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Cameroon
Yaoundé arranges financing for Hilton renovation

The fundraising to renovate the capital’s only five‑star hotel, the Yaoundé Hilton, has entered its decisive phase.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Finance 04.03.2026

Kenya
Kenya Power halts transfer of $680m of assets

The financial position of Kenya's semi-public electricity supplier came under close scrutiny during the country's previous programme with the International Monetary Fund. Now, as its cash flow improves and Nairobi seeks to negotiate a fresh loan, the company is revisiting its plans.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy 03.03.2026

Ivory Coast
US banks show increasing appetite for Ivorian market

American banking institutions are becoming increasingly active in Ivory Coast and are setting up shop over the long term in the area of sovereign debt.

Subscribers only Finance 02.03.2026

West Africa
WAEMU's financial markets authority paralysed

The West African Economic and Monetary Union's capital‑markets regulator has been unable to convene its board.

Subscribers only Finance 27.02.2026

Tanzania
Samia Suluhu plays for time as international aid retreats

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan in Dar es-Salam, on 7 February 2026. © Emmanuel Herman/Xinhua

Subscribers only Finance 26.02.2026

Ivory Coast
Why the Ivorian president brought forward his eurobond issue

Anticipating a fundraising effort of more than $1.3bn on international markets, Alassane Ouattara has opted to secure financial flexibility before opening new discussions with the International Monetary Fund.

Subscribers only Finance 26.02.2026

Africa
AfDB president plans to woo French private investors in Paris

Keen to diversify sources of development financing in Africa, Sidi Ould Tah is stepping up discussions with institutional and private investors. He is expected in France, where he may hold talks with Emmanuel Macron.

Subscribers only Finance 23.02.2026

The President of the African Development Bank, Sidi Ould Tah, in Johannesburg, on 21 November 2025.

Senegal
Paris sends envoy to Dakar to discuss fraught debt issue

Dakar's precarious finances are of concern in the French capital and an envoy has been dispatched to hold talks with the country's senior authorities. The visit comes just weeks before a crucial deadline for the Senegalese state.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 20.02.2026

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Senegalese counterpart Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Paris on 27 August 2025.

Senegal
Doubts reign over Dakar's strategy to escape financial quagmire

Despite advice from the IMF, the Senegalese government continues to refuse debt restructuring. Behind the scenes, some lenders suspect it is resorting to unorthodox methods to meet its obligations.

Subscribers only Finance 19.02.2026

Senegalese PM Ousmane Sonko in Dakar, on 21 February 2025.

South Africa
PetroSA shaken by distributor Tholo Energy's legal defeat to tax authorities

A recent decision by the Constitutional Court of South Africa has undermined the legal arguments of the state oil and gas company in its dispute with the South African Revenue Service, in which more than a billion rand are at stake.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy 17.02.2026

Spotlight | Africa
Trump's tactics to impose his mark on the African Development Bank

The White House is attempting to export its political objectives to the pan-African bank, including its rivalry with China and its opposition to renewable energies. To achieve this, Washington is stepping up pressure on the AfDB's president, Sidi Ould Tah.

Subscribers only Finance 12.02.2026

Sidi Ould Tah, president of the African Development Bank, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 21 November 2025.

Spotlight | DRC
The fiscal tug-of-war between Glencore and Kinshasa

Caught between the national security council and the finance ministry, the tax dispute opposing the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Swiss commodities giant Glencore is fuelling institutional tensions. At stake is a claim linked to alleged insurance fraud, now put at $108.

Subscribers only Finance 11.02.2026

Glencore's head office in the canton of Zug, Switzerland.

South Africa
The true cost of the Johannesburg G20

The South African Finance Ministry has an almost definitive figure on the expenditure incurred in organising the summit.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 10.02.2026

A worker repositions a carpet at the Nasrec Expo Centre ahead of the G20 leaders' summit in Johannesburg on 18 November 2025.

West Africa
Ivorian banker Abdourahmane Cissé leaves Lazard Frères

Recruited in early 2025 to revive the African operations of Lazard Frères bank, founded in 1848, Abdourahmane Cissé has stepped down from his post.

Subscribers only Finance 05.02.2026

Nigeria
Bola Tinubu sidelines finance minister

Despite being a staunch supporter, Wale Edun has seen his relationship with the president sour to the point where he has been stripped of some of his powers. This situation has benefited the minister of state, Doris Uzoka-Anite.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 03.02.2026

Congo, Gabon
Oligui Nguema convinces Sassou-Nguesso to repatriate oil revenues

At the CEMAC heads of state conference, the Gabonese and Congolese presidents agreed to guarantee the economic stability of the region and avoid a devaluation of the CFA franc.

Subscribers only Finance 29.01.2026

Madagascar
Russian bank PSB deputy chairman's intriguing visit to Antananarivo

A delegation led by the number two of a Russian bank targeted by Western sanctions travelled last weekend to Madagascar by private jet, according to our sources. PSB deputy chairman Mikhail Dorofeev is a specialist in circumventing sanctions.

Subscribers only Finance 28.01.2026

Vice president of Russian state-owned Promsvyazbank, Mikhail Dorofeev, in Vladivostok, Russia, September 2025.

Africa
How Eric Freymond worked with an Abu Dhabi advisory bank favoured by African leaders

The late financier and manager of an Hermès heir's fortune was funneling off funds via an Emirati wealth management firm which does a lot of business with African political figures. The number of lawsuits filed against his family and partners in Switzerland continues to grow.

