France’s influence in Africa is weakening, but it hasn’t disappeared. While political ties are fading, its economic grip ...

The CFA franc (Franc des Colonies Francais d’Afrique) was introduced in 1945, well before France’s decolonization in the late 1950s, as a way for France to control the economies of its African ...

Brokerage firms licensed by the Central African Stock Exchange (BVMAC) executed transactions worth CFA2.7 billion in Q4 2024. This represents a ...

The Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) is now turning to the private sector to develop regional projects ...

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed ...

The authorities have requested a three-month extension of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement set to expire on January 20, 2025. The three-year arrangement was approved by the Executive ...

According to the latest ITU report, Cameroon has made a major progress in the field of ICTs, ranking 3rd in the CEMAC with a score of 44.2 points. This performance places the country ahead of ...

The President of the Parliament of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), Evariste Ngamana, reiterated the organization’s constant support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the ...

Experts from ECCAS and CEMAC member states and their respective RECs will discuss, together with financial organizations, development partners and the private sector, ways of accelerating the set-up ...