Author: The Editorial Staff

Alger, Algeria, January 26, 2026 (ECA) – The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Mr. Claver Gatete, met today with the President of Algeria, H.E. Mr. Abdelmajid Tebboune, at the beginning of his working visit to the country, aimed at strengthening cooperation with Algeria and identifying priorities for bilateral cooperation. During their meeting, President Tebboune expressed his strong intention to strengthen cooperation with the ECA, with a particular focus on strategic priorities such as statistics, monitoring the implementation of public policies, digitization, governance, and South-South cooperation. Africa is capable of extraordinary achievements, including in the manufacturing…

The Norwegian police announced on Monday, January 26, the indictment of an oil company as well as two of its executives in Norway, in connection with an alleged corruption case linked to the oil sector in the Republic of Congo. Authorities suspect the payment of several million dollars in bribes to close associates of the...

Career banker, the new CEO of Holding Al Mada will have as her primary mission to steer the group’s investment policy towards strategic sectors of the future. Focus on the first woman at the helm of the Royal Holding. January 16, 2026 marks a major turning point in the group’s history. Following the death of Hassan Ouriagli, an emblematic figure in the national economy, the board of directors of the Al Mada holding appointed Noufissa Kessar as President and CEO, with immediate effect. Al Mada, formerly the National Investment Company (SNI), is much more than a mere financial consortium. Acting…

UMOA-Titres, the regional agency for the management and promotion of public securities in the UMOA zone, launched, on Tuesday, January 27 in Lomé, the platform for listing and trading public securities. Named UT Marché, this new tool aims to modernize and energize the secondary market for public securities in the region, and to meet the expectations of investors and regulators for a more efficient and attractive market. Officially activated jointly by the CEO of Umoa Titres, and the Governor of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), this platform covers several issues listed by Oulimata Ndiaye DIASSE: strengthening price…

Morocco and Senegal have signed 17 cooperation agreements on the sidelines of the fifteenth session of the high-level joint commission of the Moroccan-Senegalese partnership, which opened on Monday, January 26th. This was in the presence of Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on a working visit to Rabat. According to the various parties, this step reflects the strength of bilateral relations and the willingness of both countries to expand the areas of strategic partnership to include vital sectors such as agriculture, industry, employment, education, infrastructure, and the digital economy. It is learned that this session provided an opportunity to review the…

Banjul, January 24, 2025. The Financial Afrik Awards were held on January 22 and 23 in Banjul at the magical venue of the Sir Dawda Kairaba Conference Center. More than 22 nationalities were represented among the 400 delegates who came to participate in the conference “PPP, an alternative to public debt” and the roundtable “Arab World Africa”. Bankers, government ministers, and institutional leaders exchanged ideas and proposed solutions that will be included in a report available next Monday. On the sidelines of the gala dinner, the Jury of the Financial Afrik Awards awarded 11 prizes as follows: Minister of the…

Final stretch of the Financial Afrik Awards, the gala dinner during which the jury revealed the names of the different awards of this edition, the seventh of its kind. This, after a long day rich in debates on the central theme of public-private partnerships as an alternative to public debt.

Didier Acouetey, founder of the AfricSearch Group, is participating in the 7th edition of the Financial Afrik Awards in Banjul on January 22 and 23, 2026. On the sidelines of the event, he, who has just been appointed special advisor to the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in charge of the New African Financial Architecture (NAFA), deciphers, with Financial Afrik, the issues of public-private partnerships (PPP) and the foundations of NAFA. Exclusive interview! This edition of the Financial Afrik Awards focuses on the theme of public-private partnerships as an alternative to public debt. What is your view on…

The 7th edition of the Financial Afrik Awards (#7FAA) is taking place since Thursday, January 22 in Banjul, Gambia. This pan-African reference event is themed “Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) as an alternative to public debt”. The event, whose official opening ceremony is presided over this Friday by President Adama Barrow, brings together public decision-makers, investors, leaders of financial institutions, business executives, and experts around the major challenges of financing development in Africa.

Benin has issued an inaugural international Sukuk with a 7-year maturity, with a nominal amount of $500 million US dollars. The operation, announced through a press release dated January 22, 2026, makes the country the first African state in this market. This Sukuk has a Euro coupon of 4.92% thanks to a concurrent Dollar-Euro exchange...

With a public debt approaching 130% of GDP, Senegal’s options are “limited,” and “there is no ideal solution.” This is highlighted in a report by Finance for Development Lab, an independent economic think tank, which reviews the constraints and difficult choices the government faces in managing the debt crisis, while exploring two possible paths. Published...

Banjul, Republic of The Gambia – January 22, 2026 The 7th edition of the Financial Afrik Awards (FAA) is taking place in Banjul on January 22 and 23, 2026, and will be inaugurated by His Excellency Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia. This pan-African reference event brings together public decision-makers, investors, leaders of financial institutions, business executives, and experts to discuss the major challenges of financing development in Africa. Under the theme “Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) as an Alternative to Public Debt”, this edition takes place in a continental context marked by shrinking budget margins, rising interest rates,…

They are now listed on the BRVM since January 22, 2025, the “FCTC SONABHY 8.1% 2025-2031” bonds. The ceremony marking this first listing took place in Ouagadougou. The secondary market of the BRVM recorded a new listing on January 22, 2025. These are the “FCTC SONABHY 8.1% 2025-2031” bonds. Since that day, this security listed...

Driven by the historic surge in gold and silver, Managem has risen to the second position in terms of market capitalization on the Casablanca Stock Exchange. This performance illustrates the strong comeback of mining values in a Moroccan market undergoing significant sectoral restructuring. The Moroccan mining group Managem reached the second position in market capitalization...

