Sub-Saharan Africa’s access to capital markets is picking up significantly. Easy global financial conditions—low interest rates in advanced economies and low global risk aversion leading to portfolio reallocation in search of risk-adjusted yields and diversification opportunities—are facilitating access of sub-Saharan African countries to international capital markets. First-time or repeated issuance by those countries is also seen by many observers as recognition of sub-Saharan Africa’s high return potential, owing to its natural resource wealth and improved macroeconomic policies and development prospects.[...]