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Senegal launches 2026 public debt offering of 200 billion CFA francs

The subscription period for Senegal’s latest regional market fundraising extends from Thursday, February 26, to Thursday, March 19, 2026. On February 26, Senegal officially launched its first public offering of…

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Africa: Access Bank and Equity Group Holdings accelerate cross-border mergers, 70% of deals concentrated in South Africa, Egypt and Kenya

Following the adoption of higher minimum capital thresholds by supervisory authorities, undercapitalized…

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Cameroon: Louis Paul Motaze unveils 2026 state financing program with a CFAF 1,650 billion borrowing ceiling

This event functions as a financial roadshow aimed at strengthening Cameroon’s visibility…

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CEMAC’s financial engine: how Cameroon controls 74% of microfinance

Cameroon accounts for nearly 74% of all MFIs in the CEMAC zone,…

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Tanzania to sell Gold reserves for infrastructure funding

Tanzania is preparing to proceed with a partial sale of its gold…

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Nigeria : Dangote refinery to pay US dollar dividends in Lagos IPO

Speaking at an event in Lagos on Thursday, Dangote, president of the…

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Finance : AfDB group mobilizes african stock markets to shape a new financial architecture for the continent

At the invitation of the Bank Group’s President, Mr. Ould Tah, senior…

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BCEAO PI-SPI launches: instant payments revolutionize WAEMU

Until now, interbank transfers across WAEMU were still constrained by delays and…

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Africa: exploring the continent’s dominance in mobile money with 1.1 billion accounts and 74% of global Transactions

Africa is leading the global transformation in digital finance, according to the 2025 State of the Industry Report on Mobile…

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Lesotho : the AfDB invests $331 million to strengthen economic growth

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced an investment of $331 million in strategic sectors in Lesotho as part…

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Startups & SMEs : need capital ? explore alternative financing solutions

As traditional financing remains prohibitively expensive for SMEs and Startups -often deemed too risky by banks- alternative financing options have…

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Rwanda : about new tax reforms

On Monday February 10, 2025, the Rwandan government adopted a series of tax reforms aimed at broadening the tax base…

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Rwanda : falling dollar-denominated bonds threaten the country’s economic stability

Rwanda is currently going through a period of economic turbulence marked by a significant depreciation of its dollar-denominated bonds after…

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BEAC- BCEAO : strengthened cooperation for financial stability and innovation in Africa

Against a changing global economic backdrop, the governors of the the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) and the the…

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Rwanda : privatization of state-owned companies, a lever for boosting the economy

The Rwandan government, under the leadership of President Paul Kagame, has embarked on a vast process of privatizing state-owned companies,…

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Rwanda : major reforms to simplify certification and reduce business costs

In an effort to modernize the National Quality Infrastructure (NQI), Rwanda's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM) has unveiled a…

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Livestock, green energy, customs, exports: what’s new in the 2025 finance law in Cameroon

The Finance Act 2025 makes significant adjustments to support strategic sectors such as livestock breeding, green energy and infrastructure, while…

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Finance bill 2025 : key figures for public investment and growth in Cameroon

The Cameroonian government is forecasting a budget of $11,729 million (7,317.7 billion CFAF) for 2025, marking an increase of $39.6…

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