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In early October, the World Bank published a new report, Africa’s Pulse, which announced a growth forecast for Senegal for the years 2021 and 2022 of 4.7% and 5.5% respectively. The document stated that these growths will be driven by the current expansion of agriculture and mining and by the rebound in the services sector

On October 7, 2021, the celebration of the 20 years of Intercoton, the Interprofessional Association of the Cotton Sector, began. At the event, the Prime Minister announced his plans to make the Ivory Coast cotton sector the first in West Africa. “Côte d\’Ivoire has become an important cotton pole in Africa, in particular the second

In the latest foreign trade report of the National Statistics Office (NBS), data referring to the country\’s trade deficit were observed. This deficit continued to widen in the first half of the year, reaching 5,810 billion naira (equivalent to more than 14 billion dollars). The largest economy on the African continent exported total goods valued

In the last ceremony to launch the 2021-2022 cocoa campaign, the 12% increase in cocoa production was made public, reaching more than 290,000 tons, representing its best production in the last six campaigns. In this new campaign, two new Cameroonian cocoa destinations are added: Mexico and the United States, two destinations that had been excluded

In the last report carried out by the DPEE (Directorate of Forecasts and Economic Studies) it was possible to clearly observe which sectors within the Senegalese economy have registered an improvement. Today, we will comment on them briefly. The objective of the country at present is very clear: to improve its economic activity. The numbers

Many countries in Africa are trying to optimize the performance of their economy. For its part, Nigeria earlier this month put forward a new bill to reform the oil and gas industry, essential to its economy. After a decade, on July 2, a bill to reform the oil and gas industry in Nigeria was successfully

Low investment strength and legal and regulatory obstacles make Africans the most exposed to external situations. The administration or large companies find it difficult to absorb the approximately 11 million workers who enter the African labor market each year. In 2050, according to the World Bank, it is expected to go from a population of

According to the SNH (National Hydrocarbons Company, an organization with the objective of analysing the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas in Cameroon), a total of 121,680 million FCFA has been registered in oil sales between January and April 2021 in Cameroon. Unlike last year, where Cameroonian crude fell almost 40% from the pandemic,

It is expected that this year, due to the launch of the AfCFTA, active since January 1st, substantial changes and positive transformations will be experience in Africa. Some of its goals are to reduce red tape, simplify customs procedures, and promote policy standardization and transparency. If properly accomplished, these factors could help Africa become a