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The Africa Report

Discover the data

View our detailed graphs and infographics from this year’s report on rent trends across each African country.

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Expert Insight Videos

Watch these videos to hear from our local experts in Africa as they provide you with key takeaways from the report and discuss the current market conditions across Africa.

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Knight Frank in the Middle East and Africa

Explore Knight Frank's offices and coverage across the Middle East and Africa.

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Rents at a glance

Explore monthly rates at a glance across Africa.

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Rwanda

Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Rwanda had made significant economic and social progress consistently for two decades, with per capita income almost tripling to US$ 2,000.

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Sudan

The country continues to be under military rule and the leader of the civilian coalition recently resigned from the council. The COVID pandemic and the lack of clarity over the political situation has…

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Niger

Niger is battling with unprecedented domestic political tension and there is a perception that the country’s security position is deteriorating. Despite this, there are pockets of positive activity in…

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Zimbabwe

Hyperinflation and the depreciation of the Zimbabwean dollar are major hurdles for the country’s real estate market, but some sectors, such as the suburban office market are seeing growth, as are…

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Zambia

All property sectors in Zambia are moving into a post-pandemic recovery phase, with the residential leasing market emerging as the most buoyant.

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Uganda

The residential and prime office markets have been the quickest to recover in Uganda, with demand and lease rates rapidly climbing to pre-Covid levels.

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Tunisia

High house prices are boosting activity in Tunisia’s residential leasing market, while the retail sector is rebalancing itself to account for more online shopping, while malls are focussing on…

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Tanzania

Performance across all of Tanzania’s real estate sectors remains sluggish, with oversupply being a key challenge across the board.

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South Africa

2022 looks set to usher in a period of stability and growth for South Africa’s property sector, following Covid-induced challenges during 2020 and 2021.

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Senegal

Senegal’s property market is showing signs of maturity in certain sectors, with the office market experiencing a flight to quality, but the industrial market’s growth is still being hindered by…

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Nigeria

Nigeria’s residential market is roaring back to life. The office market is slowly finding its feet in the aftermath of the pandemic, while the industrial sector continues to be plagued by poor…

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Mozambique

With improving business conditions, pent-up demand across all real estate asset classes is underpinning a strong rebound.

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Morocco

Pandemic-linked lockdown measures have severely curtailed the performance of Morocco’s real estate market.

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Mauritius

The real estate market in Mauritius is slowly revving back to life in the wake of the pandemic. Its ever-popular residential market is expected to rebound as tourists return and global travel…

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Malawi

The pandemic continues to negatively impact the economy and overall level of real estate activity in Malawi.

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Kenya

Kenya’s young demographic is sustaining growth in the affordable homes and co-living segments of the residential market. A young population, combined with a strong middle class is also helping the…

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Ghana

The economy is slowly recovering from the pandemic-induced recession that heavily impacted core economic activity areas around oil and cocoa; two of Ghana’s biggest exports.

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Ethiopia

The situation in the Ethiopian real estate market remains delicate because of the political and social instability that has prevailed for the last two years.

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Egypt - Market To Watch

Plans by the government to expand the boundaries of the urban area of Cairo by 100%, coupled with the influx of substantial equity from the Gulf, are set to usher in a period of intense development…

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Côte d'Ivoire

Following the injection of political stability in the wake of the presidential elections in 2020, Abidjan’s real estate market continues to experience growth in most sectors, with a clear focus on…

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Botswana

With the exception of the office market, all other property sectors are slowly finding their feet in the wake of the pandemic.

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Algeria

An increase in demand for offices is imminent, as the country’s core economic pillar, the oil and gas sector, experiences a ramping up in investment and job creation rates.

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Affordability key to unlocking Africa’s housing markets

Continent-wide, residential markets have been in a state of a suspended animation for the better part of two and a half years.

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