Africa

Economic news, CPI, monetary policy, GDP, and market developments across African nations.

🇰🇪 Kenya Inflation Hits 6.6% in August as Food, Transport and Housing Costs Squeeze Households

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🇰🇪 Kenya CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Kenya’s inflation rate rose to 6.6% in August 2026, up from the previous month, driven by food, fuel and transport costs, according to the Central Bank of Kenya and KNBS (September 1, 2026). Food, transport and housing costs climbed during … Read more

🇳🇬 Nigeria’s Inflation Falls to 15.39% in August 2026 as Food Prices Cool, NBS Reports

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🇳🇬 Nigeria CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Nigeria’s headline inflation eased to 15.39% in August 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), as reported by Daily Post Nigeria and PM News Nigeria on September 15, 2026. Food price growth slowed in August, helping pull the … Read more

🇿🇦 South Africa’s Economy Shrinks 0.2% in Second Quarter as Iran War Weighs on Growth

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🇿🇦 South Africa CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways South Africa’s GDP fell by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2026, according to Daily Maverick (September 9, 2026). Reuters reported on September 8, 2026, that the contraction was “dragged down by Iran war” disruptions. BusinessTech warned of a … Read more

🇹🇳 Tunisia Inflation Hits 3-Month High of 5.4% as Growth Plan Faces Financing Gap

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🇹🇳 Tunisia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Tunisia’s inflation rate rose to 5.4% in September 2026, a three-month high, according to TradingView (Sept 7, 2026). Fitch affirmed Tunisia’s B- credit rating, citing a resilient external position, Investing.com reported (Sept 8, 2026). Tunisia adopted its 2026–2030 development plan, … Read more

🇹🇩 S&P Affirms Chad’s B-/B Ratings as Oil Revenue and Solid Growth Steady the Economy

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🇹🇩 Chad CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways S&P affirmed Chad’s B-/B credit ratings on September 11, 2026, citing solid growth and oil revenue, according to Investing.com. Chad’s economy depends heavily on crude oil exports, which drive government revenue and foreign currency earnings. The Bank of Central African … Read more

🇸🇨 Seychelles holds ‘BB’ rating as Fitch flags tourism shock, female labour force jumps 5 points

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🇸🇨 Seychelles CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Fitch maintained Seychelles’ credit rating at ‘BB’ on September 4, 2026, saying the economy absorbed a tourism shock (Seychelles News Agency). Female labour force participation in Seychelles rose 5 percentage points in a year, reported August 29, 2026 (Seychelles News … Read more

🇸🇿 Eswatini Economy Grows 4.8% to E96.6 Billion as Pension Assets Hit 57% of GDP

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🇸🇿 Eswatini CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Eswatini’s economy grew 4.8% to reach E96.6 billion, according to Eswatini Positive News on 3 September 2026. Pension assets in Eswatini total E55.8 billion — equal to 57% of the country’s GDP — reported by Eswatini Positive News on 27 … Read more

🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe Faces Pressure as Inflation Ranks Among Africa’s Highest and Trade Ties With South Africa Deepen

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🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Sao Tome and Principe appeared among the top 10 African countries with the highest inflation rates as of July 2026, according to Nairametrics (August 25, 2026). Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe are preparing a new push … Read more

🇸🇸 South Sudan Bets on Oil as Inflation Bites and Voters Head to the Polls

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🇸🇸 South Sudan CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways South Sudan appears among Africa’s highest-inflation economies in the July 2026 rankings, according to Nairametrics (August 25, 2026). The country is again listed among the world’s poorest by GDP per capita in 2026, Tuko News reported on August 24, … Read more

🇸🇱 Sierra Leone’s Currency Pressure and Inflation Squeeze Test Households as Global Prices Cool

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🇸🇱 Sierra Leone CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Sierra Leone’s inflation remains among the highest in Africa, with the country named in Nairametrics’ ranking of the top 10 African countries by inflation rate as of July 2026 (published August 25, 2026). The Sierra Leonean leone (SLL) was … Read more