50 Index convince Africa’s biggest startups to list at home?

For years, listing on Nasdaq or the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has been the ultimate ambition for many of Africa’s most successful startups. But at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on Wednesday, a different vision took centre stage: Africa’s future tech champions should be built and eventually listed on African exchanges. Africa has produced a growing number of billion-dollar startups, but its capital markets have yet to keep pace.