Publications

Financial regulators face the challenges presented by crypto-assets

Crypto-assets are becoming an increasingly important part of financial markets worldwide. Digital currencies no longer leave investors indifferent, given the technological innovations they bring to international trade. In the Central African sub-region, crypto assets are used in the public securities market. However, the activity is not regulated, one of the risks feared by COSUMAF. The CEMAC body organised a meeting of players in the field in a number of countries in the sub-region, notably Cameroon, to raise awareness of sustainable finance and the risks associated with crypto assets.

Professor Ibrahima Diallo, Chief of Staff to Senegal’s Minister of Mines and Geology

Professor Ibrahima Diallo is a leading African civil servant at the heart of reforming the continent's extractive sector. In his country, mining is an essential part of the Emerging Senegal Plan, which is the reference framework for the policies put in place by President Macky Sall. He told us about the priorities of his Ministry of Mines and Geology.

African gold seeks transparency

Is it possible to break the link between mining and the financing of conflicts, as required by the European 3TG regulation? Find out what African experts think in this report by Sayon Kourouma.

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.