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Africa-France Impact Coalition: five months after Nairobi, time to check the numbers

On Sunday 4 October, Emmanuel Macron hosted the business leaders of the Africa-France Impact Coalition at the Élysée Palace, with Benin’s President Romuald Wadagni as guest of honour. Five months...
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Selling the forest: Gabon’s carbon credits

Gabon is more than 80 per cent forest and absorbs far more carbon than it emits. It has spent years trying to turn that into revenue. Buyers remain sceptical, and...
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China’s zero-tariff offer: what can Central Africa actually sell?

Beijing has promised duty-free access to its market for African countries that recognise it. The offer removes the tariff. It does not remove the standards, the logistics or the volumes...
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Afreximbank’s $1bn film fund: anatomy of a promise

First announced in Cairo in late 2023, relaunched in Algiers, “launched” in Kigali and finally given a manager in July 2026, Afreximbank’s pan-African film fund still carries the same headline...
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The Full-Vault Paradox

Why Central Africa’s banks do not finance Central Africa — and what architecture could make them I. Anatomy of a rational bank — II. Bankability is not a quality of...
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AFSIC – Investing in Africa: what London actually offers Central African project sponsors

Investigation. The thirteenth edition of AFSIC – Investing in Africa takes place on 13 and 14 October 2026 at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London. Billed as the largest...
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$2.5 Billion Borrowed, $27 Million Invested: CEMAC’s Capital Problem Goes to London

In seven months, three CEMAC sovereigns raised roughly $2.52 billion on international bond markets at coupons between 8.9% and 9.5%. In the whole of 2025, Central African companies attracted $27...
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Beyond the Pitch Deck: What Investor Readiness Actually Means

Ask a hundred founders whether they are investor ready and ninety will show you a deck. Fifteen slides, a chart bending up and to the right, a market size with...
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When Jeff Bezos Lands in Paris: How the Man of Space Is Propelling VivaTech Into a New Orbit

To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Europe’s largest technology show has secured the most coveted signature on the planet. On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, Jeff Bezos — founder of Amazon, of...
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AFSIC 2026: London Set to Host the World’s Largest Gathering of Africa-Focused Investors

On 13 and 14 October 2026, the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London will become, for two days, the epicentre of capital flowing into Africa. AFSIC – Investing in Africa – returns...
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AFSIC 2026: London Set to Host the World’s Most Influential Africa Investment Forum This October

As global capital increasingly turns its gaze toward Africa’s fast-growing markets, AFSIC – Investing in Africa announces the first wave of speakers for its landmark 2026 edition. Bringing together the...
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“Afro-Caribbean cinema doesn’t lack talent — it lacks channels”

Blaise Pascal Tanguy, founder of L’Afrique Fait Son Cinéma and the driving force behind LE CLUB, champions a vision rare in the cultural sector: turning Afro-Caribbean cinema into a structured...
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Signal, Not Noise.

Nine thousand people walk into the Louvre. They are not tourists. They are the people who decide what artificial intelligence becomes — and they have chosen Paris to do it....
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