WHERE TO INVEST: Optasia and Gemfields: An African risk refresher

With Standard Bank telling a glowing story around Africa, and MTN’s share price up 64% in the past year thanks to its growth runway in the region, it’s almost easy to forget that the continent is also a hotbed of risk.
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