Ivory-Coast: Gemalto opens an office!
The World leader in digital security, Gemalto, has announced on the 15th January, the opening of an office in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to best meet […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Gabon Telecom decreased its fixed line call tariffs
Gabon Telecom with the aim to “encourage traffic and the use of ICTs” in Gabon, has recently initiated a new “aggressive marketing strategy” based mainly […]
GUINEA: CBG has set a record in bauxite production
The Company of Guinea Bauxite set a production record by sending 15,239,218 metric tons of bauxite of 3% moisture for the year 2014. This extraordinary […]
UEMOA: 140 billion FCFA of treasury bonds to begin in 2015
Four countries of the Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa (UEMOA) have started 2015 with treasury bonds issued to support the funding of their […]
Ebola: the IMF will pay $ 150 million as new aid to three African countries
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it is preparing to pay an additional $ 150 million dollars to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, […]
The French SNCF and the Moroccan ONCF will create a joint venture for TGV’s maintenance
The Moroccan company ONCF and the French National Railway Company (SNCF) signed on the 6th January in Rabat a contract in the amount of € […]
DRC: The government ordered the replacement of custom officials in Katanga.
The Minister of Finance, Henry Yav Mulang, instructed the General Director of the Head office of Customs and Excise (LDB) to replace “without delay” all […]
Kenya: Equity Bank mobile money to save five million users by June 2015
According to James Mwangi, CEO of Equity Group, Equitel, the virtual telecom group, specialized in mobile money, will have 5 million users by June 2015. […]
ACWA & Sener to Build $ 2 Bln Solar Power Plants in Morocco
Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power International and “Sener Ingenieria y Sistemas SA” of Spain have won a $ 2 billion deal to build two solar power […]
SENEGAL : Livestock contributes 7% to GDP
The livestock sector is of paramount importance in agricultural economies of West Africa, including Senegal, where it contributes 7% to the gross domestic product (GDP), […]