DRC: Price inflation holds steady in November. Egypt: Likelihood of policy rate hold rises as inflation ticks up. Ghana: Lower food prices drive inflation lower in December. Kenya: Pri...

The latest data release from Statistics Mauritius shows that consumer price index (CPI) inflation rose in December 2019. Headline inflation increased to 0.9% y-o-y in December compared to 0.3% y-o-y i...

According to the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), consumer price inflation edged higher for a second consecutive month in December 2019, reaching 7.1% y-o-y, compared with 3.6% y-o-y in the previous month...

Price pressures steadied in December 2019, as food, transport and utility price inflation slowed on a monthly basis. The All Rwanda sub-index inflation rate remained largely steady at 11.9% y-o-y in D...

Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that consumer price inflation increased further in December. Kenya’s headline inflation rose to 5.8% y-o-y in December from 5.6% y-o-y th...

Following a trough reached on December 24, the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) All Share Index (ALSI) has surged sharply higher, recouping losses stretching back roughly six months. In fact, the ALSI ros...

The latest data from the Agency for Statistics and Demography (ANSD) shows that consumer price index (CPI) inflation decreased to 0.7% y-o-y in December, from 1.3% y-o-y in the previous month. However...

Consumer price index (CPI) inflation decreased to 7.9% y-o-y in December, from 8.2% y-o-y in the previous month. The latest print came in just below the Finance Ministry’s inflation target of 8% for e...

According to the most recent figures released by the Central Bank of the Congo (BCC), consumer price index (CPI) inflation increased marginally in November 2019. CPI inflation rose to 3.7% y-o-y in No...

Algeria: Army chief dies, PM appointed (Jan 7). Botswana: Court grants UDC appeal that is still likely to fail (Jan 9). Côte d'Ivoire: Ouattara's moves (Jan 8). Ethiopia: A cornered TP...

Broad-based manufacturing contraction in November Business confidence improves in December German industry grows while trade slows US jobs claims dip back below 220K

Uganda – Economic prospects remain brighter for 2020, supported by a rebound in external demand, infrastructure investment and the increase in oil-related FDI inflows.

Botswana: Court grants UDC appeal that is still likely to fail. Ethiopia: A cornered TPLF considers its options. Kenya: Spate of Al-Shabaab attacks. South Africa: Broad-based manufactu...

Algeria: Inflation eases in November amid food price deflation (Jan 8). Algeria: Army chief dies, PM appointed (Jan 7). Botswana: Court grants UDC appeal that is still likely to fail (Jan...