Economy

West African shea exports are currently slower, but they broke their record highs last season. The use of this vegetable fat is increasing, especially in Europe. West Africa exported no less than 500,000 tonnes of shea between August 2019 and July 2020, the campaign's start and end dates. This has just been revealed by the…

How do I monitor the artisanal cobalt mine to make sure higher working circumstances for casual miners within the Democratic Republic of Congo? The initiatives comply with one another from trade and commerce. Main patrons or customers of cobalt are engaged in making an attempt to observe artisanal extraction within the…

The Gulf of Guinea's oil producer is diversifying its economic system, and to take action it has determined to deal with the Central African Financial Neighborhood (CEMAC) market, which has virtually 50 million individuals. customers. Six Gabonese industrial firms have been permitted in accordance with the overall profit charge from CEMAC. Within the coming days, 70 "Made in Gabon" merchandise will…

At the initiative of the Congolese Ministry of Forestry, Brazzaville will host the fourth edition of the plant fair until the end of November. This fair is still called the meeting place for green hands and is an exhibition for gardeners who sell fruit trees, medicinal plants and forest species, to the delight of the planters. The results from previous editions are very flattering.…

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the fall in oil prices, Nigeria officially entered a recession, following a decline of 3.62% of GDP in the third quarter of 2020, following a decline of 6% in the previous quarter. Africa's most populous country barely recovered from the recession in 2016, following the collapse in oil prices in 2015.…

Two days earlier than the presidential election in Burkina Faso, the 13 candidates, who start one final marketing campaign day, are many to place safety on the middle of their guarantees. However this is not going to be the one lever on this election. Within the financial capital Bobo Dioulasso, many residents say they're deserted and remorse the abandonment of their metropolis. .

It is the lifeline of millions of Africans. Diaspora money weighs much more than development aid from rich countries. But this year, the amounts are declining due to the economic crisis following the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the UN, it will decrease by 21%. Sending money to one's family is the main goal of immigrants.…

The Covid-19 pandemic and its economic consequences risk driving 40 million Africans into extreme poverty, according to the World Bank. From the beginning of the pandemic, governments implemented social protection measures under the leadership of the IMF and the World Bank. It was almost a global reflex. When the Covid-19…

After failing to fulfill $ 42.5 million attributable to its Western collectors in October, Zambia acknowledges that it has critical money flows, however says it's not in chapter. Lusaka explains that they intentionally selected to not substitute any donor. "All collectors needs to be handled pretty," mentioned Zambia's central…

EUR 3.4 billion to add to the 600 million already acquired, this is the amount that the economic and monetary community of Central African countries came to Paris to seek from potential public and private creditors, during a round table two days. Cemac received 3.8 billion. The least developed sub-region on the African…