South Africa recorded an inflation rate of 6.1% in 2014
South Africa has recorded an inflation rate of 6.1% in 2014, against 5.7% in 2013, despite the beneficial effect of lower oil prices at the […]
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Senegal to produce 350,000 tons of onion by 2016
The government of Senegal is planning to produce more than 350,000 tons of onion by 2016. A workshop to develop a share of the onion […]
Angola appoints Jose Pedro de Morais as new central bank governor
Angola’s President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has replaced the central bank Governor Jose de Lima Massano with Jose Pedro de Morais according to the information […]
Ghana: Asanko Gold Advances Project Development, Draws $40M in Debt
Asanko Gold Inc. will release towards the end of the first quarter of 2015 the Phase 2 of feasibility studies of the proposed gold mine […]
Tunisia: SME Finance Bank has financed 1543 projects in 2014
The Tunisian Bank for small and medium enterprises (BFPME) has announced on the 20th January that it has granted loans amounting to a total of […]
Ecobank to appeal $15 million ruling
In a recent article published on this website, it’s announced that Ecobank Transnational Corporation (ETI) was ordered by the commercial court of Abidjan to pay […]
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde to Visit Rwanda and Senegal
Ms. Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will visit Rwanda from 26th to 29th January, 2015, and Senegal from 29th […]
Ecobank ordered to pay former CEO Thierry Tanoh $12.3m
Ten months after his departure as CEO of the Pan-African bank Ecobank, Thierry Tanoh is poised to become a billionaire. This wealth does not necessarily […]
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 […]
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 […]