EVENTS:

South Africa December money supply data

South Africa December trade balance data

Uganda January inflation data

Kenya January inflation data

GLOBAL MARKETS

Asian shares traded cautiously and bonds nursed small losses on Tuesday as investors braced for an eventful week that includes central bank meetings, a slew of earnings reports and key U.S. economic data. MKTS/GLOB

WORLD OIL PRICES

Oil prices steadied in early Asian trade on Tuesday after falling by more than 2% in the previous session on the threat of further interest rate hikes and continued Russian crude flows. O/R

EMERGING MARKETS

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AFRICA STOCKS

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SOUTH AFRICA MARKETS

South Africa's rand weakened on Monday ahead of a slew of domestic economic data due this week. nL1N34F1C4

KENYA MARKETS

Kenya's shilling KES= weakened on Monday, due to increased demand for dollars predominantly from oil importers, traders said. nL4N34F223

BURKINA SECURITY

At least 28 people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed in two attacks by armed assailants on Sunday and Monday in Burkina Faso, a regional governor and the army said in separate statements on Monday. nL1N34G01P

POPE AFRICA CONGO

Pope Francis flies into Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday for a visit that will highlight the human cost of protracted conflict in the vast central African country. nL1N34F1PP

LIBERIA POLITICS

Liberia's President George Weah on Monday told parliament he would run for reelection this year after a first term marred with graft allegations and economic downturn. nL1N34F20J

NAMIBIA POACHING

The number of endangered rhinos poached in Namibia reached an all-time high last year after 87 animals were killed compared to 45 in 2021, official government data showed on Monday. nL8N34F4X1

SOUTH AFRICA SHOOTING

Gunmen killed eight people and wounded three others at a birthday party in South Africa at the weekend before fleeing, police said. nL8N34F0LU

GHANA RATES

Ghana's central bank on Monday raised its main interest rate by another 1 percentage point to 28%, extending a tightening cycle that has so far failed to bring inflation down from multi-decade highs. nL8N34F3B0

KENYA RATES

Kenya's central bank held its benchmark lending rate steady at 8.75% on Monday, its monetary policy committee said, saying its last hike in November was still working its way through the economy. nL8N34F448

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