Author: The Editorial Staff

A few days before the Africa Financial Summit (AFIS) 2025, which will be held on November 3 and 4, 2025 in Casablanca, the economic capital of Morocco, its initiator and CEO of the Jeune Afrique Group, Amir Ben Yahmed, reflects on the ambitions of this pan-African platform. At the heart of the project: financial sovereignty, mobilization of domestic capital, acceleration of continental integration, and Africa’s place in the global technological revolution. A brief, direct exchange with a key player in the African financial ecosystem. AFIS is being held for the second consecutive time in Morocco. What motivates this choice? Morocco…

The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (ARCOP) released its 2023 report on Friday, October 31, 2025. The document highlights the central role of public procurement in the country’s transformation, with a record volume of 2,864 billion CFA francs, or approximately $4.7 billion, an increase of 136% compared to 2022. Senegal sends a strong signal to its...

From our Special Envoy in Luanda, Daniel DJAGOUE With $18 billion in commitments and a new financial architecture, the continent is laying the groundwork for strategic autonomy in financing its integration projects. $18 billion for a new era Closed on October 30th in Luanda, the 3rd Summit on the financing of infrastructure development in Africa...

Ethiopia seems to be reaching a decisive milestone on the path to financial stability. In six years, the country’s external debt has decreased from 23 billion to 4.5 billion dollars, according to figures provided by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to the House of People’s Representatives on October 28, 2025. This reduction was made possible, according...

The Organization for the Development of the Senegal River (OMVS) is accelerating its transformation. Under the leadership of its High Commissioner, Mohamed ABDEL VETAH, the regional institution is entering a new phase: data governance, technological innovation, and youth inclusion at the heart of the basin management strategy. Gathered in Dakar on October 30, 2025, the national coordinators and leaders of the System’s companies (SOGED, SOGEM, SOGENAV, SOGEOH, SEMAF) have taken a decisive turn. OMVS is no longer content with managing a river: it now aims to model it, study it, and project it into the future. On the agenda, three…

The Nigerian government has introduced a 10% tax on income generated from short-term financial investments, ending an exemption that has been in place for years to stimulate the capital market. According to a circular published by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), this tax applies to interest income from short-term Treasury bills, short-term corporate bonds,...

After 17 years of a partnership deemed unbalanced with CNPC, Niger is changing its strategy. A high-level negotiation committee, created by presidential decree last July, is tasked with renegotiating the terms of oil cooperation. Among the ten strategic committees set up, the oil committee crystallizes all the issues. In the corridors of power in Niger, a strategic turning point is taking place. On July 29, 2025, the President of the Republic signed decree No. 2025-404/PRN establishing ten negotiation committees in critical sectors. Oil, mining, agriculture, transportation, new technologies… All the levers of the national economy are concerned. But it is…

Mauritania has unveiled its 2024 EITI Report, confirming a year marked by the consolidation of extractive transparency and a significant increase in gold mining activity. The country produced 22.3 tons of gold during the year, with nearly 19.4 tons coming from Tasiast (TMLSA), supplemented by 1.97 tons from artisanal gold mining and 0.97 tons from...

Conakry, October 28, 2025 – The Republic of Guinea has officially launched the Simandou 2040 program, a roadmap aimed at structuring the country’s economic transformation around the development of the Simandou iron ore deposit and its associated railway and port infrastructure. The strategic document was handed over to the head of state, General Mamadi Doumbouya, by Djiba Diakité, chief of staff of the Presidency and president of the Simandou Strategic Committee, during a ceremony held at the Mohammed V Palace in Conakry. This initiative follows on from the decision of the Council of Ministers on May 30, 2024, which called…

From our Special Envoy in Luanda, Daniel Djagoué The 3rd African Summit on Infrastructure Financing, opened on October 28, 2025 in Luanda, Angola, aims to be a decisive turning point. Far from past promises, Africa asserts its desire to finance and govern its own projects. “We are not here to talk about numbers, but to build a connected, modern, and resilient Africa,” said Angolan President João Lourenço, host of the summit and current President of the African Union. Facing a financing deficit estimated between 130 and 170 billion dollars per year, the Angolan head of state emphasized that infrastructure is…

South Africa is set to welcome the first large-scale titanium dioxide production plant on the continent. This industrial project is supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB) with a $75 million investment, marking a major step forward in Africa’s industrialization strategy and its quest for productive autonomy. The financing, approved this week by the board...

At the end of September 2025, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) confirms its growth momentum despite a mixed macroeconomic environment in Africa. The pan-African banking group reports a pre-tax profit of $656.6 million, up 33% from the same period in 2024 (about $494 million). The consolidated net profit also increases at the same pace, reaching $454.5...

The ECOWAS Investment and Development Bank (BIDC) signed a $10 million credit line with Vista Bank Sierra Leone on Monday, October 27, 2025. This agreement aims to strengthen financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), support local institutions, and promote female entrepreneurship and youth in the country. During the signing ceremony, BIDC President Dr. George Agyekum Donkor emphasized the crucial role of SMEs in regional economic resilience and competitiveness. According to him, the development of a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem, particularly in productive sectors such as agriculture and agro-industry, is essential to enhance food security, develop local value chains, and increase…

Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), a pan-African private equity fund, announces a strategic co-investment of 100 million euros in Coris Holding, the second largest banking group in the UEMOA by total assets. This operation, carried out with several European development finance institutions – FMO, BII, BIO and Impact Fund Denmark – aims to strengthen the group’s equity and finance its organic and external expansion. Founded by Idrissa Nassa and firmly established in ten countries in West and Central Africa, Coris Holding has over one million clients and 2,200 employees. Its historical positioning in favor of financing SMEs, a pillar of the…

The Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations du Bénin (CDC Benin) launched the IDERA initiative on October 16, 2025, a unique program dedicated to promoting and financing structuring projects led by Beninese women. Convinced that economic equality is a driver of sustainable growth, CDC Benin sees IDERA as a real lever for transformation and empowerment of women in the national economy. Economic inclusion of women: a national growth issue In Benin, women represent 51.2% of the population and contribute to nearly 59.7% of the national economy. However, they remain predominantly active in the informal sector: 80% of micro-enterprises are owned by…

In a strong statement dated October 27, 2025, AFG Bank Madagascar puts an end to rumors: no, billionaire Maminiaina Ravatomanga, exiled to Mauritius following the hasty departure of Andry Rajoelina after the “GenZ” uprising, is neither a shareholder nor a beneficiary of the bank. The bank dismisses “unfounded allegations”, insinuating financial sanctions and irregular cross-border...

An investment of $12 billion has just been mobilized for the first phase of the China-Congo Industrial City project, signed on October 23, 2025 between the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Sino-Congo Special Zone (SCSZ) consortium. This partnership, it is said, is part of the dynamic of economic diversification and industrial...

On October 25, 2025, in Cairo, the new president of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Dr. George Elombi, presented a roadmap structured around institutional continuity and industrial and technological reorientation of the bank’s mandate. His dense and technical inaugural speech defines the operational priorities and political risks that the institution intends to face. Institutional continuity...

Loceni Compaoré, Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. The announcement was made on October 24, 2025 by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, following the FATF plenary held in Paris. This decision marks the culmination of a long process initiated since February 2021, when the country...

Loceni Compaoré, Ouagadougou. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has officially removed Burkina Faso from its grey list of jurisdictions under enhanced monitoring. This decision, announced during the plenary held on October 24, 2025 in Paris, marks a major institutional victory for the Sahelian country, which has been engaged in a complete overhaul of its...

San Francisco, October 23, 2025 – This is a first in the history of the African continent. Kigali and ADHI Group have been honored by the World Economic Forum (WEF) at the San Francisco Urban Transformation Summit, receiving the World Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Award. This recognition celebrates an exemplary collaboration between the City of Kigali,...

At the end of the budgetary exercises of the UEMOA countries, the latest or almost the latest growth forecasts from the IMF are known. This Bretton Woods institution has revised downwards its growth forecasts for the UEMOA area at the end of 2025, from 6.3% to 5.9%. While the World Bank maintains its estimate at...

Synthesis of a study conducted by Thierry DJEUMO, International Strategy Consultant (Formerly McKinsey Paris), Manuella ZAGBA, Chartered Accountant and CEO of Cabinet DYESE (Photo), and Bassirou DIAO, Operational Efficiency Expert, Certified Master Black Belt Lean Six Sigma. As the business world undergoes unprecedented disruptions, a crucial question arises for African leaders: what role does Africa play in the new economy of performance? This is the question addressed by a landmark study signed by Thierry Djeumo, international strategy consultant (formerly McKinsey Paris), Manuella Zagba, chartered accountant and CEO of Dyese, and Bassirou Diao, operational efficiency expert, certified Master Black Belt Lean…

The cost of the kilowatt-hour (kWh) remains one of the major determinants of economic competitiveness in Africa. In October 2025, the contrasts are striking: while Mali, Burkina Faso, and Benin have prices above 120 CFA francs/kWh, Senegal is at 109 CFA francs, compared to 80 CFA francs in Ivory Coast and 99 CFA francs in...

In Burkina Faso, the transitional government led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré continues its regulatory offensive. It is now mandatory for all approved NGOs and associations to domicile their accounts with the Treasury Deposits Bank (BDT). This measure, adopted in a Council of Ministers on October 16, 2025, is officially motivated by the desire to combat...

The Moroccan logistics sector has just reached a historic milestone. After receiving approval from the Competition Council, the group Buildings & Logistic Services (BLS), founded and led by Moroccan entrepreneur Moncef Belkhayat, has finalized the acquisition of 100% of the La Voie Express group, the real estate company Espacim, and La Voie Express Messagerie, as...

In Washington, on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank annual meetings, the Guinean delegation led by Minister of Economy and Finance, Mourana Soumah, accompanied by his counterpart Fascinet Sylla, Minister of Budget, met with representatives from Société Générale, Fitch Ratings, and Standard & Poor’s on October 16 with the ambition to strengthen the...

In 2017, footballer Ousmane Dembélé transferred 200,000 euros to his mother, Fatimata Dembélé, for her fortieth birthday. The French tax authorities consider this transfer not as a gift, but as taxable income, on the grounds that the beneficiary was then working for a company managing the player’s image. The transfer, made six months after the...

The 2024-2025 campaign confirms Mali’s return to the top spot in African cotton production, with an estimated production of 656,751 tons of cottonseed, according to the Malian Company for the Development of Textiles (CMDT). This level, achieved despite irregular rainfall and rising input costs, illustrates the strength of a farmer support model that has been...

Lomé, October 9, 2025. Thunderclap on the international bond market. The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has just signed a historic operation: one billion euros raised over 15 years, the longest maturity ever issued by an African multilateral development bank. Result: an overcharged order book of 2.7 billion euros, a tight spread of 35 basis points, and a final coupon of 6.25%. Unprecedented for the Lomé institution, and a strong signal to global markets. In a financial climate still marked by volatility, this spectacular performance illustrates the regained credibility of the BOAD signature and the investors’ faith in the stability…