IFC and Ecobank to supports SMEs in Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group and a leading pan-African full-service banking group, […]
Guinea
Guinea begins Ebola vaccine trial
A voluntary trial of an Ebola vaccine has begun in Guinea on Wednesday amid fears of violent reactions from communities fearful about healthcare workers’ intentions […]
Liberia: Post-Ebola agenda needs support to avoid “a global menace”
Liberia has lifted the overnight curfew that has been in place since August and also opened its border with Sierra Leone as the country prepares […]
Guinea: President Conde seeks IMF Ebola compensation
President Alpha Conde of Guinea has said that he is not worried about the upcoming presidential elections because he is focused on overcoming Ebola which […]
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 […]
Sierra Leone: Britain declines U.S military support against Ebola
After reports that Ebola cases have not been falling down in Sierra Leone compared to neighboring Liberia, there were calls for more help to be […]
Kenya: Nairobi-Accra relations boosted by ambitious agreements
Kenya and Ghana have stated their desire to renew the ties between them with the pre-independence bonds established by Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah […]
Guinea: World’s biggest untapped iron-ore deposit to be tendered
Guinea is preparing the tender for the other half of the Simandou mountain range that was seized from the billionaire Beny Steinmetz’s BSG Resources Ltd. […]
Liberia: President Ambitions Zero New Cases by December 25
Liberia has renewed its determination to fight the Ebola virus as President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said in a radio address that the goal is not […]
Ebola : WB Forecasts over $32 Billion in Economic Loss by End of 2015
A new WB study revealed on Wednesday that if the Ebola epidemic lasts longer and spreads to other countries in West Africa, it will entail […]