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Africa Risk & Opportunity Monitor

Country risk, macroeconomic conditions, governance, sector indicators and daily developments for all 54 African countries, updated automatically from primary and multilateral sources and linked to The Meridian’s own transaction record.

  • 54countries with live data
  • 6data sources
  • 42indicators tracked

Last updated 15 Nov 2026, 05:48 UTC · Sources are checked daily, with a full review every Sunday. How this works

Countries

Sectors

Methodology

Partner Researchers and data sources

The Monitor draws on data published by the organisations below. Each figure on the site names its publisher, the period it covers and when The Meridian retrieved it. Listing an organisation here describes where data comes from; it does not indicate a formal partnership.

PublisherWhat it providesLast checkedTerms
International Monetary Fund, World Economic OutlookPublished twice a year (April and October); includes IMF estimates and projections.15 Nov 2026, 04:16 UTCTerms
World Bank, World Development IndicatorsUpdated several times a year; most series are annual and lag by one to two years.15 Nov 2026, 05:13 UTCTerms
World Bank, Worldwide Governance IndicatorsUpdated once a year; governance score from 0 to 100, where higher means better governance.15 Nov 2026, 05:19 UTCTerms
Bank for International Settlements, central bank policy ratesMonthly; compiled from central bank announcements. Covers only some African central banks.15 Nov 2026, 05:08 UTCTerms
Partner Research PartnerLicensed research data, refreshed on The Meridian when a new partner export is uploaded. Risk indices: 0-100, higher means higher risk.14 Nov 2026, 15:31 UTCTerms
GDELT Project news monitoringDaily. Headlines link to the original publishers and are not verified by The Meridian.15 Nov 2026, 05:48 UTCTerms

Automatic updates

Every day the Monitor re-checks each source for all 54 countries and picks up new or revised figures. Every Sunday it re-reads full histories and country details. Failed requests are retried and logged; when a source cannot be reached, the last verified figures stay on the page with their dates.

Verification

Incoming figures are checked for plausible ranges and for unusually large revisions. Anything that fails is held for review by the editors and is not published until confirmed. Routine verified updates publish automatically.

Actuals, estimates, forecasts

IMF figures for the latest year are IMF estimates; later years are projections and are drawn dashed. Partner marks its own first forecast year. World Bank series are published with a lag of one to two years; older values are labelled with their period, never described as current.

Risk indices

Partner risk indices run from 0 to 100, where higher means higher risk. World Bank governance indicators are scores from 0 to 100, where higher means better governance. Rankings order published values; The Meridian does not create its own risk score.

News monitoring

Headlines are collected daily through the GDELT Project, tagged by topic using simple keyword rules, and link to the original publishers. They are not verified or endorsed by The Meridian.

Comparisons

Countries are compared only on the same indicator, from the same source, for the same period. Differences in reporting periods are disclosed.

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