•  South Africa’s credit rating cut to 1 level above junk by S&P while Fitch lowers outlook to negative 
•  Congo Central Bank leaves benchmark rate unchanged at 2% 
•  Bank of Ghana reverses some currency restrictions
•  ASI +70bps, $15.7m 
•  Dull end to the week in Lagos
•  NSE20 +53bps, $6.9m 
•  Quiet day in Nairobi
• DCI unch, $106k
• Semdex -24bps, $12.1m
• Ind +17bps, $3.63m
| Country | Notation | Currency | YTD % | 
| South Africa | ZAR | 10.78 | -2.75 | 
| Nigeria | NGN | 162.95 | -1.63 | 
| Kenya | KES | 87.90 | -1.82 | 
| Mauritius | MUR | 30.45 | -1.31 | 
| Botswana | BWP | 8.89 | +1.63 | 
| Tanzania | TZS | 1683.00 | -5.53 | 
| Uganda | UGX | 2575.00 | -1.86 | 
| Rwanda | RWF | 680.00 | -0.59 | 
| Ghana | GHS | 3.03 | -21.75 | 
| BRVM | XOF | 487.28 | -1.45 | 
| Egypt | EGP | 7.14 | -2.82 | 
| Morocco | MAD | 8.28 | -1.18 | 
| Tunisia | TND | 1.66 | -1.20 |