• Mauritius, with a median age of 38 years, has the oldest population in Africa.
• The Central African Republic has the youngest population, with a median age of 14 years.
• Nigeria’s median age of 18 years reflects the dominance of youth in its population.
• Older populations tend to signal lower fertility rates.
• Younger populations highlight higher fertility rates and greater demand for education and jobs.

• US imports from Africa grew 23.9% year-on-year to $23.4 billion in H1 2025.
• South Africa drove much of the growth, with exports surging 52.2% to $9.5 billion.
• Nigeria recorded a 12.1% decline in exports to the US, falling to $2.8 billion.
• Algeria also posted a contraction, with exports dropping 13.5% to $1.1 billion.
• Egypt’s exports increased 14.8%.
• Other African countries collectively expanded exports by 23.5% to $8.6 billion.
• Africa’s trade growth with the US continues despite tariff barriers, showing resilience.

• US imports from Africa jumped 24% to $23.4 billion in H1 2025 despite tariffs.
• Egypt led gains, doubling its surplus with the US to $2.73 billion.
• Nigeria swung into a $576 million surplus, reversing last year’s deficit.
• South Africa’s deficit with the US nearly doubled to $6.32 billion, dragging the overall balance.

• Johannesburg is home to the highest number of millionaires in Africa, with 11,700 individuals.
• Six out of the top ten wealthiest African cities are located in South Africa.
• Cairo leads North Africa with 6,800 millionaires, showing its dominance as a financial hub.
• Nairobi has 4,200 millionaires, making it East Africa’s wealthiest city.
• Lagos, with 3,600 millionaires, remains West Africa’s wealthiest city.
• Lifestyle regions, such as the Cape Winelands and the Garden Route, feature prominently, reflecting the importance of property and lifestyle economies.
• Casablanca, with 2,900 millionaires, underscores Morocco’s rising appeal as a North African wealth centre.

• Capital expenditure accounted for the largest share of Lagos State’s Q1 2025 spending, at 52%.
• Overhead costs consumed 22% of the total expenditure.
• Personnel costs accounted for 18%, reflecting the importance of workforce expenses.
• Debt servicing made up 5%, indicating relatively low pressure from debt obligations.
• The balance between recurrent (personnel, overhead, debt, and other recurrent) and capital spending leans heavily towards long-term growth.

• Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) accounted for 61% of Lagos State’s Q1 2025 receipts.
• VAT was the second-largest funding source, contributing 22%.
• Loans made up 8% of total inflows for the quarter.
• Opening balance accounted for 4%, indicating a moderate carryover from the previous year.

• South Africa has doubled from 317,000 units in 1999 to approximately 600,000 units in 2024.
•  Major peaks were recorded in 2006 (588K), 2016 (616K), and 2018 (632K), while noticeable declines occurred in 2009 (374K) and 2020 (447K), reflecting global economic shocks.
• South Africa remains one of the leading vehicle producers in Africa, manufacturing a wide mix of passenger cars, light commercial vehicles (LCVs), trucks, and buses/coaches.
• The industry plays a critical role in exports, employment, and industrial development, making South Africa an automotive hub on the continent.

• China built 31.3M vehicles in 2024, more than the U.S. and Japan combined, and over one-third of global output.
• The U.S. and Japan are still major players, but each produced less than half of China’s volume.
• India, rising with 6.0M vehicles, is cementing its place as a global automotive powerhouse.
• Europe’s strength: Germany leads with 4.1M units, supported by Spain, France, and the Czech Republic.
• Brazil, Thailand, and Turkey demonstrate strong regional growth.

Africa’s contribution:

• South Africa (21st, 0.59M units) is the continent’s top producer.
• Morocco (23rd, 0.56M units) follows closely. Combined, they reflect Africa’s small but developing presence in the global auto industry.

• Algeria is Africa’s largest country, covering 2.4 million km², slightly bigger than the Democratic Republic of Congo (2.3 million km²).
• Sudan (1.9 million km²) and Libya (1.8 million km²) complete the top four, showing that North Africa dominates the list of largest territories.
• Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, has a landmass of 923,800 km², placing it 14th in size, much smaller than its population ranking.
• The smallest among the top 20 listed is South Sudan, with 619,700 km², less than one-third the size of Algeria.

• Samsung dominates with 26.42% of Ghana’s smartphone market, making it the clear leader.
• Tecno (17.7%) and Apple (17.4%) are in a tight race for second place, separated by just 0.3 percentage points.
• Infinix (10.5%) and Itel (5.2%) highlight the strong presence of Transsion Holdings brands in Ghana.
• Global giants like Huawei (6.8%) and Xiaomi (2.5%) lag behind, showing Ghana’s preference for budget-friendly African-focused brands.

• Seychelles is the tiniest country in Africa, covering only 452 km², smaller than the size of some global cities.
• Island nations dominate the smallest group, with Seychelles, Comoros, Mauritius, and Cape Verde all under 5,000 km² each.
• Gambia is the smallest mainland country, spanning 10,700 km², surrounded almost entirely by Senegal except its Atlantic coast.
• Only 10 African countries have land areas under 30,000 km², with most being among the continent’s most densely populated.

• South Africa dominates with 41,100 millionaires, accounting for more than 1 in 3 African millionaires, far ahead of any other nation.
• Egypt (14,800) and Morocco (7,500) round out the top three, highlighting North Africa’s wealth concentration.
• Nigeria (7,200) and Kenya (6,800) confirm West and East Africa’s growing wealth hubs, though still far below South Africa.
• Mauritius (4,800) and Seychelles (500) rank surprisingly high relative to population size, showing their role as finance and wealth management hubs.