The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has, for the first time, incorporated sub-Saharan Africa into its Regional Economic Prospects report, covering Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal. Collectively, the six economies are forecast to expand by 4.7% in 2025 and 4.6% in 2026, around 1.5 percentage points above the EBRD-wide average of just over 3%. [...]