• #Africa
• #Analysis
• #China
• #Economy
• #Trade

Despite Beijing's commitment to correcting the imbalance that characterizes its trade relations with Africa, Chinese imports from the continent have recorded a double-digit decline in the first four months of the current year.

• #Africa
• #Economy
• #Government
• #Mining
• #Production

The DRC produced 115,371 tonnes of cobalt in 2022, more than two-thirds of the world's supply. Kinshasa will continue to dominate the market in the future, and therefore has an interest in continuing its efforts to get a better slice of the pie from foreign groups exploiting the ore.

• #Africa
• #IvoryCoast
• #Economy
• #Mining
• #Politics

For more than a decade, the government of Côte d'Ivoire has been working to make mining a pillar of the economy. Gold production there is continuously increasing, reaching 48 tonnes in 2022, while exploration is intensifying for other metals such as lithium or rare earths.

• #Africa
• #EconomicAnalysis
• #Economy

In a global context marked by a succession of crises and headwinds since the appearance of covid-19 in 2020, Africa has shown strong resilience. The continent continued to record positive economic growth. According to the Africa Macroeconomic Performance and Prospects report published by the African Development Bank, the continent is expected to see an average change of 4% in its real gross domestic product in 2023 and 2024. This is higher than the global averages of 2 .7% and 3.2%.

• #Africa
• #Economy
• #Financial
• #Mining
• #Russia

The presence of Russia in the African mining sector is based not only on companies driven by a logic of economic profitability, but also on companies connected to the paramilitary group Wagner which serve to promote the geopolitical influence of Moscow and to reduce the effects of Western sanctions.

• #Africa
• #Economy
• #Politics
• #Telecommunication

The global political and economic context has been slowing down the adoption of smartphones in Africa for several months. The World Association of Mobile and Mobile Phone Operators estimates that the smartphone adoption rate was 51% in 2022.

• #Africa
• #EconomicAnalysis
• #Economy
• #Kenya
• #Nigeria
• #SouthAfrica

Despite its strong growth, the African wealth management market remains concentrated in a limited number of countries. South Africa alone accounts for more than half of this market.