IMF: Carla Grasso appointed as new Deputy General Director
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced on the 14th January, the appointment of the Italy-Brazilian Carla Grasso as Deputy General Director r, a new […]
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Togo will soon be first producer of cement in West Africa
According to the Togolese Minister of Mines and Energy, Dammipi Noupokou, Togo will be in the coming years, the first producer of cement in the […]
South Africa: Zuma visits Angola for strategic talks
President José Eduardo dos Santos of Angola welcomed his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma in Luanda as the two countries work towards boosting the relations […]
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 […]
Madagascar: Power cuts forces government resignation
Prime Minister Roger Kolo of Madagascar has resigned together with his ministers after frustrations started to rise in the country over regular power cuts and […]
Algeria: Algerian companies urged to invest in Senegal Emergence Plan
President Macky Sall has said that relations between Senegal and Algeria must surpass traditional bilateral relations and must now encourage economic activities as well as […]
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, […]
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. […]
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), […]