“The Governor of the Central African States Bank (BEAC) left no room for ambiguity. Interviewed by the newspaper Le Jour, Yvon Sana Bangui is clear: “There will be no devaluation in Central Africa. It will not happen.” The head of the issuing institute goes further. He explains that the recent agitation was caused by an...

The Kenya Pipeline Company, the national oil transportation company in Kenya, has started the process of listing on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). The company has opened the sale of a 65% stake on Monday, January 19, hoping to raise 106.3 billion shillings ($824.67 million). Approved by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and the Nairobi...

Whether at the national, regional, or continental level, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are gradually emerging as a new instrument for monetary sovereignty and payment efficiency. In Morocco, the e-dirham project is progressing, but without a set timeline. True to its tradition of caution, Bank Al-Maghrib favors a gradual and experimental approach. A global dynamic,...

The final of the 35th Africa Cup of Nations will be played on Sunday, January 18, 2026 in Rabat between Senegal’s Lions of Teranga and Morocco’s Lions of the Atlas. A historic poster, the first at this level between two continental references. Twenty-four hours before kick-off, the two assets are exchanging at par in an electrified market. The FIFA ranking confirms the balance: Morocco is ranked 13th in the world, the first African team; Senegal follows in 20th position, second on the continent. The gap is real but contained, without a clear premium or exploitable discount. The valuation confirms this…

The State of Senegal raised a total of 154 billion CFA francs on the financial market of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UMOA) on Friday, January 16, 2026, following an auction of Treasury Bills (BAT) with a maturity of 364 days and Treasury Bonds (OAT) with maturities of 3 and 5 years. Initially,...

Since January 2, 2026, the Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM) has undertaken a structural overhaul of its Official Stock Exchange Bulletin (BOC), with a clear objective: to strengthen market transparency and improve the readability of stock market information for all investors, both institutional and individual. This modernization is based on three major developments. Firstly, a thorough clarification of bond securities, now grouped into readable and coherent categories: traditional bonds (sovereign, regional and international financial institutions, companies), GSS bonds (Green, Social & Sustainability), Securitization Funds of Receivables (FCTC), SUKUK and similar securities, as well as convertible bonds. The specific highlighting of GSS…

The State of Guinea-Bissau raised 15 billion CFA francs on the financial market of the West African Monetary Union on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, through a simultaneous auction combining Treasury bills (BAT) with maturities of 91 and 364 days and Treasury bonds (OAT) with a maturity of 3 years. Facing a targeted offer of 15...

Closed at the end of November in Brazil, COP30 was an opportunity to call on the international community to support the green industrialization of the African continent. On site, several industrialists, including the giant CMOC, are already trying to approach their strategies for exploiting the continent’s resources in a more responsible manner, whose role in favor of the global energy transition is already essential. At the same time, structuring ecological projects are gradually emerging across the continent, giving it an increasingly central place in the green economy. Africa remains the main victim of climate change The figures alone summarize the…

The Regional Mortgage Refinancing Fund of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (CRRH-UEMOA) has reached a decisive milestone in its development with the listing of its “Social Bond CRRH-UEMOA 6.00% 2025-2040” on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange on Monday, January 12, 2026. This financial center is now recognized as the global reference in sustainable finance,...

The Burkina Faso has recorded a new ministerial reshuffle with the establishment of the Rimtalba II government, whose composition was made public in the evening of January 12, 2025. This new government team consists of 22 members, divided between 19 full ministers and 3 deputy ministers. Among the highlights of this reshuffle are two new...

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) is on an official mission in Côte d’Ivoire, led by its president Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, to strengthen strategic cooperation with the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and advance joint efforts towards sustainable development in Africa. A highlight of this visit was the AfDB-OPEC Fund Partnership Day, held at...

The AfricaMed Business Forum (AMBF) will hold its third edition in Casablanca on January 16 and 17, 2026, on the sidelines of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN). This strategic edition will be entirely dedicated to the development and structuring of the sports industry in Africa, around the theme: “From 0.5% to 5% of GDP: the Decade of the African Sports Industry”. Through this ambition, the Forum aims to reposition sports as a true industrial sector, capable of becoming a structuring driver of economic growth, job creation, innovation, and continental integration. Long perceived mainly as a field of performance and…

At the helm of Al Mada Holding (parent company of Attijariwafa Bank) for over ten years, Hassan Ouriagli passed away on January 10 in Paris from a pulmonary embolism. He had been hospitalized four days earlier in critical condition. A discreet and insightful executive, the deceased was one of the architects of the repositioning of...

Banque Outarde has won its legal victory against the company International Company of Trade and Services (ICTS) SUARL, as well as against its personal guarantors Aboubakar Diagne and Mame Sémou Diouf, following a commercial court decision. The dispute concerned the recovery of a bank debt resulting from financing granted by Banque Outarde to ICTS SUARL,...

In Morocco, Tariq Sijilmassi, former Chairman of the Executive Board of the Crédit Agricole group, is making his comeback at the head of Tessera Capital, a new investment bank. After several years of relative withdrawal from the banking scene, Tariq Sijilmassi makes a highly commented return with the creation of Tessera Capital, a new investment...

Dakar, January 7, 2026.The Inter-African Institute for Training in Insurance and Business Management (IFAGE SA) will hold its fourth official graduation ceremony on Friday, January 16, 2026, starting at 4:30 pm, at the King Fahd Palace in Dakar, Senegal. Under the theme “Contribution of the financial sector to climate resilience and sustainable development”, this ceremony will mark a historic double first: the graduation of the first cohort of the Professional Master’s in Accounting, Control, and Audit, as well as the first cohort of the Professional Certification in Reinsurance in Francophone Africa. This edition has a special symbolic significance, coinciding with…