Economy

In a report published last year, the World Bank predicted a 23% reduction in remittance rates due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the employment of migrant workers. In Mali, diaspora money officially and according to the latest available figures represents more than 5% of the country's GDP. as reported from Bamako,…

The Minister for Foreign Trade and Attractiveness of France, Franck Riester, traveled to Nigeria from Monday 12 April to Wednesday 14 April, in particular to prepare for the May 18 Summit on Financing the African Economy and the Africa Summit - France from Montpellier, scheduled for July. After an exchange in Abuja with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Nigerian Governors' Forum, he went to Lagos on…

The Senegalese film industry has undergone a renaissance over the past ten years. The sector is becoming more professional and developing its apprenticeship courses. In 2013, producer Oumar Sall launched Upcourt-métrages, a ten-month training in film and production professions. The fourth campaign has just presented its work, six short films.…

The solidarity economy every day in Mali, it is this company that sets up food kiosks in the city of Ségou. Frills. They serve froufrou fritters and millet groats cheaply. Local food, short circuits and, above all, prices aimed at combating the hunger that is affecting more and more residents of Ségou. Abidjan, Ivory Coast,…

Trafficking in counterfeit medicines in Africa has increased, especially since the 1980s. On 17 and 18 February 2020, the Lomé Declaration obliged seven countries on the continent to impose criminal sanctions to criminalize trafficking in human beings for substandard and counterfeit medicines. Last week, this topic was at the center of an online debate, initiated by the associations Les Afriques vous…

In Burkina Faso, the station "Ouaga Inter" gets a makeover. It has just been rebuilt with funding from the French Development Agency.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been waiting for the formation of its government for almost two months. And on the Presidency's side with regard to the new Prime Minister's entourage, we always promise that this announcement is imminent. In mid-February, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde was indeed appointed Prime Minister. But since then nothing.…

Funding to fight Covid-19 is creating controversy in Kenya. On April 2, the IMF approved $ 2.34 billion in aid for the country. An envelope planned for Nairobi to fight the pandemic and avoid the risk of over-indebtedness. But since the announcement on April 2, criticism has flowed in on social media. On social networks, the hashtag#stoploaningkenya (stop borrowing in Kenya, in French) has been buzzing in recent days. Critics directly question the IMF. They are also forwarding a petition requesting the cancellation of the…

The most important financiers of the G20, throughout this yr's presidency of Italy, spoke at a video convention alongside the World Financial institution and Worldwide Financial Fund's spring conferences. Finance ministers and central financial institution governors have promised not to finish measures to help economies prematurely. Additionally they referred to as for intensified assist to essentially…

Mauritius has been a model of economic success in Africa for decades and bears the brunt of the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. The industrial activity is experiencing a decline of 15.2%, which translates into the island's worst economy in 40 years. This is the consequence of the containment from last year. And the reconstruction in a month should intensify this brutal economic slippage.…