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The second annual retreat of the African Permanent Representatives and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) ended in Mahe, Seychelles,…

Denmark’s Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) signed today a shareholder agreement with TDB, acquiring 1,750 of its Class B…

Brice Laccruche Alihanga, former director of cabinet Ali Bongo, was arrested by the General Directorate of Information (DGE) this morning.…

Organizers of the 14th African Economic Conference (AEC2019) – African Development Bank (AfDB), Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the…

“By 2030, revenues generated by big data in Africa will reach 10 billion dollars, but how much of this will…

Africa50 and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) signed a Cooperation Agreement to partner towards the development, finance, construction…

Last Thursday, as a side event of the Global Gender Summit which took place in Kigali from 25 to 27…

The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) recently signed an agreement for a grant package worth over USD $9 million to…

This agreement was signed on November 27 at the -Universidad Empresa- Meeting. Térvalis Group, which already has two chairs in…

According to Adesina the financial sector had a responsibility to the women of Africa African Development Bank (AfDB.org) President Akinwumi…

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has already disbursed $15 billion of the $25 billion it committed in support of intra-African…

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) yesterday in Egypt’s New Capital City signed an agreement to provide a $100-million…

More and more, African countries are able to act in concert to stand up for the interests of the continent.…

The Annual Market Forum of the Federation of African National Insurance Companies (FANAF) has just been held in Yaoundé. From…

In Ivory Coast, every November 15 is dedicated to the celebration of peace. And this celebration is usually marked by…

Dr. Mohamed Boudra, Mayor of Al Hoceima (Morocco), candidate of Africa, was elected President of United Cities and Local Governments…

At the end of 2018, the decentralized financial systems (SFD) of the West African Monetary Union (WAMU), which fall under…

In WAEMU, GDP statistics are underestimated. This seems obvious to say the least. First, there are strong signals: the informal…

Rwanda is expected to grow by 8.5 percent, according to a new forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on…

Media, Technology, Business and Senior Government Leaders from All Over Africa and Beyond Debated 10-12 November in Dakar, Senegal on…

The Amadeus Institute on Wednesday 13 November awarded Senegalese President Macky Sall the Grand Prix MEDays 2019 after the opening…

The Togolese government adopted Wednesday, November 13, the draft budget finance 2020 whose budget estimates are in resources and expenses…

UCLG Africa held its statutory meetings on November 9th, 2019 at Onomo Hotel in Durban, South Africa. The statutory meetings…

The African -Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) and South Africa-based Thelo DB Proprietary Limited today in Johannesburg, South Africa, signed a memorandum of…

Africa has the potential to expand the continental economy fourfold, with energy demands expanding by only 50 percent, according to…

Three years ago, on December 31, 2019, the Government of Côte d’Ivoire set the last time a special tax was…

Activa International Insurance Ghana (AIIG), a subsidiary of Cameroon’s insurance group Activa, along with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has…

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, pledged to support the federal government in completing the 650,000-barrel Dangote…

The African Risk Capacity Insurance Limited (ARC Ltd) has handed a cheque for FCFA 442,824,819.30 (equivalent of US$738,539.88) to the…

In this exclusive interview with the monthly Financial Afrik (number 63), Alexandre Benalla, the former chargé de mission at the…