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🇰🇪
USD / KES
129.42
▲ 0.45%
🇳🇬
USD / NGN
1,540.25
▼ 0.32%
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USD / ZAR
17.21
▲ 0.28%
🇪🇬
USD / EGP
48.71
▲ 0.15%
🇬🇭
USD / GHS
11.65
▲ 0.21%
USD / KES · 7 DAY TREND
129.42
▲ 0.45%
7D AGO
TODAY
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MARKETS AT A GLANCE
View markets →
Currencies
Indices
Commodities
🇰🇪
USD / KES
129.42
▲ 0.45%
🇳🇬
USD / NGN
1,540.25
▼ 0.32%
🇿🇦
USD / ZAR
17.21
▲ 0.28%
🇪🇬
USD / EGP
48.71
▲ 0.15%
🇬🇭
USD / GHS
11.65
▲ 0.21%
USD / KES · 7 DAY TREND
129.42
▲ 0.45%
7D AGO
TODAY
AFRICA BY COUNTRY
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BUSINESS ACROSS AFRICA
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MTN Group reports strong H1 revenue growth
1 hour ago
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MARKET
Nigerian equities rally on investor optimism
NGX
▲ 0.62%
PEOPLE
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DATA SPOTLIGHT
Key indicators shaping Africa today.
GDP GROWTH
4.1%
2025 · Sub-Saharan Africa
POPULATION
1.5B
2024 estimate
FDI INFLOWS
$83B
2023 total
PUBLIC DEBT
56.3%
% of GDP
INFLATION
3.4%
2025 estimate
DIGITAL ACCESS
43%
Population online
CURRENCY SPOTLIGHT
Key African currencies against the US dollar.
🇿🇦
ZAR
Rand
16.05
per USD
South Africa
▲ 0.27%
🇰🇪
KES
Shilling
129.42
per USD
Kenya
▼ 0.12%
🇳🇬
NGN
Naira
1,330.78
per USD
Nigeria
▲ 0.05%
🇪🇬
EGP
Pound
50.92
per USD
Egypt
▼ 0.13%





