Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Canal+ has signed a first-of-its-kind distribution deal with Netflix that will see the French pay-TV player carry Netflix content ...

Given the exit of a number of international banks from the shores of Africa, a wave of local commercial banks and development finance institutions (DFIs) are increasingly obtaining a larger market ...

The Francophone Africa Business Summit 2024, a two day packed event held in Lagos, Nigeria, culminated in resounding success on February 29, 2024. Organised by Epena Law, the summit served as a ...

The Bank Group will commit €4.5 million in equity, alongside a €2 million first-loss hedging tranche provided on behalf of the European Commission under the Boost Africa Programme.

Identified as a strategic growth point for major international hotel brands, Francophone Africa has become one of the world’s most competitive and lucrative deal making environments. In a market first ...

Demand for HR tech solutions in Africa is growing, and Senegal’s Socium is out to tap the opportunity in French-speaking countries on the continent. Since 2021, Socium has built HR solutions that ...

Charting Power in Patriarchal Landscapes: Women's Agency and Political Discourses in Africa during Crisis This call invites book chapters that explore the dynamic roles, voices, and strategies of ...

On paper, Francophone Africa’s economic landscape looks conducive to investment and integration. There is the West African Economic and Monetary Union, which comprises eight countries that share a ...

Open Doors 2012 focuses on Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa: “Following on from India in 2011, the next edition of Open Doors, the Festival del film Locarno’s co-production lab, will be devoted to ...

Waspito, a telehealth startup in Cameroon, has raised $2.5 million in extended seed funding as it grows its online network of physicians and offline mini-clinics. Waspito aims to deliver quality ...

Ivorian payments-led fintech startup Julaya has extended its pre-Series A round by $5 million. The company, which facilitates B2B payments for businesses in Francophone West Africa, mainly via mobile ...