AELP Trading Link allowing interconnexion between 7 African stock exchanges

24/04/2023

The African Exchanges Linkage Project has launched an e-platform “the AELP Trading Link”, enabling seamless cross-border securities trading among seven African stock exchanges representing 2,000 companies with roughly $1.5 trillion market capitalization. The AELP Link Trading Platform incorporates stock market integration, an order routing system, and market and order-book data sharing. The launch took place on 7 December 2022 on the sidelines of the ASEA 2022 Annual General Meeting and Annual Conference in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

The AELP Trading Link has been created to ensure the continuity of cross-border trading between participating stock exchanges: Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) comprising eight West African markets, the Casablanca Stock Exchange (CSE), The Egyptian Exchange (EGX), the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NbSE), the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NiSE) and the Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM).