Sub-Saharan Africa’s extreme poverty rate fell from 56.5% in 2000 to 37.6% in 2014. However, the number of poor only fell from 379 million in 2000 to 369 million in 2014.

The bank with the highest growth in total operating income in 2022 was Equity at 29%, followed closely by Stanbic and HF Group.

In 2023, the pack was led by Stanbic at 34%, with the next bank (KCB), at a comparatively distant 27%.

The bank with the highest growth in staff costs in 2022 was also Equity at 30%. The lowest growth in staff costs was reported by Standard Chartered at just 8%.

In 2023, DTB had the highest growth in staff costs at 39%.

Based on total operating income per unit of staff cost, the following banks are visibly "cost-cutting" (juicing more from the same staff):

Stanbic
Standard Chartered
I&M
ABSA

Nairobi-Mombasa is among the top 10 domestic routes in Africa.

Nairobi-Entebbe is among the top intra-African routes.

NONE of the top 10 routes from/to Africa includes Nairobi.

20 of 39 countries affected by fragility, conflict, & violence (FCV) in 2023 were in the Africa region.

30 countries in the region are or have been in FCV status at some point in time since 2006. They contain 74% of the region’s extreme poor & >70% of the region’s population.