Africa Pulse for Friday: Tinubu marks his third anniversary defending subsidy and FX reforms, South Africa publishes its first post-hike data, Ghana's reserves climb to $14.4bn though the cedi remains under pressure, the Zambia-DRC Copperbelt records simultaneous output contractions, and the AfDB pegs continental growth at 4.2%.

Africa finance brief: Johannesburg approves R3.8bn KfW loan, Dangote $40bn multi-exchange IPO, AfDB Governors Dialogue Brazzaville, JNIM blockade Eid al-Adha B…

Africa finance brief: the SARB hikes the repo rate 25bp to 7% on intensifying inflation risks, the AfDB's final day in Brazzaville launches the Integrate Africa Forum and a Trade…

Africa Pulse for Friday: Tinubu marks his third anniversary defending subsidy and FX reforms, South Africa publishes its first post-hike data, Ghana's reserves climb to $14.4bn…

From widening trade finance gaps and renewed monetary tightening in South Africa to Zambia’s easing inflation and growing billionaire wealth, the continent’s economic outlook is…

African currencies delivered mixed performances against the US dollar in May 2026 as inflation concerns, global market uncertainty and...