Publications

Lotte Hoex, researcher at the independent institute IPIS

Lotte Hoex, researcher at the independent institute IPIS joined us this week and explained that the lack of awareness among African governments regarding the European regulation on 3TG (tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold) supply can be attributed to two main factors. Firstly, the European Union has not adequately informed producing countries about the regulation, and secondly, the low transparency levels demanded by EU companies make it challenging to trace the origin of minerals in the market.

Horticulture, an Ethiopian success story

Over the last twenty years, horticulture in Ethiopia has become the country's second-largest source of foreign currency after coffee. Every year, almost 300,000 tonnes of horticultural products are exported to the four corners of the world.

Côte d’Ivoire focuses on the fishing industry

Amani Abou Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy of the African Union Commission

Modibo Mao Makalou, Malian economist

With a background in economics and business finance in Canada and the United States, Modibo Mao Makalou was responsible for designing and evaluating development policies and strategies at the Office of the President of the Republic of Mali between 2004 and 2017. In this interview, he discusses issues such as the situation in Mali three years after the coup d'état, the future of the fight against terrorism in the Sahel and how the continent can unite to better defend its mining interests, which fuel conflicts and are often based on the exploitation of children.

BRICS: Egypt and Ethiopia join as new members

Priyal Singh, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, joined us this week on Business Africa to talk about the importance of the arrival of two new African members to the BRICS group.

Esther Kariuki, winner of the African Banker Award 2023

Esther Kariuki, head of agribusiness at the Co-operative Bank of Kenya, has just won the prestigious African Banker of the Year award. This advocate for the cause of farmers and supporter of women's autonomy in the sector also brings to the bank her expertise in converting farms into profitable businesses.

The sand business in Cameroon

In the village of Madenkene, Cameroon, small-scale extraction and sale of sand are the inhabitants' primary income sources. It's one of the cogs in a very active construction sector propelled by galloping urbanisation. Men, women and children take part in this arduous work, which they see as essential to the development of their community.

Agriculture: soil-less farming, a solution for the future?

Soil-less agriculture, or hydroponics, involves growing food plants on agricultural, agro-industrial and even landfill waste substrates. It is mainly developed in greenhouses or closed, controlled environments. This type of agriculture responds to the constraints of land scarcity and soil erosion, can be adapted to all essential crops and helps to combat deforestation. In Grand-Bassam in Côte d'Ivoire, a group of enthusiasts have taken up the subject of soil-less planting and adapted it to the production of Big Sun, the famous "good-smelling pepper ".