From June 10 to 12, 2025, Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d’Ivoire, will host a regional workshop on sovereign credit ratings in West Africa. Issues…
Eswatini is leveraging the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed in 2016 between the European Union (EU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to strengthen its…
The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) announced, following the meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee (CPM) held on June 4, 2025, in Dakar, a…
Africa has over USD 165 billion of so-called “dormant” domestic capital. This sum could play a key role in its economic development and reduce the continent’s…
The recent visit of Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko to Ivory Coast (May 29 – June 1, 2025) marks a strategic milestone in Senegal’s regional diplomacy.…
In its latest assessment on May 30, 2025, the rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) decided to maintain France’s sovereign credit rating at AA-, while retaining…
The partnership between Mali and Turkey has experienced remarkable consolidation in recent years, marked by an intensification of diplomatic, economic, and security exchanges. Strengthening Political and…
The African Union’s Agenda 2063 aims to transform Africa into an inclusive, prosperous, and integrated global power. The success of this vision depends largely on the…
Rabat and Nairobi strengthened their bilateral dialogue by signing five memoranda of understanding on May 26, 2025, as part of a major diplomatic normalization. This step…
African policymakers and experts are calling for greater transparency and fairness in the assessment of sovereign risk by international rating agencies. They denounce opaque and inconsistent…
From 19 to 22 May 2025, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, the UK’s Special Trade Envoy to Ghana, will make her first official visit to the country. Appointed in…
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo welcomed Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, recently sworn in in March 2025, to Maputo for an official visit focused on strengthening economic relations…