There is a clear sense of renewed optimism among venture investors in Africa. The strong start to 2025 – with African VC funding up ~240% year-on-year in January​ and continuing robustly in February – suggests that many investors who paused in 2023 are back in the market. Global venture trends also show signs of recovery,…

GDP growth remains steady in all five markets in 2025. We are seeing rising inflation in Nigeria and Kenya in the past two months but it is cooling in the other markets. All markets maintained their MPC rates in January. Unemployment rate is rising in Kenya and Egypt but dropping in Morocco and Nigeria as…

Save for Kenya, GDP growth remained positive in the other four markets. Except forEgypt, all other markets recorded rising inflation.  Kenya and Morocco lowered their MPC rates in December while the rest maintained their rates. Morocco continues to have the highest unemployment rate while Ghana has the lowest. December recorded the lowest amount of…

GDP growth remains positive across all five markets. While Kenya, Egypt and Morocco saw their inflation rates easing, Nigeria and Ghana have work to do to tame rising rates. Kenya lowered its MPC rate in December while Nigeria raised its rate, the rest maintained October rates. Morocco continues to have the highest unemployment rate while…

There is positive GDP growth across all five markets. While Kenya and Morocco saw their inflation rates easing, Egypt, Nigeria and Ghana recorded hikes. Only the Central Bank of Kenya lowered its MPC rate in October, the rest maintained September rates. Morocco continues to have the highest unemployment rate while Ghana has the lowest. October…

In September Ghana and Nigeria recorded GDP growth while Kenya, Egypt and Morocco recorded a decline. While Kenya and Nigeria saw their inflation rates easing, Egypt, Morocco and Ghana recorded hikes. Nigeria raised its MPC rate for the fifth time this year. Ghana lowered its rate while the rest maintained same rates as in August.…