African economies are resilient, this is what emerges from the analyzes of experts from the French Development Agency (AFD) who are publishing their analyzes and forecasts for 2023 at the start of the year. But there are still many challenges to be met. Covid-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine, soaring food prices, the wallets of Africans … Read more
According to an order published on February 14, 2023, the Burkinabè government requisitioned 200 kilograms of gold belonging to Semafo, a subsidiary of the Canadian group Endeavor Mining. A requisition which is, in fact, a purchase. The government has also undertaken to respect the conditions for buying gold on the international market for this transaction. … Read more
Published on : 15/02/2023 – 00:00 In the Central African Republic, an initiative by the association Action for the protection of the environment and development (Aped) has just been launched. It has embarked on two productions: an ecological charcoal made from agricultural waste and cobblestones from the recycling of used plastics. An activity for the … Read more
Published on : 14/02/2023 – 00:56 In Tunisia, the start-up Dabchy, an online clothing sales platform, has nearly a million users. The first of its kind in the country and founded in 2016, it has shown resilience in the face of the pandemic, but also the economic crisis that the country is currently going through. … Read more
Published on : 13/02/2023 – 00:28 There are hundreds of music festivals on the African continent. Despite this vitality, they are facing growing funding difficulties, especially since the Covid crisis. Disaffection of certain institutional partners, rising security costs, they have to invent new financing models. « We are already in February, the festival takes place … Read more
Published on : 18/01/2023 – 00:45 Deaf people are among the vulnerable strata in Congo-Brazzaville. The Challenge futura foundation has decided to train them in myciculture. They learn to cultivate mushrooms to become entrepreneurs and ensure their empowerment. In the scientific city of Brazzaville, in the heart of a natural forest, behind a mushroom farm … Read more
Published on : 10/02/2023 – 00:09 To meet the challenge of affordable internet access for all, the country will lead the Digital Transformation Acceleration Project (PATN) until 2028, funded to the tune of $100 million by the World Bank. The benefits are eagerly awaited, especially by the economic sector. From our correspondent in Brazzaville, On … Read more
Aged 47, this Cameroonian born in Douala studied in France before starting a career in banking and finance (classified in the list of Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum). Questioned by Bruno Faure (RFI) and Julien Clémençot (Jeune Afrique), he reveals his ambitions in the field of cryptocurrencies and evokes the immense benefit … Read more