Global editionIndependent journalism
Today News Africa

Africa, America and the world — in conversation.

BreakingPremium

Economics

Africa’s Growth Outlook Strengthens, but Debt Costs and Inflation Keep the Recovery Uneven

The World Bank projects 4.3 percent growth for sub-Saharan Africa in 2026. Nigeria’s improving activity, South Africa’s weak jobs market and higher regional inflation show why one headline cannot describe the continent.

By
World Bank President Ajay Banga
World Bank President Ajay Banga in Rio de Janeiro, July 24, 2024. Cropped archival photograph; not taken at the 2026 Annual Meetings.Ricardo Stuckert / Presidency of Brazil / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Today News Africa subscription

Continue reading with a subscription.

Get full access to Today News Africa's independent reporting and analysis on Africa, America and the world.

Monthly

$10/monthBilled monthlySubscribe monthly

Annual

$100/yearBilled annually · save $20Subscribe annually

Make This Article Free

Starting at$100Pay once to make this article free for everyone.Remove paywall

Identical full access on both subscription plans. Renews automatically; cancel anytime, effective at the end of the paid period. Remove paywall is a one-time payment, not a subscription: it opens this article only, to every reader, for 24 hours to 1 year. Access begins automatically after successful payment. Sponsors have no editorial control.