The world's French-speaking population has grown by 21 million new daily speakers over the past four years, reaching 321 million by 2022. 62% of users are in Africa with a profile dominated by young people, according to the latest report from the recent report report of the Observatoire de la...

Though not responsible for global warming, African countries must adapt their economies and their budgets. On average, they are looking to make investments equal to more than 2.8% of their current GDPs, according to the Power Shift Africa report. A rate that is hardly sufficient. By Ulrich Viany, in Cotonou...

Global study realized by the NGO Education.org highlights key lessons from a decade of accelerated learning across Africa condensing three school years into one for out-of-school children affected by extreme poverty, conflict, and Ebola. Foundation says Africa can lead world in learning recovery, launches evidence-based guide for education leaders to...

Tourism continues to recover at a strong pace. Globally, destinations welcomed almost three times as many international arrivals in the first quarter of 2022 as in the same period of 2021, with Europe leading the sector’s rebound according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism...

Deloitte publishes the 3rd edition of its Africa CEO Survey Barometer, in partnership with the Africa CEO Forum. After the last two years marked by health and economic crises, 2022 already seems to represent a year of growth that offers a more favorable environment for the continent to reinvent itself...

A new study commissioned by the World Savings and Retail Banking Institute looks at the opportunities that digitalization offers to strengthen financial inclusion for low-income customers in Africa.  By Ange Iliza  Released on September 30 by the World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI)-an international banking association of nearly 7,000...

In a recent data report dedicated to the subject, the global payment company Mastercard confirms the gradual return of travel, more land- and less internationally-oriented. These are changes that African players in the sector will have to take into account.   Published in late June by the Mastercard Economics Institute, the...

The consultancy firm Roland Berger carried out, at the request of the Women in Africa (WIA) platform, its annual study on female entrepreneurship. The 2020 edition, "Accelerating the entrepreneurial dynamic of women in Africa - Improving access to finance to support the entrepreneurial dynamic", confirms the trend: if women are...