Zimbabwe : Mugabe becomes AU Chairman
The Heads of state of the member countries of the African Union (AU) have elected Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe as Chairman. Ahead of his election, […]
Month: January 2015
Rwanda is one of Africa’s economic success stories (Christine Lagarde – IMF)
Ms. Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has conducted a four-day visit to Rwanda which end on the 29th January […]
Cashew: Ivory Coast plans a production of 600,000 tons for the next season
Ivory Coast will produce 600,000 tons of raw cashew nuts during the 2014-2015 campaign, which opens next February, according to an information given on the […]
IDB approves funding of $ 189 million for four African countries
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has approved, on the occasion of the 302nd meeting of its Board of Directors held on January 18th, the funding […]
Cameroon: the gov’t requires 150 bln for the renewal of Orange and MTN
MTN and Orange mobile operators are currently in negotiations with the government of Cameroon to reduce the $ 75 billion FCFA requested from everyone to […]
Nigeria: Chadian soldiers forced Boko Haram out of town
Military sources stationed in neighboring Niger have said that the Chadian soldiers have forced Boko Haram fighters to flee from the Nigerian border of Malam […]
Ghana: ENI promises CTP block offshore oil and gas in 2017
The Italian group Eni, Vitol and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) have signed on the 27th January with the President of the Republic of Ghana, […]
DRC: SMEs must pay their income taxes by 31st January
Small businesses in DRC have up to Friday, 30th January 2015 to pay their income taxes of the financial year 2014. This date is advanced […]
Tanzania Telecom seal a deal worth of US $182 million with Huawei
Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL), a former subsidiary to the East African Post and Telegraph Company is the oldest and largest fixed line telecommunications company […]
CAR: Seleka and anti-balaka adopt ceasefire
An agreement in principle has been reached in principle between the Seleka rebels and the anti-balaka militia to end the hostilities that they are carrying […]