Spotlight | Senegal
AfDB and BOAD development banks rally round Dakar

Senegal
Prospect of debt restructuring sparks interest among US banks

With Senegal's debt looking increasingly likely to be restructured in the near future, several firms have discreetly approached the country's private creditors to offer consulting services.

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Kenya

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Ivory CoastKarine Oulaté, driving social media monetisation

CameroonNassourou Issa, embodiment of the national development strategy

KenyaRuth Oriama, economist with many strings to her bow

Congo
Four heads of state due in Brazzaville for the AfDB's annual meetings

The president of the institution, the Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah, will continue to present his overhaul of the African financing system, of which he gave a first outline during the Africa Forward summit on 11 and 12 May.

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Namibia, Nigeria, Mali

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

NamibiaBeatrice Bienvenu, the new face of Chevron in Windhoek

NigeriaMoses Umoru, the point man on French investment

MaliYoussouf Doumbia, aka ‘Delfro', the influencer challenging the junta

Senegal
Air Force hit by Diomaye Faye's budget cuts

While they can theoretically count on a budget of €35m for 2026, the Senegalese armed forces are still missing out on a significant portion of their funding, which has yet to be released by the government.