Since July 2022, Benin has been receiving support from the IMF through a combined agreement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), along with funding from the ...

Mali plans to repay about $1.015 billion in domestic debt under its 2024 budget plan. The Malian government is set to raise nearly CFA200 billion ($331.3 million) by the end of 2024 to reduce domestic ...

Senegal serves as a key transit hub for migrants heading to Europe. In 2023, nearly 12,833 migrants reached Spain, with 9,319 identifying as Senegalese nationals, according to Senegal's Ministry of ...

This initiative is one of the outcomes of the national economic reform program launched by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in 2018, with support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Ethio Telecom, ...

Gide advised Somdia, a subsidiary of the French group Castel, on the sale of its wheat flour production units in Cameroon and Congo to the Cameroonian group Cadyst, headed by Célestin Tawamba.

Gide’s Casablanca, London and Brussels offices assisted the International Finance Corporation (IFC, part of the World Bank Group), FIPAR Holding (an investment firm owned by the Caisse de Dépôt et de ...

Creative and cultural industries have the potential to be a key driver of economic growth in Africa. According to UNCTAD, this sector generated $4 billion on the continent in 2022, showcasing its ...

The Ivorian government attributes this outcome to effective resource mobilization and careful spending management, despite challenging global conditions. Côte d'Ivoire wrapped up its FY2023 with a ...

Olumide Balogun, Google’s Director for West Africa, recently announced that artificial intelligence (AI) could contribute up to $1.5 trillion to Africa's GDP by 2030. He made this statement during the ...

The private sector arm of the AFD group has extended a third loan to Microfinance Solidaire since 2016. This funding will support the lending activities of the French institution to microfinance ...

While the EU is Africa’s largest trading partner, with trade reaching nearly €367 billion in 2023, stronger economic and trade integration within Africa will create a vast unified market of 1.3 ...

Côte d'Ivoire's gold potential is estimated at 600 tonnes. The country is looking for new viable deposits to bolster its gold production, which hit 51 tonnes in 2023. During the Council of Ministers ...