Browsing: International Institutions

Bolloré Transport & Logistics has been recertified as a Regional Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) in East Africa. The certification, which…

After Zambia (Ca, stable), Ethiopia (B2, negative) and Chad entered into negotiations with official and bilateral creditors, Moody’s released a…

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire 01 February 2021 – Ratings agency S&P Global has affirmed its “AAA/A-1+” foreign currency issuer credit rating…

The African Import-Export Bank (Afreximbank) disbursed $ 250 million of the $ 1.1 billion that supported the acquisition by Trans…

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania has signed the Agreement for the Establishment of the Fund for Export-Development in Africa (FEDA),…

OCP GROUP NAMED AS A FINALIST FOR THE 2021 FRANZ EDELMAN AWARD. Prestigious award recognizes the application of outstanding operations…

Rawbank, a major player in the banking sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo and African Guarantee Fund, a financial…

The business climate in Senegal recorded a slight drop of 0.4 point at the end of November 2020 compared to…

Amsterdam, 4 January 2021.  FCI along with Afreximbank announce the appointment of Mr. Nassourou Aminou as the new Regional Manager…

The inflation rate of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) countries increased by 0.5 percentage point, year-on-year, at…

After successive increases recorded since May 2020, the business climate indicator in the countries of the West African Economic and…

54% of the countries of the continent, a record percentage, are accessible to African travelers without a visa or who…

Helios Investment Partners (“Helios”), the largest dedicated private equity fund in Africa with more than $ 3.6 billion in assets…

 A Framework Agreement was signed on December 1st in Cairo between the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the pan-African multilateral EXIM bank,…

Expired since February 2020 and extended until this month of December, the new Africa-ACP partnership is being negotiated, on December…

The Tunisian Ministry of Equipment, Housing and Infrastructure and the Ministry of Local Affairs and the Environment have published a…

The city of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, will host the 48th session of the SADC parliamentary…

The Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) announced on Tuesday, November 17 at the end of a round…

China’s historic 2020 participation in the G20’s Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) marks an important moment in China’s increasing multilateralism.…

Development Partners International (“DPI”) through its ADP III fund, CDC Group, the UK’s publicly owned impact investor, and the European…

While the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), although having reached its minimum threshold of ratification, is struggling to get…

The inflation rate in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) countries registered a slight decrease of 0.4 percentage…

The ECOWAS Investment and Development Bank (EBID) has secured two lines of credit worth 95 million euros from the banking…

The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) congratulated on Tuesday, November 10, President Alassane Ouattara reelected…

The President of the African Import-Export Bank (Afreximbank) Benedict Oramah, and the Director General of the French Development Agency (AFD)…

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved, Monday 09 November 2020 in Abidjan, the update and extension…

Signature of a new partnership between the French Development Agency and the Sahara and Sahel Observatory for the establishment of…

With Zambia likely, with a debt-to-GDP ratio of 120%, to default on its Eurobond by the end of the current…

The European Union (EU) takes note of the announcement of the provisional results announced by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).…

The United Arab Emirates give their full support to France. In an interview with the German daily Die Welt on…