[:en]Senegal, emergence on the horizon [:]

[:en] Considered one of the most stable democracies in Africa, Senegal is also a successful economy that has maintained strong growth over the past eight years. This growth is the result of a certain political stability and a favorable business climate. Despite the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on activity, the economy has been […]

[:en]NIGER: ECONOMIC GROWTH DRIVEN BY THE PRIMARY SECTOR[:]

[:en] Niger, the world’s fourth largest uranium producer, was ranked 131 st out of 190 countries in the World Bank's Doing Business 2020 report, a qualitative leap of eleven (11) places compared to the previous year’s report. The reforms aimed at improving the business environment since 2010 have led to satisfactory results. In addition, the […]

[:en]MALI : THE PLEDGES OF ECONOMIC STABILITY[:]

[:en] Mali is a landlocked country and the second largest State in West Africa. It is one of the main producers of cotton and gold in Africa. According to the National Institute of Statistics of Mali (INSTAT), the country is characterized by an extremely young population with more than half (50.1%) of the population under […]

[:en]GUINEA-BISSAU: A PROMISING ECONOMY[:]

[:en] Guinea-Bissau is the only Portuguese-speaking WAEMU member, with an area of 36,125 km 2 and a population estimated at 1,967,998 in 2020. The country’s economy is highly dependent on the political climate, the performance of the cashew nut industry and foreign aid. With an estimated real GDP growth rate of 4.5% in 2019, Guinea-Bissau […]

[:en]Côte d’Ivoire, growth driven by the secondary and tertiary sectors[:]

[:en] In a context marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, Côte d’Ivoire’s real GDP growth rate came out at 2.0% in 2020 against 6.2% in 2019 while the global economy was in recession. This slowdown in activity comes after eight years of strong growth in which the Ivorian economy recorded an average growth of 8.0%. This […]

[:en]Burkina Faso : post-pandemic outlook and resilience strategies[:]

[:en] The political changeover at the end of 2015 was the starting point of a new era marked by good economic performance. Burkina Faso experienced sustained economic growth between 2015 and 2020. The programs and reforms put in place by the Government have enabled the country to record an average growth estimated at 6.2% over […]

[:en]Benin: remarkable economic performances and encouraging outlook[:]

[:en] Benin is now a middle-income country with a GDP per capita that has risen from 637,246.97 XOF in 2014 to 732,277.85 XOF in 2020. Benin’s economy is dominated by trade, agriculture and the processing of agricultural products, which are sectors largely centered on the two export products of cotton and cashew nuts. Economic situation: […]