Cameroon: Hajj 2015, FCFA 259,000 cost increase
An additional sum of 259,000 FCFA has been added as part of expenses for the 2015 Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca this year in Cameroon, the […]
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Mali: Lack of rain affects cotton production
The head of Mali’s state-owned textile development company, CMDT, announced recently that Mali’s target cotton production is 800,000 tons by 2018 but lack of rain […]
Nigerian Benedict Oramah to lead Afreximbank as new President
Shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have appointed the Nigerian born Dr. Benedict Oramah to be the next President of the continental multilateral trade […]
Ghana to receive over € 160 Mln from EU
The European Union (EU) announced earlier this week its decision to resume budget support disbursements to Ghana and Ghanaian Deputy Finance Minister Ato Forson Cassiel […]
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 […]
South Africa: Eskom’s Sere wind farm start full commercial operation
The Sere Wind Farm from Eskom, the South African electricity public utility, recently achieved its full commercial operational capacity of a 100 MW. The achievement […]
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 […]
Algeria-France: François Holland hails Algiers efforts for peace in the region
French president François Holland on Monday congratulated Algiers for its role in the region as a peace broker. Shortly after arriving in capital city Algiers […]
Sudan-ICC: Bashir returns to Khartoum, ICC and Washington lash out
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir returned uncaught to Khartoum on Monday after attending the 25th AU summit in Johannesburg where a court banned him from returning […]