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By Mame Diarra Ndiaye Sobel, Executive Director, Agenda Africa The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), opened in…

The year 2024 marks a new stage in the strategic transformation of the National Investment Bank (BNI), illustrated by several…

Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the long-term credit rating of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) from Baa1 to Baa2, with…

On July 2, 2025, Burkina Faso raised 38.499 billion CFA francs (approximately 69.3 million USD) on the regional financial market…

By Professor Abderrahmane Mebtoul, University Professor, International Expert, Doctor of State (1974) in Management, Chartered Accountant from the Higher Institute…

Exclusive interview with Dalvim Pipa, Director of DEEDC at the Capital Markets Commission (CMC – Comissão do Mercado de Capitais).…...

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Vista Group Holding announced on June 30, 2025, the completion of the majority acquisition of Société Générale Burkina Faso. The…...

An exit that illustrates the limits of some listed SMEs… Abidjan, June 26, 2025 – The logistics company Movis Côte…

In Cameroon, the pre-campaign for the October 2025 presidential election has taken an unexpected turn with the entry into the…

Libreville, June 28, 2025 – The PORTEO BTP Gabon group, the Gabonese state, and BGFI Bank have formalized a strategic…

Abuja, Nigeria, June 28, 2025 – Following its 32nd Annual General Meetings held from June 25 to 28, 2025 in…

The Federation of African National Insurance Companies (FANAF) is preparing for a major deadline. In February 2026, at its 50th…

Libreville, June 27, 2025 – BGFI Holding Corporation, the parent company of the pan-African banking group BGFIBank, is preparing to…

On the eve of the formal General Meetings of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), scheduled for June 28 in Abuja,…

Throughout the 32nd General Assemblies of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Abuja, the Gabonese Minister of Economy, Finance, Debt…

Special envoy to AAM2025 – Abuja In a packed room at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, at the heart of…

As AZA Finance prepares to join forces with the Uruguayan giant dLocal, its founder, Elizabeth Rossiello, discusses with Financial Afrik…

During the third edition of the Finance Week organized in Douala by EcoMatin, the Cameroonian group Prometal was praised for…

Coris Bank International (CBI) shareholders will receive a net global dividend of 17.76 billion FCFA (32 million dollars) on July…

Fitch Ratings maintained Gabon’s sovereign rating at CCC on June 20, 2025, reflecting a perceived high level of risk. According…

Kenya is in advanced negotiations with China to raise 358 billion shillings (approximately $2.77 billion) on the Chinese financial markets…

Cotonou, June 18, 2025 – The pan-African group Coris Holding is reaching a strategic milestone in Benin with the official…

At the Paris Air Show, the rating agency Skytrax revealed the highly anticipated results of its global airline ranking. For…

Meeting in Abuja on Sunday, June 22, 2025 for their 67th ordinary summit, the heads of state and government of…

The designation of Alassane Ouattara on June 22, 2025 for a fourth presidential term is part of a political continuity…

Through a dedicated day held in Dakar on June 18, 2025, the National Bank for Economic Development (BNDE) confirmed its…

In finance, is perception more important than reality? The second day of the 2025 General Assemblies of the African Trade…

Abidjan, June 20, 2025 – The Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM) continues its remarkable ascent. As of June 20, 2025, the…

“In a context of transformation of African financial markets, the Central Depository/Clearing Bank (DC/BR) of the West African Economic and…