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Mise à jour WACRI - Juillet 2026 - Note de Synthèse Analytique

Jul 11, 2026 ESPA Advisory - Analyses et Publications

French companies in West Africa: the reputational risk is confirmed in the digital realm

French companies in telecommunications and audiovisual are facing a reputational risk in West Africa that has crossed a critical threshold. From Burkina Faso to Senegal, passing through Mali and Côte ...

Jul 3, 2026 ESPA Advisory - Analyses et Publications

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Guinea: the ban on the export of raw gold, strategic implications

Guinea now bans the export of raw gold and requires local refining before any export. Key points A regional trend, not an isolated case. West Africa is redefining the rules of the game for foreign inv...

Jun 23, 2026 ESPA Advisory - Analyses et Publications

Note analytique - Recomposition du paysage économique et nouvelles règles du jeu pour les investisseurs privés

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Jun 3, 2026 ESPA Advisory - Analyses et Publications

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Monitoring Note - Update of the WACRI Index as of May 1st

The index (still in the testing phase) takes into account more this month the structural political orientations, as in the case of Senegal (the choice of non-restructuring with the IMF and the updatin...

May 2, 2026 ESPA Advisory - Analyses et Publications

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Sénégal, une nouvelle géopolitique des investissements : risques, partenaires et opportunités stratégiques

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Apr 27, 2026 ESPA Advisory - Analyses et Publications

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What is Business Diplomacy?

Globalization and the internationalization of firms have necessitated the management of "business" in the diplomacy of ambitious countries. Economic diplomacy, in general, has become a strategic tool ...

Feb 20, 2026 ESPA Advisory

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Le Sénégal au 106e rang du Global Soft Power Index 2026, 12e en Afrique

Ce classement est basé sur les perceptions internationales mesurées via une enquête auprès de plus de 150 000 répondants dans plus de 100 marchés, évaluant la familiarité, la réputation, l'influence e...

Feb 11, 2026 ESPA Advisory - Analyses et Publications

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Sahel: security incidents increasingly target businesses and strategic infrastructure

Since August 2025, several attacks have shown the rise of terrorist groups in the Sahel, targeting strategic infrastructure but especially businesses. Context From August and September: blockade, atta...

Feb 6, 2026 ESPA Advisory

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The necessity of a corporate soft power strategy in West Africa

Challenge Soft power is the ability of an entity (originally a state) to be attractive, credible, and legitimate; to be a reference model, to influence the preferences of others so that their decision...

Feb 3, 2026 ESPA Advisory

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A New Geopolitics of Investment in Senegal

In addition to the traditional political stability of Senegal, which has become more pronounced in a context of significant security disruptions in West Africa, there are now ambitions but also, and a...

Géopolitique Investissement Stratégie Nationale de Développement 2025-2029 Sénégal Vision Sénégal 2050

Jan 29, 2026 ESPA Advisory

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Closure of USAID: what are the consequences and what strategic alternatives for Africa?

Share In July 2025, a resounding break from multilateralism occurred: the U.S. Congress confirmed the death of USAID (United States Agency for International Development), an agency that accounted for ...

Afrique Afrique de l'Ouest Policy brief Relations Afrique-Etats-Unis aide au développement diplomatie économique

Jan 28, 2026 ESPA Advisory - Analyses et Publications

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