Mercantile Exchange of Madagascar

The Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE) is a Nigerian commodity futures exchange licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC Nigeria). Based in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital and Africa's largest metropolitan economy, LCFE is designed to provide price discovery and risk-management instruments for Nigeria's key commodity sectors including agricultural products, crude oil and natural gas, currencies, and solid minerals. Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producer and a significant agricultural economy, and LCFE represents an important step in developing formal commodity derivatives infrastructure in West Africa.

The Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX) is a Harare-based commodity exchange providing trading services for agricultural commodities critical to Zimbabwe's economy, including maize, tobacco, and other staple and export crops. ZMX was developed to help rebuild market infrastructure for Zimbabwe's agricultural sector following the country's economic recovery. The exchange facilitates price discovery, warehouse receipt systems, and commodity-backed financing for Zimbabwean agricultural producers and traders.

Africa Mercantile Exchange (AfMX) is a Nairobi-based commodity exchange platform offering trading and price-discovery services for agricultural products and energy commodities across East African markets. AfMX is designed to improve market access for East African producers by providing a regulated and transparent trading environment for commodities including agricultural staples and energy products.

AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited (AFEX), operated by Africa Exchange Holdings, is a private sector-led agricultural commodity exchange with operations across Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Cameroon. Founded in 2014, AFEX runs a tech-enabled commodity trading platform focused on agri-commodities including maize, soybean, rice, and cashews. AFEX provides farmers with access to markets, storage infrastructure, and agricultural finance through its warehousing and commodity-backed financing solutions across West and East Africa.