Mission Vision and Values

Mission

At the heart of Bourse Africa’s mission lies the drive to ensure that Africa and its people can better benefit from being pivotal suppliers of the raw and processed commodities on which world economic growth depends. As a dynamic agent for beneficial change, providing the instruments and institutions that unleash the entrepreneurial energies of all stakeholders in the African commodity ecosystem, including the smallest and most vulnerable among them, Bourse Africa serves to facilitate advantageous engagement with globalising commodity markets and remove barriers to equitable and sustainable trade wherever they exist.

Vision

Bourse Africa is a commodity spot and derivatives exchange offering multi-asset class trading to serve markets across Africa providing an efficient, secure, transparent and trustworthy exchange mechanism (and supporting institutions) to facilitate price discovery and mutually beneficial trade, financing, risk management and investment between participants from across African markets, and between African and international participants.

Tailored to the needs of Africa and Africans, and embodying the Continent’s spirit, energy, values and culture, Bourse Africa works to increase the opportunity for all participants to successfully interact on a level playing-field; nurturing the Continent’s vast untapped potential by building skills and capabilities where they do not already exist; creating institutions and networks that enhance value addition and risk management; and fostering economic and social development in close collaborative partnership with governments, the private sector, civil society, and the international community.

Business Approach and Values

A pan-African business working closely with public and private sector partners from throughout the African commodity and financial ecosystem, including:
- Governments and public agencies
- Producer associations and cooperatives
- Financiers and other key infrastructure / service providers
- Regional organisations and the international community
Upholding the highest standards of integrity, security, transparency and corporate governance, providing a robust and level playing field for all interests
A focus on all stakeholders, including the smallest and weakest among them – seeking to maximise the development impact arising from the services offered