Africa

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

🇬🇭 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

🇸🇱 Sierra Leone’s Economy: Nine Years of Money Printing and Missing Investment, Data Shows

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🇸🇱 Sierra Leone CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Nine years of data reveal Sierra Leone has been printing money while failing to attract investment, according to a July 25, 2026 report from Financial Afrik. Sierra Leone is ranked among the poorest countries in the world in 2024, … Read more

🇲🇼 Malawi remains among poorest globally as inflation eases but El Niño threat looms

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🇲🇼 Malawi CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Malawi ranked among the poorest countries in the world in 2024, according to Global Finance Magazine (2026-07-27). Malawians made up 80% of 53,000 foreign nationals deported from South Africa, per IOL (2026-07-27). Inflation continues a gradual decline, but central bank … Read more