As Ramadan draws to a close, families across Africa’s biggest economies — from Cairo to Lagos, Cape Town to Nairobi — are scaling back Eid celebrations as rising fuel costs and economic pressures squeeze household budgets.
Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of a month of fasting, prayer and r
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Bunmi Bailey
Bunmi holds a degree in Economics from the University of Lagos and has over eight years of experience in content writing and journalism.
Her career spans roles as a financial and business journalist at BusinessDay Media and TechCabal, and as Head of Research at SBM Intelligence, an Africa-focused market intelligence and strategic consulting firm.
She also served as Editor at Finance in Africa, a subsidiary of Businessfront and is currently Assistant Editor, Finance (Africa), at BusinessDay.
