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:** **By Daniel Djagoué, special envoy to Luanda** The sixth edition of the Africa Financial Summit (AFIS) opened this Tuesday,…

The meteoric rise of Abdul El-Sayed captivates us from Libreville, Dakar, and Casablanca. Seeing this 41-year-old American physician of Egyptian…...

With nearly €800 million invested in less than a year, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is building…

The overall semi-annual result for the first half of 2026 from the 65 out of 75 companies listed on the…...

:** By conducting its first bond issuance in Moroccan dirhams, the African Development Bank (AfDB) takes a significant step in…...

Deteriorated roads, power outages, tax pressure, payment arrears, judicial and land insecurity: the president of the Cameroon Business Group (GECAM)…...

2,665 athletes competing, 204 Olympic committees represented, 25 sports, 153 medal events, 6,000 volunteers mobilized, and 3 host cities. On…

For Africa’s women smallholder farmers, technologies that could boost productivity and incomes often remain out of reach, not because the…

:** **By Professor Abderrahmane Mebtoul, university professor, PhD in strategic management, international expert** The third Russia-Africa Summit, held on October…

:** The sanction is severe for Senegal. On Thursday, October 29, 2026, Moody’s downgraded the country’s sovereign rating for the…...

As a leading player in the regional financial market, Harvest Asset Management hosted a delegation led by Bank of America…

Brussels, Belgium, 23 October 2026 – The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for…

Financial Afrik spoke with Dr Salah ZAHRANI, a doctoral researcher specializing in digital waqf and an expert in governance and…

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) brought together leading representatives of central banks, development finance institutions, commercial banks,…

Abidjan, October 22, 2026 – The Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM) will participate in the Africa Financial Summit (AFIS) on November…

The Professional Association of Banks and Financial Institutions of Senegal (APBEF-SN) announces the change of its visual identity, now built…

The Congolese Allegria Ntumba Luaba has been appointed Director of Business Development at the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), the…

By Rodrigue Fenelon Massala, senior reporter The fourth edition of the Luanda Biennial is taking place on October 22 and…

Faced with the structural housing deficit in the WAEMU, AFINHAB aims to diversify financing mechanisms to facilitate household access to…...

A new legal and administrative twist in business circles in Yaoundé. The land dispute between Célestin Tawamba, president of the…

On October 5, 2026, French justice dealt a major financial blow to the State of Cameroon. Indeed, on that day,…...

After a six-year period of dormancy, the Cameroonian government, through Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute, relaunched the 12th session of…

Burkina Faso is strengthening its rice processing capacity with the commissioning, on October 20, 2026, of a public rice mill…

In a circular dated October 19, 2026, the Gabonese government acknowledged that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is still reviewing…

At the end of a simultaneous auction of treasury bills (BAT) with a maturity of 364 days and treasury bonds…

Félix Mabende Issembé, CEO of Ogar Assurances and Ogar Vie, was elected on October 8, 2026 as the head of…...

With Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election approaching, Abuja’s economic diplomacy has delivered a breakthrough of far-reaching consequence. By securing major trade…

Since October 17, the question has been raised repeatedly: how much truth and how much rumor is there in the…

The General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) wants to accelerate the transition to a growth model driven more by private…

A breath of fresh air. While grappling with the heavy issue of restructuring Senegal’s debt, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will…...