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S&P Global Ratings offered Kenya a symbolic and strategic respite by upgrading its long-term sovereign rating to ‘B’ from ‘B-‘…...

Interview with Didier Drogba, Torchbearer of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Interview conducted by Ramata Soré, journalist, CNN Prize 2006.…

At the end of December 2024, the Banking Commission of the UMOA supervised a total of 478 entities, including 160…...

The Central African Securities Exchange (BVMAC) closed its session on August 19, 2025 with apparent stability: the All Share index…...

By Pr Amath Ndiaye – FASEG-UCAD The liquidity crisis currently shaking Guinean banks acts as a brutal revealer of the…

From Pretoria to Libreville, AfCFTA hindered by the awakening of nationalisms The government of President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has…

In Ivory Coast, cocoa figures are stubborn. In June, grindings increased by 2.2% year-on-year to 46,180 tonnes, but the cumulative…...

Thunderclap in Lomé: Alain Nkontchou snatches Ecobank from under all his rivals’ noses The surprise is total. Ecobank Transnational Incorporated…

rridors of Standard Bank, the announcement on August 14 was like a coded signal: Sim Tshabalala, CEO since 2013 and…

“Our profitability remains one of the strongest on the continent” In this exclusive interview published in Financial Afrik magazine issue…

With 135,200 millionaires and 21 billionaires totaling nearly $2,500 billion in investable assets (2023 figures), Africa now represents a significant…

The conclusions of the webinar organized on August 12, 2025, by the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) call…

On the African continent, the week of August 4-10 reaffirmed power dynamics. The ruthless hierarchies describe financial markets often lacking…

By Professor Amath Ndiaye, FASEG-UCAD. For decades, a part of the African public opinion has been led to believe that…

WASHINGTON, December 3, 2024 – According to the latest edition of the World Bank’s International Debt Report, developing countries spent…

In a political context marked by calls for national unity and persistent internal tensions, President Félix Tshisekedi presented, by presidential…

In May 2025, more than a hundred mining licenses were revoked within a few days, with little explanation, following an…

The Ivorian-Ghanaian Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI) praised, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, the Ghanaian government’s initiative to increase cocoa producers’ incomes.…

It is the President of the ECOWAS Commission who affirms this. The Eco, the single currency of the ECOWAS, will…

It is the president of the ECOWAS Commission who affirms it. The Eco, the single currency of ECOWAS, will be…

1 Swiss franc (CHF) ≈ 1.14 US dollar (USD). He was the most influential man in the world. A German…

The Ghanaian government announced on Monday, August 4, 2025, a spectacular increase in the cocoa production price. Local producers will…

On September 30, 2025, the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) will reach a historic milestone with the official…

“Carbon: Africa asserts its right to collect its own contributions” In an exclusive interview with us, Ahmed Araita Ali, Secretary…

Announced on August 1st from the Grand Théâtre de Dakar in a meticulously staged setting, the Economic and Social Recovery…

After being welcomed triumphantly in Nouakchott on July 11 by a large crowd upon his return from the YES Africa…

The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) has just published, on August 1, 2025, a series of major instructions…

Benin and Nigeria are embarking on a new era of enhanced economic cooperation, focused on cross-border trade, security, and customs…

The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) informs the public that the official launch of the Interoperable Instant Payment…

Antananarivo, July 31, 2025 – Ivorian banker Gervais Atta has been elected as the head of the Southern African Development…