The African Development Bank and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission have signed a Protocol of Agreement for a grant of $11.78 million to strengthen regional rice ...

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Kadiatou Barry, forced to marry at 15 and move abroad, escaped her husband and returned to school for a better future. With support from the Sahel Women's Empowerment and Demographic ...

The 46th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union took place in February 2025 in Addis Ababa. The ...

The new currency, to be established in 2027, has been dubbed the ‘Eco’, but France already jumped the gun and changed the ...

The CEMAC’s economy lost momentum in 2023. The external position weakened, with the current account shifting to a deficit and foreign reserve accumulation slowing. While inflation continued to ease, ...

The PAPSS, launched by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in collaboration with the African Union Commission ...

Did the effort nationwide by consumers to not spend money on Feb. 28 make an impact on the economy? Here's what some data shows.

In a push for regional economic integration, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has now advanced plans to ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken steps towards achieving a single regional currency by 2027, as ...

The Tanzania Investment Report 2024 (1.64 MB) – jointly published by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), the Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) – indicates that FDI ...

Nigerian fintech company, Fintrak, has unveiled its innovative credit ratings software, designed to help banks assess ...