Namibia’s annual inflation rate rose to 5% in August 2026 from 4.4% in June and July, reaching its highest level since February 2024. Transportation was the main driver, with category inflation accelerating to 13.2% from 9.3% in July, while hotels, cafés and restaurants remained at 6.2% and health inflation increased to 5% from 4.8%. Rwanda’s overall inflation rate climbed to 15.9% from 13.8% in July, its highest since September 2023 and its fifth consecutive monthly acceleration. Rwanda’s strongest price pressures came from communications, transportation, housing and utilities, food and non-alcoholic beverages, and restaurants and hotels. Namibia’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.6% month on month, while Rwanda’s increased 2.6%.