Society 7 May 2024

School cafeterias in Benin

In Benin, school cafeterias do more than just serve food—they also help students thrive academically. Since they were introduced in 2017, there's been a big change: classrooms are no longer empty in the afternoons, as students stay for meals and continued learning. The cafeteria has become essential for education, allowing for longer learning hours and creating a conducive environment for children's growth.

Economy 3 May 2024

A summit for the cocoa sector in crisis

The international cocoa conference in Brussels from April 21 to 24, 2024, occurred in a complex context marked by a significant production deficit caused by unfavourable weather conditions and the spread of cocoa tree brown rot. The strong demand from chocolate manufacturers has led to an increase in future prices. This situation presents challenges and opportunities for Africa, which accounts for 50% of the global market thanks to key producers such as Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana.

Economy 2 May 2024

Currency crisis and cryptos in Nigeria

Saibu Olufemi Muibi, Professor of Economics at the University of Lagos talks about the economy and how Nigeria persists in its reforms.

Environment 25 April 2024

Integrated water resource management on the island of Agonvè

In the Agonvè Island, near Cotonou in Benin, the inhabitants have taken an innovative approach to the integrated management of water resources. Discover the original practices and strategies put in place by this community to preserve and sustainably exploit their precious water resources.

Economy 23 April 2024

Mossadeck Bally, CEO and founder of the Azalaï Hotel Group

Inspired by his father's lessons and challenges in the business world, Mossadeck Bally forged his own path to entrepreneurship. With a bold vision and unwavering determination, he founded the Azalaï Hôtel Group, building a hotel empire that now stretches across West Africa.

Economy 19 April 2024

Africa Credit Ratings Agency

Over the last few years, the African Union has been working to create an alternative rating system more sensitive to local economic realities. Let’s head to Lusaka in Zambia where the latest discussions were held on the future African rating agency.

Economy 16 April 2024

Aristide Ouattara, head of Africa’s financial industry at Deloitte

The leaders of the African financial industry are overwhelmingly optimistic about the three-year economic outlook. This is what emerged from the recent barometer of the African Financial Industry presented by AFIS, the Africa Financial Industry Summit and Deloitte. How can we analyze this optimism? We interviewed Aristide Ouattara in Paris.

Culture 11 April 2024

Restitution: Is decolonisation well underway in European museums?

In Cape Town, South Africa, a major event took place highlighting the crucial developments in the field of restitution, and in some cases even the return, of ill-gotten African cultural property. Hundreds of thousands of African cultural objects, looted during the colonial period, have filled European museums for many decades. The “Reimagining Heritage, Archives and Museums: Today / Tomorrow" conference held in mid-February marked a turning point in this field and also in the relations between France and South Africa.

Culture 9 April 2024

Molemo Moiloa engaged in the preservation of African cultural heritage

Artist, Director, and Head of Research at Andani Africa and co-founder of Open Restitution Africa. With the MADEYOULOOK collective, she explores popular imagination and influences restitution debates.