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Startups fueling with debt. Fintech no longer a dream. Happiness lies in agriculture, food, and essential services. Young companies more…...

According to S&P Global Ratings, Ivorian banks appear as the main providers of liquidity to the Senegalese Treasury in the…...

Featured in Financial Afrik issue 125. Besides their status as former heads of state or current presidents, what do Roch…...

Africa Global Logistics Ivory Coast (AGL CI) has reported a significant deterioration in the first half of 2025, despite a…...

On trial in France since November 13, former Congolese minister Roger Lumbala must answer to charges of “crimes against humanity”…...

S&P Global Ratings maintains Ivory Coast’s sovereign rating of ‘BB/B’ with a stable outlook, confirmed on November 14, 2025. President…...

S&P Global Ratings downgraded Senegal’s long-term foreign currency sovereign rating to ‘CCC+’ on November 14, 2025, from ‘B-‘ previously, while…...

Thanks to an exceptional mobilization of international donors and the private sector, Chad has secured $20.5 billion in commitments, which…

The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) published, on November 13, 2025, the updated list of institutions authorized to…

Es-Semara was once thought to be condemned to sand and the memory of caravans; now it is propelled to the…

The Cameroonian banking sector is in turmoil. In a confidential letter addressed to the Minister of Finance, a copy of…...

The strength of the banking system largely relies on the level of capital required of credit institutions. In Africa, regulators…...

“This eurobond is a strategic gain in terms of financial management” Appointed in January 2025, Christian Yoka, Minister of Finance,…

Although this case should be viewed as separate from the multifaceted legal challenges facing former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, both,…

By Pr Amath NDIAYE – Economist, FASEG-UCAD As Senegal’s public finances face increasing pressures, the question of an orderly debt…

Facing the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali, the African Union (AU) has called on the international community to provide…...

The HPS group is about to reach a new technological milestone with the imminent launch of Agentic AI (also known…...

Kinshasa, November 7, 2025 – Rawbank confirms its status as a pillar of the Congolese financial system and a continental…...

In a highly anticipated political day, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko mobilized thousands of supporters at the Léopold Sédar Senghor stadium…...

In a report dated October 2025, Fitch Ratings estimates that the “very significant” budget deficit projected by Gabon for 2026…...

Interview with Abou Bacry Ly, President of GDM-AGRICONCEPT and member of the High Council of Investment Interview by Mayo Sow,…

By Mamadou Ismaïla KONATÉLawyer at the Court – Bars of Mali and ParisFormer Minister of Justice This text complements and…

By Mamadou Ismaïla KONATÉLawyer at the Court – Bars of Mali and ParisFormer Minister of Justice. Following an announcement of…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded a two-week mission in Dakar on November 6, 2025, in the perspective of a…...

By Pr Amath Ndiaye – Economist, FASEG-UCAD France has neither oil, nor gas, nor gold, nor uranium, nor lithium, nor…

It’s a turning point for the Guinean mining industry. Just three months after its creation, Nimba Mining Company (NMC), the…...

The Republic of Congo is making its comeback on international financial markets after nearly 20 years of absence, raising $670…...

By Hella Ben YoussefConsultant in public policy, migration policy, gender, and female leadershipVice-President of the International Socialist Women for the…

“In the third quarter of 2025, the profit of NSIA Bank Côte d’Ivoire, a member of the financial group of…...

For nearly thirty years, Pankaj Oswal has embodied a true symbol of perseverance and tenacity: an entrepreneur who has built…