Own the future of African markets.
Build a team of three to five. Research African-listed stocks and ETFs. Manage a simulated USD 1 million portfolio—and defend every decision before industry judges.
Registration: Oct. 15 – Nov. 15, 2026 · View calendar →
Simulated capital. Real research, decisions and accountability.
6Africa
6Africa is diaspora-powered investment infrastructure — a partnership between the Africa Investment Network and the 17 Intentional Investment Institute, routing global African diaspora capital into the continent’s markets through research, vetted opportunity catalogs and regulated execution partners.
Africa Investment Network
Chambers of commerce, diaspora networks and trade agencies across Africa and global markets.
17 Intentional Investment Institute
Digital infrastructure, research aggregation and platform governance.
Bringing Wall Street to African Mainstreets
From an investment thesis to a portfolio you can defend.
The Challenge rewards disciplined research, shared decisions and the ability to explain the portfolio your university puts forward.
Form your team
Three to five participants apply together with the approval required for their division.
Submit the thesis
Set out the investment strategy and market selection before simulated capital is allocated.
Manage the portfolio
Research African-listed equities and ETFs across 8 African exchanges connecting 16 countries during the published trading window.
Defend the decisions
Present the portfolio, process, risk controls and results to an independent judging panel.
Recognition follows published rules.
University and Professional Division awards are governed by a separate official award schedule published before scored portfolio management begins. Participation does not guarantee a funded account, cash award, employment opportunity or investment account.
University and professional teams receive separate results and awards
Award conditions and jurisdiction restrictions are published in advance
Finalists receive an auditable challenge performance record
Your Challenge calendar.
Registration Oct. 15 – Nov. 15, 2026. A year of portfolio management, quarterly reviews, and a final defence.
Registration opens
Oct. 15, 2026
Team captains register their team, invite members, and submit their application through the competition portal.
Registration closes
Nov. 15, 2026
Approved teams are informed of their participation. Participants begin research to prepare for onboarding.
Onboarding
Early Dec. 2026
Walk through the platform. Teams begin defining their investment thesis and building their portfolios.
Portfolios launched
Jan. 1, 2027
Participants publish their starting portfolio on MyStocks, beginning their team’s track record for the Challenge and beyond.
Portfolios managed
Jan. 1, 2027 – Jan. 1, 2028
Teams manage their portfolios during trading windows with live pricing across participating exchanges.
Quarterly reviews
Jan. 1, 2027 – Jan. 1, 2028
Portfolios are ranked and reviewed, with leaderboard standings published at the end of each quarter.
Trading ends
Jan. 1, 2028
Portfolios are locked and judged on final standing, investment thesis, and management over the year.
Final presentations
Q1 2028 · Date to be confirmed
Finalists present their work at an in-person or virtual event, and winners are announced.
Work that lasts beyond the final ranking.
The Challenge combines market practice, career preparation and a global network around African public equities.
Career pipeline
Build experience that is relevant to finance, asset management and African capital-markets careers.
Wealth creation skills
Practice the research, allocation and risk decisions behind long-term ownership using a simulated USD 1 million portfolio.
Global network
Meet judges, mentors and peers working across Africa, the United States and the global African diaspora.
Compete
Represent a university or organization in a year-long challenge focused exclusively on African public equities.
Build a track record
Create portfolio and thesis work that can stand up in a recruiting or professional-development conversation.
Certificate and alumni network
Certificate criteria and alumni arrangements will be announced by the program organizers.
Simulated capital. Real research, decisions and accountability.
Roster
Three to five current students
Advisor
Named faculty advisor
Approval
Department or affiliated-club sign-off
Verification
Identity, affiliation and consent
Simulated capital. Real research, decisions and accountability.
Put your campus on the African markets stage.
Three to five members, one team, one simulated USD 1 million portfolio.