Subscribers only Finance 27.01.2026

Spotlight | Senegal
From Paris to Beijing, Dakar increasingly isolated in its standoff with the IMF

In addition to stalled negotiations with the International Monetary Fund over a new programme, the Senegalese government is having to contend with a shift in the position of several powers, foremost among them France. Paris is now leaning towards favouring a restructuring of the country's debt and has conveyed this stance to China.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 26.01.2026

President Faye of Senegal and the IMF mission chief, Mercedes Vera-Martin, in Dakar on 21 January 2026.

Africa
International Development Finance Club's chair makes moves on BADEA

Re-elected as head of the IDFC, the Beninese Serge Ekué is trying to convince his counterpart at the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa to join the ranks of the network of public lenders.

Subscribers only Finance 26.01.2026

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Cameroon
Yaoundé arranges financing for Hilton renovation

Kenya
Kenya Power halts transfer of $680m of assets

Ivory Coast
US banks show increasing appetite for Ivorian market

West Africa
WAEMU's financial markets authority paralysed

Tanzania
Samia Suluhu plays for time as international aid retreats

Ivory Coast
Why the Ivorian president brought forward his eurobond issue

Africa
AfDB president plans to woo French private investors in Paris

Senegal
Paris sends envoy to Dakar to discuss fraught debt issue

Senegal
Doubts reign over Dakar's strategy to escape financial quagmire

South Africa
PetroSA shaken by distributor Tholo Energy's legal defeat to tax authorities

Spotlight | Africa
Trump's tactics to impose his mark on the African Development Bank

Spotlight | DRC
The fiscal tug-of-war between Glencore and Kinshasa

South Africa
The true cost of the Johannesburg G20

West Africa
Ivorian banker Abdourahmane Cissé leaves Lazard Frères

Nigeria
Bola Tinubu sidelines finance minister

Congo, Gabon
Oligui Nguema convinces Sassou-Nguesso to repatriate oil revenues

Madagascar
Russian bank PSB deputy chairman's intriguing visit to Antananarivo

Africa
How Eric Freymond worked with an Abu Dhabi advisory bank favoured by African leaders

Spotlight | Senegal
From Paris to Beijing, Dakar increasingly isolated in its standoff with the IMF

Africa
International Development Finance Club's chair makes moves on BADEA

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Cameroon Yaoundé arranges financing for Hilton renovation

Kenya Kenya Power halts transfer of $680m of assets

Ivory Coast US banks show increasing appetite for Ivorian market

West Africa WAEMU's financial markets authority paralysed

Tanzania Samia Suluhu plays for time as international aid retreats

Ivory Coast Why the Ivorian president brought forward his eurobond issue

Africa AfDB president plans to woo French private investors in Paris

Senegal Paris sends envoy to Dakar to discuss fraught debt issue

Senegal Doubts reign over Dakar's strategy to escape financial quagmire

South Africa PetroSA shaken by distributor Tholo Energy's legal defeat to tax authorities

Spotlight | Africa Trump's tactics to impose his mark on the African Development Bank

Spotlight | DRC The fiscal tug-of-war between Glencore and Kinshasa

South Africa The true cost of the Johannesburg G20

West Africa Ivorian banker Abdourahmane Cissé leaves Lazard Frères

Nigeria Bola Tinubu sidelines finance minister

Congo, Gabon Oligui Nguema convinces Sassou-Nguesso to repatriate oil revenues

Madagascar Russian bank PSB deputy chairman's intriguing visit to Antananarivo

Africa How Eric Freymond worked with an Abu Dhabi advisory bank favoured by African leaders

Spotlight | Senegal From Paris to Beijing, Dakar increasingly isolated in its standoff with the IMF

Africa International Development Finance Club's chair makes moves on BADEA

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Cameroon
Yaoundé arranges financing for Hilton renovation

Kenya
Kenya Power halts transfer of $680m of assets

Ivory Coast
US banks show increasing appetite for Ivorian market

West Africa
WAEMU's financial markets authority paralysed

Tanzania
Samia Suluhu plays for time as international aid retreats

Ivory Coast
Why the Ivorian president brought forward his eurobond issue

Africa
AfDB president plans to woo French private investors in Paris

Senegal
Paris sends envoy to Dakar to discuss fraught debt issue

Senegal
Doubts reign over Dakar's strategy to escape financial quagmire

South Africa
PetroSA shaken by distributor Tholo Energy's legal defeat to tax authorities

Spotlight | Africa
Trump's tactics to impose his mark on the African Development Bank

Spotlight | DRC
The fiscal tug-of-war between Glencore and Kinshasa

South Africa
The true cost of the Johannesburg G20

West Africa
Ivorian banker Abdourahmane Cissé leaves Lazard Frères

Nigeria
Bola Tinubu sidelines finance minister

Congo, Gabon
Oligui Nguema convinces Sassou-Nguesso to repatriate oil revenues

Madagascar
Russian bank PSB deputy chairman's intriguing visit to Antananarivo

Africa
How Eric Freymond worked with an Abu Dhabi advisory bank favoured by African leaders

Spotlight | Senegal
From Paris to Beijing, Dakar increasingly isolated in its standoff with the IMF

Africa
International Development Finance Club's chair makes moves on BADEA