South Africa’s Mediclinic enters U.K. market
South Africa’s biggest private-hospital owner, Mediclinic International Ltd., plans to enter the U.K. after agreeing to buy a stake in Spire Healthcare Group Plc for […]
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Côte d’Ivoire: IMF forecasts 7.9% growth in 2015
Côte d’Ivoire ‘s economy will expand by 7.9 percent this year and by an average of 7.6 percent in 2016 and 2017, the International Monetary […]
Cameroon: Indo-Chinese consortium to build two vehicle assembly plants
India’s Azad Coach, China’s Yutong Group and GAC GONOW – a joint venture between Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd and Zhejiang Gonow Holdings Group Co […]
Maersk Group to invest $1.5b in Ghana’s Tema Port expansion project
Maersk Group is committed to support the expansion of Ghana’s Tema port to the tune of $1.5 billion, says Nils Smedegaard Andersen, Chief Executive Officer […]
Cotton: Burkina Faso to reach its 800,000t target according to Ecobank
The production target of 800.000 tons of cotton, set at the beginning of the campaign by the Inter-professional Cotton Association (AICB) of Burkina Faso is […]
Sinosteel, Tosyali to launch a $508Ml steel plant in Algeria
The Chinese company Sinosteel Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary sealed a contract with North Africa Tosyali Iron & Steel Industry […]
Gabon to issue $ 500 million Eurobond to finance infrastructure projects
Gabon plans to raise at least $500 million via a new 10-year Eurobond at a 6.95% interest rate to fund infrastructure projects that will help […]
Energy : American Capital invests $ 85Mln in Senegal’s wind power project
American Capital Ltd., a private equity firm agreed to provide $85 million to help build the first utility-scale wind-power project in Senegal. American Capital Energy […]
Ethiopia to double its sugar plants by November 2015
Addis Ababa aims to become Africa’s biggest sugar producer and exporter with plans to double the number of its sugar estates to six by November […]
Zambia not to benefit from Africa’s TFTA
Three African trade blocks, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Eastern African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) […]