This charter sets out the rules followed by the b-economik editorial team for all content published on the site and in the morning briefing.

Mission

b-economik publishes economic news that is useful, verified, contextualized and easy to understand. The outlet focuses first on the eight countries of the WAEMU, their companies, their markets and their public policies, while also covering African and international news that concerns them.

Information Hierarchy

Our choice of topics rests on three criteria:

  • public interest and usefulness for our readers;
  • the reliability and traceability of sources;
  • the added value of the editorial team: context, figures, and explanation of the stakes.

Fact-Checking

Before publication, the editorial team works to:

  • trace each item back to the primary source: official statement, report, financial statement, or published decision;
  • cross-check at least two sources on sensitive topics, where possible;
  • verify each figure, its unit, its period and its source;
  • distinguish an established fact from an announcement, a forecast or a rumor.

Each article is reviewed and approved by an editor before its first publication.

Distinction of Formats

Each piece of content carries its format, displayed above the headline:

  • News and Brief : verified and sourced facts.
  • Analysis and explainers : putting a subject into perspective, written by an identified journalist.
  • Interview : statements gathered and checked for accuracy, without changing their meaning.
  • Op-ed : the opinion of an outside author, who alone is responsible for it.
  • Sponsored content : financed by an advertiser, clearly labelled as such at the top of the page, with no advertising added, and its links marked as sponsored.

Independence

Editorial choices are made independently of advertisers, partners and the companies we cover. Sponsored content can neither influence nor replace the coverage of the news. A journalist does not cover a subject in which they have a personal interest; any conflict of interest is disclosed.

Financial markets

Our articles and market data are not investment advice. Journalists do not carry out transactions in a stock they are preparing an article on, and do not disseminate any information before its publication.

Artificial intelligence

The newsroom may use artificial intelligence tools to propose a three-point summary, suggest links between articles, or identify the companies and countries mentioned. These suggestions are always reviewed, corrected and validated by a journalist or an editor. No article is written or published by a machine without human oversight.

Respect for people

The newsroom respects people's dignity, privacy and presumption of innocence. Anyone subject to allegations is, as far as possible, contacted before publication.

Corrections

Errors are corrected visibly, in accordance with our corrections policy.

Page updated on 11 October 2026.