I built a free African Stock Market API because the official data cost $19,500/year

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🌍 African Markets

The definitive data layer for African financial markets.

African Markets is a high-performance, developer-first platform designed to bridge the data gap in African stock exchanges. It provides real-time and historical data for the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) and the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), offering both a premium web dashboard and a robust API for builders.


πŸš€ Vision: The AI-Ready Data Layer

We are building more than just a dashboard. We are establishing the standard data primitive for African finance.

  • Current Stage: Web Dashboard + REST API
  • Upcoming Stage: MCP (Model Context Protocol) β€” enabling AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) to query African market data natively.

πŸ›  Features

πŸ“ˆ Comprehensive Market Data

  • Real-time Tickers: Live prices and daily performance for GSE and NGX.
  • Historical Analysis: 10+ years of historical price data with interactive charts.
  • Company Profiles: In-depth information for listed companies.

πŸ•Έ Professional API

  • Scraper Adapters: Intelligent, resilient…

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