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Vol. I · No. 128
TheNews.TheMoneχus.
Midday Ed.
Saturday, 18 April 2026
Updated 11:38 UTC
Business · EconomyLong read · 7 min

Why the naira, cedi and rand all lost a decade of stability in one quarter

The strong dollar is crushing African currencies. But the real story is what central banks can't do about it.
PARALLEL MKT · LAGOS · 17.04.26USD / NGN₦ 2,418.50▼ 2.1%USD / GHS₵ 17.82▼ 4.2%USD / ZARR 22.40▼ 1.3%USD / EGP£E 58.10▲ 0.1%USD / KESKSh 148.202,40090-DAY TRACK · NAIRA PARALLEL-MARKET · MONEXUS DATA
Africa · Invalid DateA currency dealer updates the parallel-market board at Oniru Market; the naira crossed ₦2,400 in the morning session. / Tomi Adeyemi for Monexus News

Open any financial newspaper in Africa this week, and you'll see the same story told in different languages. The Nigerian naira hits another record low. The Kenyan shilling slides toward 160 to the dollar. The Ethiopian birr officially devalues, then devalu…

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