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ACCRA, Ghana (January 16, 2026) – African central banks are increasingly shifting from monetary tightening to easing as inflation rates fall to multi-year lows across the continent. After aggressive interest rate hikes in 2022–2023 to tame price surges, policymakers in countries from Ghana to Kenya have begun cutting benchmark rates in response to sharply lower inflation. The trend signals a new phase of monetary policy aimed at supporting growth now that earlier inflationar

Uganda is on the cusp of a major economic turning point. After years of courting short-term speculative capital – the so-called “hot money” flowing into high-yield local debt – the East African nation expects to begin producing oil in 2026, unlocking long-term foreign direct investment (FDI) and export revenues. Officials and analysts say this oil boom could strengthen Uganda’s balance of payments and reduce reliance on fickle capital flows, but they caution that the transiti

Harare, January 12, 2026 – Zimbabwe’s central bank is touting a rare victory over inflation, as new data show annual price growth plunged to about 15% in December, down from 19% in November and far below the triple-digit rates seen earlier in 2024. Month-on-month inflation has virtually flatlined – rising just 0.2% in December – amid aggressive moves to choke off money supply growth and stabilize the Zimbabwe dollar. The authorities credit an austere monetary stance, includin

After two years of battling inflation, debt pressures, and tight liquidity, Ghana has just delivered a bold and unexpected signal: it’s...

Over the past week, South Africa has re-entered the global finance stage with a very specific ask: $500 million in fresh foreign-currency...