Economic Intelligence (EI) aims to take advantage of this opportunity to develop better methods for the identification of relevant sources of information, the analysis of the collected information and its manipulation to provide what the user needs for decision making.Focused mostly on information available outside the organisation, the scope of Economic Intelligence covers wide fields ranging from technology to market or legal topics. This course presents the different definitions, uses and practices in Economic Intelligence in different situations and regions in Africa; this section will help to raise awareness amongst those in the levels of the socio-economic fabric who need to understand this still new approach - where information is seen as a resource in the same way as energy, raw materials or manpower.