El Niño: a Climate Shock with Economic Consequences for Africa
[ACCI-CAVIE] The IMF forecasts 4.5% growth for sub-Saharan Africa in 2026, but El Niño could reduce this by 0.5 percentage points and increase inflation by 2.6 points in 2027, according…
AfCFTA: The African Paradox
[ACCI-CAVIE] African leaders expect an increase in their cross-border trade. Yet, intra-African trade remains stagnant, almost seven years after the signing of the Kigali Agreement. This gap is not a…
Cybersecurity: Morocco Seeks to Strengthen Its Position in Africa’s Digital Ecosystem
[ACCI-CAVIE] Protecting digital systems has become a matter of national capability: who controls the technology, detects threats and coordinates the response when critical infrastructure comes under attack? In Rabat, the…
DRC: Satellite-to-Mobile Goes Commercial, a Shift in Africa’s Telecom Competition
[ACCI-CAVIE] The commercial launch of the satellite-to-mobile service by Airtel Africa and Starlink in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not merely a technological announcement. It sets a precedent: for…
Competitive Intelligence and Sovereignty: What Africa Can Learn from South Korea, Vietnam and Singapore
[ACCI-CAVIE] Africa possesses considerable natural resources, but how much control does it have over the information needed to determine their value and negotiate the terms of their exploitation? This question…
Morocco: Casablanca Cancels Plans to Award a Shipyard Concession
Morocco’s decision to cancel the process for awarding the concession of Casablanca’s new shipyard reveals a broader strategic shift. After reviewing the bids, the National Ports Agency (ANP) adopted new…
Governing Is a Profession: Optimising Institutional Performance in Africa
[ACCI-CAVIE] Africa is not short of resources, talent or ambition. What it often lacks are institutions capable of turning that potential into coherent decisions, continuity and tangible results. This gap…
Africa: The Capital Exists. Why Is Financing Still a Challenge?
[ACCI-CAVIE] Africa has an estimated US$4 trillion in domestic capital, while its annual financing gap for infrastructure, industrialisation, energy and trade stands at around US$280 billion. Highlighted at the second…
Burkina Faso’s Gold Refinery: Who Controls the Next Link in the Value Chain?
[ACCI-CAVIE] Burkina Faso’s first national gold refinery became operational on September 28, 2026. With RAFFINOR-BF, the country is moving to control a strategic link between gold production and the market,…
CEMAC banks push BEAC liquidity offer to a record CFA850 billion
[ACCI-CAVIE] Financial institutions across CEMAC are drawing more heavily on funding from the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), prompting the central bank to raise its weekly liquidity offer to…