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Increase in the country's electricity production by +30% to 6,000 MW this week compared to previous levels, due to the launch of the first phase of a vast modernisation of the c

Introduction of new taxes on the telecommunications sector and mobile money transactions, according to the business press

Election by the country's bankers' association of ACCESS BANK BOTSWANA's managing director, Shepherd AISAM, as its new chairman for a two-year term, according to the business pr

Approval by the country of the acquisition by SONABHY -THE BURKINA FASO NATIONAL HYDROCARBON COMPANY- of a hydrocarbon depot in Ghana for USD 70 million, according to the busine

Intention of the WAEMU Federation of Professional Associations of Banks and Financial Institutions to set up their headquarters in Benin, according to the business press

Maintained by the rating agency MOODY'S, Cotonou's ‘B1’ rating while raising its outlook from stable to positive, reflecting an improvement in the country's economic outlook, ac

Confirmation by Fitch Ratings of Cotonou's long-term foreign currency issuer default rating at ‘B+’ with a stable outlook, reflecting a resilient economy but one facing several

Forecasts by FITCH SOLUTIONS of real GDP growth in the country of 7% in 2025 compared with an estimate of 6.8% in 2024 and 7.2% in 2026, thanks to the increase in investment flo

Fine of M USD 220 to META, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, imposed by the Nigerian federal government for multiple and repeated violations of the Federal Competitio