ECOWAS: Common External Tariff will come into effect next month
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Common External Tariff (CET) will come into effect on the 1st January 2015. The information was released […]
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Ebola: UN calls for the cancellation of the debt of the affected countries
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa released on December 16th, a calling for the cancellation of the debt of countries affected by the Ebola […]
Sierra Leone: Britain declines U.S military support against Ebola
After reports that Ebola cases have not been falling down in Sierra Leone compared to neighboring Liberia, there were calls for more help to be […]
Erdogan: EU should mute when Turkey deals with national security
The European Union has reacted to the mass arrests of more than a score of people working in the Turkish media as an “incompatible [action] […]
Control Risks published the “safe” African countries and the most “risky” for business in 2015
The British consultancy Control Risks published on December 9th 2014, their annual card of safety, geopolitical and economic risks for businesses and people around the […]
Ivory Coast: Charles Konan Banny announced his ambition for 2015 presidential election.
The former Ivorian Prime Minister and ex-governor of the Central Bank of West African States, Charles Konan Banny announced his candidacy for the nomination of […]
Nigeria: Jonathan versus Buhari in 2015 presidential election
The February 2015 presidential election in Nigeria is destined to be most closely contested in the country’s history that has often been marred by military […]
Shale Gas: End of drilling operations of the pilot wells in Algeria
Drilling operations and compression of shale gas made in the pilot wells in Algeria were completed during this week. Quoted by the Algerian news agency, […]
The bank’s network GIM-UEMOA will award the best banks of the sub-region
The network of electronic payment banks of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (GIM-UEMOA) will award the best banks of the sub-region in Dakar. […]
China officially became the world’s largest economy, ahead of the United States
China officially became the world’s largest economy, ahead of the United States, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). For the first time since 1872, […]