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Gabon is positioned as the richest country in Africa for…

$8,017 per capita at the start of 2022. This good performance by Gabon is largely the result of the economic diversification implemented over the past decade, as well as various administrative and tax reforms.

24 October 2022
Africa: 13 countries in Southern and Eastern Africa are in…

26 September 2022
And if China became the undisputed superpower in Africa. Survey

30 August 2022

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Africa: China intends to continue to be the first African trading partner and investor

A major change is expected in the nature and structure of Chinese investment in Africa. In addition to state-owned enterprises, private investors are now expected to target the ICT, agriculture, consumer goods, industry and finance sectors.

26 August 2022
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- #China
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- #Europe
Africa: Western private creditors hold three times more debt of African countries than China!

By 2028, 35% of the total debt service that will be paid by African countries will go to the coffers of Western private creditors, while China will pocket only 19%.

25 July 2022
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- #EquatorialGuinea
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- #Growth
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- #Oil
- #Rwanda
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Niger is expected to record the strongest economic growth on the African continent in 2022

In its latest report on the global economic outlook, the IMF raised its 2022 growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa to 3.8%, despite inflationary risks. Like Niger, six other African countries are expected to register growth above 6% this year.

1 May 2022
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- #Angola
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- #Education
- #Health
- #Import
- #Inflation
- #Nigeria
- #Russia
- #SubSaharanAfrica
- #Ukraine
- #War
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Sub-Saharan Africa will post economic growth of 3.6% in 2022 against 4% in 2021

In 2021, growth in sub-Saharan Africa, the main driver of African growth, was estimated at 4%, according to the World Bank. However, this upward trend should be affected by the consequences of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis which is already impacting consumer prices.

26 April 2022
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- #Business
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- #Egypt
- #Entrepreneurship
- #Finance
- #Kenya
- #Nigeria
- #SouthAfrica
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Africa: Women-led start-ups raised $28 million in funding in 2022

Between 2019 and 2021, companies headed by women raised less funds in Africa. This trend continued, during the first three months of 2022 when they obtained only 1.5% of the $1.8 billion raised by all African start-ups.

21 April 2022
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- #Egypt
- #Financial
- #Kenya
- #Nigeria
- #SouthAfrica
- #Startup
Africa: Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Egypt still attract the vast majority of funding for startups with $1.5 billion in funds secured

African start-ups could end 2022 with $7.3 billion in funds raised, if the momentum of the start of the year is maintained, assures thebigdeal.substack.com. These companies hit a new high in the first three months of the year.

14 April 2022
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- #Bank
- #Digital
- #EconomicAnalysis
- #Economy
- #Energy
- #Nigeria
- #SouthAfrica
Africa currently has 21 digital banks which in total serve more than 18 million customers

In 2021, Africa had about 21 digital banks serving more than 18 million customers, according to a report by BPC Banking Technologies and Fincog. 80% of these neobanks are concentrated in South Africa and Nigeria.

24 March 2022