Africa

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

🇨🇲 Cameroon Court Orders CFA616 Million Payment to Australian Firm as Leadership Absence Stirs Uncertainty

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🇨🇲 Cameroon CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Cameroon’s court ordered the government to pay Australian firm CFA616 million, per The African Exponent on July 28, 2026. President, aged 93, has been absent for 53 days as of July 31, 2026, fueling health speculation, per The Guardian. BEAC … Read more

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Records Africa’s Largest Inflation Increase in First Half of 2026

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Ethiopia recorded Africa’s largest inflation increase in the first half of 2026, according to Addis Standard on July 28, 2026. Headline inflation climbed to 13.9% in June 2026, with food prices keeping pressure on the cost of living, per StockMarket.et … Read more

🇬🇭 Ghana’s 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review: Growth Holds, But Recovery Described as “Fragile”

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🇬🇭 Ghana CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Ghana’s finance minister praised half-year performance and maintained key 2026 targets as of July 27, 2026, per Zawya. PwC described Ghana’s economic recovery as “real but fragile” on July 29, 2026, per CitiNewsroom.com. An econometric analysis covering 1990-2024 examined Ghana’s … Read more

🇰🇪 Kenya Needs 7% Growth to Hit Vision 2030, But AfDB Cuts 2026 Forecast to 4.6%

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🇰🇪 Kenya CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Kenya needs 7% annual GDP growth to achieve Vision 2030 targets, said Murang’a County Governor Kang’ata, as reported by People Daily on 2026-07-30. The African Development Bank (AfDB) downgraded Kenya’s 2026 growth forecast to 4.6%, citing global headwinds, per The … Read more

🇳🇬 Nigeria’s Inflation Eases to 15.1% in January 2026 as Food and Core Prices Moderate

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🇳🇬 Nigeria CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Nigeria’s inflation rate fell to 15.1% in January 2026, according to Proshare data published on 2026-07-28. Telecoms contribution to GDP grew from 7.67% to 9.19% in Q1 2026, per THISDAYLIVE and NCC data on 2026-07-30. Three in four Nigerian youths … Read more

🇿🇦 South Africa Faces R47.9 Trillion Growth Gap as Reforms Gain Traction, AfDB Warns of $55 Billion Annual Financing Shortfall

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🇿🇦 South Africa CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Southern Africa needs to close a $55 billion annual financing gap to meet development goals, per the African Development Bank Group’s Regional Economic Outlook 2026, published July 29, 2026. South Africa lost out on R47.9 trillion in potential economic … Read more

🇹🇳 Five Years After Saied’s Power Grab, Tunisia’s Economy Stagnates Amid Protest and Blackouts

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🇹🇳 Tunisia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Tunisia marks the fifth anniversary of President Kais Saied’s power grab on July 25, 2021, amid deadly blackouts and no economic improvement for citizens, according to Al Jazeera on July 26-27, 2026. Thousands protested in Tunis on July 26, 2026, … Read more

🇹🇩 Chad’s Banking System Sees Liquidity Demand Near CFA700 Billion After Rate Cut

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🇹🇩 Chad CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Bank liquidity demand in the BEAC region neared CFA700 billion three weeks after a rate cut, per businessincameroon.com on July 28, 2026. Chad announced its intent to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, as reported by The Zimbabwe Mail on … Read more

🇸🇿 Eswatini Youth Unemployment Drops Modestly as Women Power a New Entrepreneurial Wave

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🇸🇿 Eswatini CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Youth unemployment rate shows modest improvement, according to the Prime Minister on July 27, 2026, per Eswatini Positive News. Central Bank of Eswatini held its benchmark lending rate steady as borrowing accelerates, reported Times of Eswatini on July 26, 2026. … Read more

🇸🇸 South Sudan Remains World’s Poorest, AfDB Urges Diversification Amid EAC Currency Push

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🇸🇸 South Sudan CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways South Sudan ranked as the poorest country in the world in Global Finance Magazine’s 2024 report, published July 27, 2026. The African Development Bank (AfDB) urged South Sudan to diversify its economy to withstand external shocks, per Radio Tamazuj … Read more