Laurent Fabius urges G7 nations to boost investment in renewable energy projects in Africa
The French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius requested the G7 nations to act against Climate Change and invest in clean energy sources in Africa. He also […]
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Ecobank names Nigerian Ade Ayeyemi as new Group CEO
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank with operations in 36 countries across the continent, has announced the appointment […]
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) […]
Cameroon: Nexttel lands 2 million subscribers in 8 months
The Viettel telecom company, Nexttel has recorded two million subscribers in first eight months of activities with its 3G license, Cameroon’s third mobile provider said […]
Côte D’Ivoire: Standard to open a branch in Abidjan
The South African banking group Standard Bank has announced recently that it would convert its representative office in Côte d’Ivoire into a Branch to expand […]
Cameroon to set up six new cassava processing units
The government of Cameroon is going to modernize its agriculture sector trough the installation of new processing units. The localities of Edea and Dibombari, in […]
Somalia to resumet livestock exportation to Egypt
An agreement on the resumption of Somalian livestock exports to Egypt has been reached recently between the two governments which also decided to bolster exchanges […]
China Development Bank lends $ 2 billion to Transnet group
The South African logistics group Transnet announced it had obtained a loan of 30 billion rand ($ 2 billion) from the China Development Bank to […]
South Africa: Mr Price plans to open stores in Australia
The South Africa’s fashion-value retailer Mr Price plans to open stores in Australia by the end of this year, as sales growth in its home […]
Kenya: IMF lowered its growth forecast for 2015 to 6.5%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that the Kenyan economy is expected to grow by 6.5% in 2015, against the 6.9% forecast announced earlier this […]