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As of 12 December 2022, Lagos had the largest number of Covid-19 cases with 104,204 lab-confirmed cases. ...

In nominal terms, Nigeria's GDP in the second quarter of 2022 stood at N45 million. The oil sector contributed 6.3% (N2.85 million) to the total real GDP in the second quarter of 2022, down from the figures recorded in the corresponding period of 2021 and the preceding quarter, where it contributed ...

In Ghana, as of 21 October 2022, there have been 170,321 confirmed cases of Covid-19 with 1,460 deaths, reported to the World Health Organization. As of 21 October 2022, a total of 20.15 million vaccine doses have been administered. ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook Database for October 2021 features the organisation’s projected gross domestic product (GDP) growth for countries across the world. Here is how the top 3 African economies are expected to perform over the coming two years, ranked accordi...

While there are several ways to compare various nations' wealth, a commonly used method is to evaluate each country's gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is a measure of a country's overall economic activity. It represents the total value at current prices of final goods and services produced within a...

Sub-Saharan Africa’s public debt has increased steadily for more than a decade. Domestic government debt has increased from 15% of GDP in 2010 to 30% in 2020. In 2020, sub-Saharan Africa had a total external debt stock of US$702.4 billion, compared to US$380.9 billion in 2012. ...

Nigeria is West Africa’s largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI). The country saw its flows double to US$4.8 billion in 2021, mainly because of a resurgence in investments in the oil and gas sectors. ...

Equatorial Guinea (8% of its GDP), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (10.6 % of its GDP) and Botswana (23.2 % of its GDP) have the lowest external debt, according to the latest statistics from the International Monetary Fund. ...

Cabo Verde (159.2 % of its GDP), Eritrea (151.9% of its GDP) and Mozambique (102% of its GDP) have the highest debt, according to the latest statistics from the International Monetary Fund. ...