2023-12-11 23:12:01 It is one of the key metals of the energy transition: manganese, used in electric car batteries in particular. Gabon is the second largest producer in the world, behind South Africa, and has doubled its production over the past four years. The French company Eramet, which operates the world’s largest manganese mine there … Read more
2023-11-26 11:43:15 French Week – the week of France – has just ended in Lagos, Nigeria. Supported by the Franco-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce, this initiative aims to strengthen business ties between the two countries and in both directions. Published on: 11/26/2023 – 12:43 2 mn With our correspondent in Lagos, Moses Gomis The French Minister … Read more
2023-11-21 23:10:00 Global corn production forecasts for the year have been revised upwards. A trend which reassures the market and pushes prices down, on the international market, but also on the African continent. Between its October and November assessments, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), whose monthly statistics are the reference, revised corn production upwards … Read more
2023-11-16 23:05:00 Milk powders, the scourge of dairy producers in West Africa. Imports of these mixtures from Europe have been increasing in recent years. As a result of insufficient local production, these cheaper and more competitive milk powders represent an obstacle to the development of West African dairy sectors. Competition is tough and even distorted … Read more
2023-11-04 21:52:02 In South Africa, the Agoa forum on free trade agreements between the United States and sub-Saharan African countries ended on Saturday, November 4, 2023. The 35 eligible countries called for the rapid renewal of the Agoa agreements which end in 2025 and to reform eligibility criteria considered too strict. Published on: 04/11/2023 – … Read more
2023-10-26 23:56:00 More than three months after the coup in Niger, the economic consequences continue to be felt throughout the region. And particularly in one of Niamey’s major trading partners: Benin. The corridor from the port of Cotonou to the Nigerien capital is one of the main food supply channels. But since the ECOWAS sanctions, … Read more
2023-10-23 22:23:00 In Senegal, zircon mining continues and is now advancing on the large coast north of Dakar. It is getting closer and closer to the lucrative tourist desert area of Lompoul which could be experiencing its last season. From our correspondent in Dakar The floating dredge and its sand sorting plant are gradually moving … Read more
2023-10-19 07:54:23 Beijing will inject more than $100 billion in new financing into the “new Silk Roads”. This is what the Chinese President announced this Wednesday, October 18 in Beijing, during a summit celebrating the tenth anniversary of this titanic project initiated by China, and which has become one of the pillars of soft power … Read more