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.

Economy 5 April 2024

Uganda, the 1st largest coffee exporter on the African continent

Uganda experiences a boom in coffee exports. The leading African exporter of these precious grains, that are appreciated throughout the world, is benefiting from the consequences of a dire economic situation for its Asian competition. The sector supports around 5 million people and wants its producers to join the top 3 global exporters.

Economy 4 April 2024

Pierre Dandjinou, ICANN Vice-President in charge of Africa

Since 14 March 2024, some West African countries have been experiencing difficulties accessing the Internet. A breakdown has occurred in the device that handles data traffic, causing inconvenience in several sectors. To find out more, our correspondent Euloge Aïdasso met Pierre Dandjinou, former UNDP Regional Adviser, Founding President of the Internet Society of Benin and ICANN Vice-President responsible for Africa. ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.