Burkina Faso launches new “Caisse de dépôt et d’Investissement” to finance major projects

Burkina Faso is setting a new Caisse de dépôt et d’Investissement, CDI-BF, assigned several tasks including financing of State’s major projects. The decision, “Sika Finance” reports, came during a cabinet meeting last week. The CDI-BF replaces Caisse des dépôts et consignations (CDC) created in 2017 and dismantled in 2022 for lack of results. The CDI-BF […]

Calls mount on US to review its policy towards South Africa’s ‘corrupt’ ANC elites

Calls have stepped up asking US President Joe Biden and the Congress to stop helping South Africa’s corrupt ANC leaders, who have betrayed Mandela’s legacy of human rights and social justice. Since the end of Apartheid, save a short bracket under the rule of Mandela, the ANC has led South Africa to more inequality and […]

Moroccan think tank says economy could lose 1.6% of GDP due to oil shock

A 20% rise in global oil prices could shave 1.6% off Morocco’s GDP and put more than 5% of its workforce at risk, highlighting the country’s exposure to energy shocks linked to tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS). The Moroccan think tank […]