Nairobi’s Stock Exchange Is Finally Building a Tech Board. Can It Compete With Johannesburg — Or Will It Join Nigeria’s Zero-IPO Club?

After decades as a home for banks, telcos, and brewers, the NSE is creating a dedicated tech segment to court venture-backed startups. But with Nigeria’s tech board sitting empty three years after launch, and African founders fleeing to offshore listings, the question isn’t whether NSE can do this. It’s whether startups will show up.