Africa: ANC drama caps good year for African assets

The election of Cyril Ramaphosa as head of the ANC this week sparked a rally in South African financial markets. Over the region as a whole, Sub-Saharan African assets performed well in 2017 with equities posting strong returns and most currencies either stable or gaining against the US dollar.

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