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 […]
Month: January 2015
Ivory Coast: AfDB has financed more than 70 operations since 1971
Since the start of its operations in Ivory Coast in 1971, the African Development Bank (AfDB) had funded more than 70 operations at the end […]
Kenya: Japan lends $270 mn loan to help expand Mombasa port
The government of Kenya has signed a $270 million loan deal with Japan last week to help expand the capacity at Mombasa port, a busy facility […]
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 […]
Cameroon frees Boko Haram hostages
Armed men launched an operation in Cameroun targeting civilians living in the village of Mabass and its surroundings along the border. They took around 80 […]
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 […]
Nigeria: UBA joins the ranks of Vodafone Global Enterprise
Vodafone Nigeria have announced last week that the Nigeria’s commercial bank United Bank for Africa (UBA) has become the first multinational Nigerian company to join […]
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 […]
Cameroon: James Onobiono launches an investment company
The Cameroonian businessman James Onobiono has launched on the 15th December 2014, a new company named Propero SA. According to the Cameroonian newspaper “Investir au […]
C.A.R: Most feared anti-balaka commander captured, Hague waiting
A Cameroonian contingent that is part of the U.N peace keeping force in Central African Republic has captured General Andilo, a senior leader of the […]