Eco-diplomacy: French Ambassador Jean-Christophe Belliard reassures France’s support in Côte d’Ivoire
At the end of a tête-à-tête with the Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi on Monday, April 12, the French Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire, Jean-Christophe...
Africa’s solvency crisis: coordinated debt restructuring is needed despite the extension of the G20...
The G20 agreement to extend the debt service grace period for low-income countries offers welcome, but only short-term, pandemic-related relief, given the prospect of...
Record of country defaults in 2020: Africa less affected than Latin America (S&P)
Sovereign debt defaults hit a record 7 in 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic and falling oil prices affecting credit quality globally. By the end...
South Africa secures second USD 1 billion loan from Brics Bank
South Africa received a $ 1 billion loan from the China-based New Development Bank (NDB), according to an announcement by the South African presidency...
Investing in Togo: the Togolese diaspora is getting in order
By Samir Bouzidi
Slowly but surely Togo is advancing on the very strategic question of the mobilization of the diaspora. Under the leadership of Robert...
Here is Moody’s take on the presidential elections in Benin
President Patrice Talon is in pole position to win the presidential elections held on April 11, due to the partial boycott of the opposition...
France-Algeria: Jean Castex’s visit canceled amid deep disagreements
French Prime Minister Jean Castex was due to visit Algiers on Sunday April 11. The meeting was postponed indefinitely for reasons related to the...
The Collective for African Renewal is redesigning the Africa of tomorrow
A year ago, a collective of 100 African intellectual leaders published a public letter addressed to the authorities of the continent. A year later,...
Bolloré Logistics to open a new pharma unit at its Roissy CDG Hub
Bolloré Logistics is reinforcing its healthcare product processing facilities with an 800 m2 extension of a pharmaceutical unit with a temperature of +15 °C...
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated appoints Tomisin Fashina as Group Executive, Operations & Technology
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), parent company of the Ecobank Group, announces that Tomisin Fashina has been appointed as its new Group Executive for Operations...
Oil & Gas/Senegal: The Mauritanian Company SEPCO is building the Liquid Mud Plant in...
Mr. Joe Rainey, President Halliburton for the Eastern Hemisphere has just paid a visit to the Liquid Mud Plant (LMP) built by the Mauritanian...
Attempted coup d’etat in Niger
Does Niger want to continue with the old demons? 48 hours before the first democratic and peaceful transition of power, several sources announce an...
Mali: French army strike killed 19 civilians, UN report says
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) published on Tuesday, March 30, the report of the investigation into the Bounty events...
Serge Ekue: achievements and outlook after six months at the helm of BOAD
Mr. Serge Ekue, President of the West African Development Bank held today a virtual press conference to review his achievements after the first six...