🇸🇱 Sierra Leone Inflation Holds at 1.7% as Tourism Sector Drives New Investment

🇸🇱 Sierra Leone CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Consumer prices rose 1.7% year-on-year in August 2026, keeping inflation moderate (bastillepost.com, 23 September 2026). The Bank of Sierra Leone continues to monitor price stability as the OECD updates its latest consumer price data for the region (OECD, 8 … Read more

🇲🇼 Malawi Inflation Hits Seven-Month Low as Food Prices Stabilize, But Forex Squeeze Remains Critical

🇲🇼 Malawi CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Headline inflation eased to a seven-month low in September 2026, driven by falling food costs (Nyasa Times, 18 September 2026). The Reserve Bank of Malawi maintains its policy stance amid ongoing liquidity constraints and foreign exchange shortages (The African Exponent, … Read more

🇲🇷 Mauritania Forecasts 5 Percent Growth Amid Green Hydrogen Deal and Stability Claims

🇲🇷 Mauritania CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways President Ghazouani forecasts 5 percent economic growth for the coming period, citing national stability (Source: streamlinefeed.co.ke, Date: 2026-09-21). Mauritania signed a landmark agreement for the “Aman” green hydrogen project with CWP Global and AMAN, signaling major energy sector expansion (Source: … Read more

🇱🇸 Lesotho Braces for Higher Food Prices as Regional Inflation Pressures Build Into September 2026

🇱🇸 Lesotho CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways ICRA forecasts rising CPI inflation for August 2026 and intensifying food pressures in September, per a Traders Union report dated 14 September 2026. Key African central banks are set to keep interest rates high as a buffer against economic shocks, … Read more

🇱🇷 Liberia’s Growth Story Meets Reality Check as Fiscal Review and Jobs Push Collide

🇱🇷 Liberia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Liberia is closing in on full convergence with the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ), according to liberianobserver.com on September 8, 2026. The World Bank launched its Liberia Public Finance Review 2026 to support fiscal transformation, reported by Wansom AI on … Read more

🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea Faces Pressure as Regional Bank Data and Deportee Beatings Dominate a Turbulent September

🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways The Bank of Central African States, which sets monetary policy for Equatorial Guinea and five neighbors, is navigating a regional inflation picture shaped by the OECD’s Consumer Prices update published September 8, 2026. The World Bank’s Economic Barometer for … Read more

🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau Faces Cost-of-Living Squeeze as West African Central Bank Tightens Rates Into 2026

🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Guinea-Bissau uses the CFA franc (XOF), issued by the Central Bank of West African States, which sets one policy rate for all eight member countries — including Guinea-Bissau — as of September 2026. The OECD’s September 2026 Consumer Prices update … Read more

🇬🇲 Gambia Posts 6.1% GDP Growth in 2025 as Investment Push Faces Scrutiny

🇬🇲 The Gambia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Gambia’s economy grew 6.1% in 2025, according to an ECOWAS country report covered by Africa24 TV on 20 September 2026. The government secured an extra $10 million for the Greater Banjul Roads project, The Point Newspaper reported on 2 … Read more

🇬🇳 Simandou Boom Meets Currency Pressure: Guinea’s Economy at a Crossroads in 2026

🇬🇳 Guinea CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Guinea’s economy is being reshaped by the Simandou iron ore project, which The Africa Report examined on September 2, 2026, asking whether the country can avoid the “resource-curse trap.” The Guinean franc (GNF) remains under pressure, with Forbes listing weak … Read more

🇪🇷 Eritrea Sanctions Lifted as Red Sea Tensions Threaten Trade Routes

🇪🇷 Eritrea CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways The US removed sanctions on Eritrea’s military and ruling party on 18 September 2026, according to kulu-media.com. Houthi forces seized the Hanish Islands near Eritrea in the Red Sea on 14 September 2026, per kulu-media.com. Qatar and Eritrea trade flows … Read more