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New wave of anti-colonial populism sweeps Francophone Africa
Quartz· 2 years agoRising to global stardom as a leading critic of the west African Franc (CFA), Séba has railed...
Ivory Coast seizes 100 tons of cocoa at the border with Guinea
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIvory Coast's Coffee and Cocoa Council (CCC) has helped the national police to seize three trucks...
Factbox-What sanctions have been imposed on Niger since the coup?
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoNiger's regional and Western allies have announced a series of sanctions against the country...
E-moped firm out to win over West Africa's sceptical moto-taxi drivers
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoShrouded in exhaust fumes, Arouna Gdamassi slid silently among the motorcycles swarming through rush...
Ivorian economist Brou nominated West Africa central bank governor
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivorian economist Jean-Claude Brou, president of West Africa's main political...
Food prices soar after sanctions on coup-hit Niger
Reuters via AOL· 9 months agoShoppers in Niger's coup-hit capital Niamey face soaring prices for basic foods since the military takeover triggered trade sanctions from West African neighbours. At one rain-drenched market ...
Burkina Faso's vanishing gold boom puts livelihoods at risk
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA gold mining boom in Burkina Faso over the last decade propelled Boukary Diallo from being a vendor...
FTX recruited customers in Africa by signaling that crypto would protect them from soaring...
Business Insider via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoAfrican currencies plunged last year as the Federal Reserve's interest-rate hikes drove the dollar...
Senegal Opposition Leader Urges West African Currency Reform
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 2 months ago(Bloomberg) -- Senegal’s main opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, will seek a reform of the regional...
Startups in Francophone Africa are on the rise
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoAfrican startups continue to shatter fundraising records, but those operating in English-speaking countries attract the majority of investment inflows....
