This paper analyzes food inflation trends in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 2000 to 2016 using two novel datasets of … disaggregated CPI baskets. Average food inflation is higher, more volatile, and similarly persistent as non-food non-fuel (NF …/NF) inflation, especially in low-income countries (LICs) in SSA. We find evidence that food inflation became less persistent from …

Covid-19 and war-induced commodity price fluctuations, and broadening price pressures have led to a surge in inflation … raising concerns of youth unemployment. This paper explores the effects of inflation on private employment growth in SSA using … inflation and job creation in SSA, with job creation being negatively correlated with inflation rate when the latter is above 14 …

supply chain disruptions for inflation and monetary policy in sub-Saharan Africa. Increases in supply chain pressures have … had a sizeable impact on headline, food, and tradable inflation for a panel of 29 sub-Saharan African countries from 2000 … to 2022. Our findings suggest that central banks can stabilize inflation and output more efficiently by monitoring global …

The perception that inflation dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are driven by supply shocks implies a limited role … for monetary policy in influencing inflation in the short run. SSA's rapid growth, its integration with the global economy …, changes in the policy frameworks, among others, in the last decade suggest that the drivers of inflation may have changed. We …