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  In 19 years of management, President Paul Kagame has managed to boost a high level of development in Rwanda. Growth is as fast as ever, we have seen in Africa. This country going back from a very great conflict has become now a reference that tries to plagiarize worth other leaders…

  Predictions on the economic recovery of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) remain optimistic. According to the annual report of the franc zone published by the Bank of France, this subregional institution (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic Chad), should record a growth rate of 3.0% in 2019…

  We are going to talk about the 10 Africans who have revolutionized the world by their inventions. Africa is currently the second most populous continent in the world. It is therefore logical that among its population, we find small geniuses and inventors who manage to achieve extraordinary inventions. Some of them…

  The achievement of inclusive and sustainable industrial development requires the transformation of African countries into competitive industrial production sites, setting up a framework of all the conditions necessary for industrial transformation. These conditions focus on key elements of industrial productive capacity, such as infrastructure, technology, industry finance, industrial entrepreneurship,…

  China’s investment in Africa takes the form of loans in exchange for infrastructure development. Oftentimes, Chinese companies and citizens reap the benefits and profits of these large projects. While many Africans welcome the much needed investment into their countries, it’s not clear how much the continent is benefiting from…

There is no doubt that African leaders are jumping a lot of benefits, more money. They are among the highest paid heads of state in the world, despite the underdevelopment of their countries, their high unemployment rate and their inflated payroll. This is evident when comparing what the president earns…

  Significant logistical challenges remain to ensure the integration of the African continent. 85% of rank African states are in the last two quartiles of the Logistics Performance Index. Major economies, such as Algeria or Nigeria, are in the third quartile. Logistics in Africa is slowly converging on international standards…

  Last year, African leaders launched the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which raises great hopes across the continent. Many hope that this mega-regional agreement will boost intra-African trade and lead to important development gains. As the legal framework is agreed, African countries will now have to take the…

  In Togo, the craze for business start-ups remains strong. After having reached a record high in 2018, business start-ups are starting again, stimulated by the new reforms. The number of entities created over the first eight months rebounded in August, registering an increase of 7% year-on-year, according to statistics from…

  The oil sector is behind the country’s growth, which was estimated at 1.6% in 2018, according to a World Bank (WB) report released on October 9th. “The Congo will produce, on December 31st, around one hundred and forty million barrels. The latest information I have at my disposal states that…