AFK : VanEck Africa Index ETF

Also AMIB50 : Cloud Atlas Big50 ex-SA ETF

I would caution on investing in the AFK ETF simply by looking at their top exposures

In 2005 i invested heavily in Zenith, Guaranty trust bank, oceanic bank, first bank, dangote cement company, OANDO (formerly Unipetrol) and other stocks listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange - NSE

By 2008 global financial crisis my entire portfolio went down -95%, 10 years later it recovered to -85% and i sold off whatever remained and gave to charity.

It was then uncovered that the entire market was artificially manipulated (corruption), coupled with a very light touch regulation by NSE

SAFARICOM PLC SAFCOM KN 6.42
MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC MTNN NL 5.39
ATTIJARIWAFA BANK ATW MC 4.82
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC AAL LN 4.62
COMMERCIAL INTERNATIONAL BANK EGYPT SAE CBKD LI 4.30
GUARANTY TRUST HOLDING CO PLC GTCO NL 4.29
NASPERS LTD NPN SJ 3.94
ZENITH BANK PLC ZENITHBA NL 3.94
ITISSALAT AL-MAGHRIB IAM MC 3.66
EQUITY GROUP HOLDINGS PLC/KENYA
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