The Central African Republic has Africa's youngest population in 2026, with a median age of just 14.6 years — the world's lowest, per UN World Population Prospects 2024.

Morocco's 1,805.34 points put them more than 150 points clear of Senegal — the largest gap between any two neighbours on the African list. 7th in the world, 1,805.34 points. The Atlas Lions remain ...

The Hausa are Africa's largest ethnic group at roughly 86 million people, ahead of the Yoruba at 53 million. West Africa ...

Aliko Dangote is Africa's richest person for the 15th year running at $28.5 billion on Forbes' 2026 list, ahead of Johann ...

Chief executives sit atop South Africa's pay table at an average of R3.8 million a year, just ahead of specialist doctors — ...

Alexandria in Egypt is Africa's cheapest big city to live in, with a Numbeo cost of living plus rent index of 13.4, ahead of ...

For off-road products, laboratory data can illustrate performance boundaries, but only real roads can prove whether a vehicle ...

Zimbabwe has Africa's highest central bank interest rate at 30%, ahead of Malawi (24%) and Nigeria (23%), which slipped to ...

Niger has the lowest unemployment rate in Africa at 0.4%, followed by Burundi (0.9%) and Chad (1.1%) (ILO modelled estimates, December 2025, via Trading Economics) All ten countries on the list sit ...

Tunisia has the strongest currency in Africa, with the dinar trading at 2.96 to the US dollar at the start of August 2026, ...

Young people have figured out how to make actual money from digital platforms, and the shift happened faster than expected.

Seychelles has Africa's highest GDP per capita at $17,675 in 2026, ahead of Mauritius ($13,812) and Gabon ($9,918), according ...