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Every issue combines the latest sub-national income data for two or three African economies with a strategist's takeaway — what the numbers mean for someone sizing an opportunity, planning a market entry, or building a client-facing report. Direct to your inbox, no sales fluff.

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Latest issue
September 2026 · Issue 01 · 7 min read
Three countries. Three different playbooks. Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya's 2025 middle-class picture.
Over the past three weeks Pan Africa Data published the 2025 middle-class picture for Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya. The takeaway isn't "Africa is growing" — it's that the currency regime is now shaping the USD business case more than the underlying real economy, and shaping each of these three countries in a completely different direction.
Nigeria — market halved in USD, doubles in people Ethiopia — fastest MC growth, category of one for Addis Kenya — overtook Nigeria on USD income for the first time in a decade
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October 2026 · Issue 02 · Coming soon
Morocco, Tanzania, Ghana, Egypt — four countries, four playbooks
Morocco's World Cup 2030 preparations, Tanzania's Julius Nyerere Dam doubling the national grid, Ghana's post-IMF recovery, and what Egypt's continuing inflation shock means for consumer purchasing power in 2027. The country-week series that fed the September newsletter continues.

What Pan Africa Data covers

Pan Africa Data is Africa's insights platform — national data for all 54 African countries, plus proprietary sub-national income distribution at city and locality/suburb level for 49 countries. 338 functional cities, 2,044 localities, 100+ indicators per country, forecasts to 2035. The newsletter is one of several ways to sample the data before subscribing. Read more about the platform →