In 2024, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) put Côte d'Ivoire on its watchlist, citing gaps in its efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Côte d'Ivoire has created a new body ...

While Fitch has stopped monitoring Dangote Industries, other agencies like Moody’s and S&P Global Ratings are expected to continue assessing the company. Fitch Ratings announced on Feb. 11 it will no ...

This decision comes after Benin’s ambassador, Gildas Agonkan, publicly apologized to the Nigerien people during a ceremony. Benin has reportedly recalled its ambassador to Niger, Gildas Agonkan ...

Seychelles, Cape Verde, Botswana, Rwanda, and Mauritius are the least corrupt countries in Africa, according to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published by Transparency International. The ...

Agriculture is the foundation of Africa’s economy, yet smallholder farmers - the majority of the continent’s farming population - struggle with limited access to real-time agricultural information.

Many African leaders argue that the three major international rating agencies have a 'negative bias' when evaluating the credit risk of African nations, denying them access to essential financial ...

Faced with high costs linked to poor infrastructure and regulatory barriers, about 34% of African business leaders are increasingly adopting digital tools to facilitate trade within the continent.

The civil war that broke out in neighboring Sudan in April 2023 crippled one of the main pipelines transporting most of South Sudan’s oil, depriving the country of crucial government revenue. Expected ...