Canary Compass publishes research on Africa’s monetary and fiscal architecture: Zambia and Kenya in depth, with our own forecasts, and the world, emerging markets and Africa read through the channels that reach them. This page sets out every plan, what it costs and what it includes.
Paid publishing starts soon. Pledge now and you pay nothing until it begins.
Free
Every Friday Reflection.
Series overviews.
The opening of every paid piece, up to the paywall.
Paid: $25 a month or $250 a year
At least 40 Notes a year on Zambia, Kenya, Africa and the global economy: four in every publishing month.
Quick Takes on major events, within 24 hours on weekdays.
Our own forecasts for Zambia and Kenya, scored in public: a short forecast table in our monthly Zambia and Kenya Notes, and from March 2027 a full table three times a year for each country, graded against what actually happened.
Our flagship archive.
Founding member: $500 a year
Everything in the paid plan, plus:
A quarterly call with Dean, recorded.
One question a month, answered within two business days.
The numbers behind every chart we publish.
A say in what we research next.
If you want, your name on our supporters’ page.
Founding membership is limited to 50 and closes when paid publishing starts.
Institutional seat: $1,500 a year
Everything in the paid plan for one named reader, plus:
Five answers a month.
The quarterly call.
The numbers behind every chart we publish.
Billed once a year by invoice.
Desk licence: $5,000 a year
Everything in the paid plan for up to five named readers, plus:
Ten answers a month.
The quarterly call.
The numbers behind every chart we publish.
A watermarked PDF of each paid piece when it publishes.
The compiled PDF of each series.
The names can change each quarter. Billed once a year by invoice.
Private briefing: $2,500 each
One private briefing for your team, including new analysis.
We agree the scope in writing first, and you pay when you book.
Training and advisory
Courses and bespoke work, quoted for each engagement.
How the extras work
Answers: each answer runs to 300 words, draws on our published work and arrives within two business days. A question that needs new analysis becomes a private briefing.
The quarterly call: 75 minutes, from the world and emerging markets to Africa, Kenya and Zambia, with questions sent in advance. It is recorded with chapter marks, so you can replay only the part you need. The first call runs in April 2027, after our first full forecast tables. No call runs in July or December.
Chart data: the values behind each published chart, each number with its source and period.
Good to know
Canary Compass publishes ten months a year. Nothing publishes in July or December. The annual plan pays for those ten months. The monthly plan bills every month.
These are web prices, at canarycompass.com. In the Substack iPhone app, prices are higher to cover Apple’s fee, and founding membership is available only on the web.
If our prices rise, monthly, annual and founding subscribers keep the price they joined at for as long as they stay subscribed. Seat and licence prices are set each January.
You can cancel any time and keep access until the end of the period you have paid for.
Substack emails a receipt for every payment, which you can use for expense claims.
Every plan receives each piece at the moment it publishes. No plan gets early access.
Institutional seats, Desk licences, briefings, training and advisory: dean@canarycompass.com