WHAT INVESTORS SHOULD KNOW AS SOME OF AFRICA’S BIGGEST ECONOMIES HEAD TO POLLS

Before the elections commence in Africa, what do investors need to know?

Political instability which is an investors nightmare, is also one element hindering infrastructural development in Africa. Most times, especially in Africa, political unrest usually arises during election period – change in government.

Some African countries this year 2019 will soon be voting to select new leadership for their countries. Some of these counties and their election dates include:

Nigeria: 16th February,     Senegal: 24th February,     Guinea-Bissau: 10th March,     Madagascar: 20th March,

Malawi: 21st May,  Botswana, Mozambique: October,  Namibia: November,  Tunisia: December.

Others include: Chad, Guinea, Mauritius and also South Africa.

As these countries head to polls, investors need to assess and prepare for the risks that come after these elections.

Ronak Gopaldas, who has deep passion for Africa and its development talks about the risk premium associated with these economies and what investors should know.

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Ronak Gopaldas is a director at Signal Risk, an exclusively African risk advisory firm; and also the former head of Country Risk at Rand Merchant Bank (RMB).

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