West African Development Bank to raise $500m for regional integration
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) plans to raise up to $500 million from the international financial markets in the last quarter of 2015 to […]
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Canada concludes air transport agreements with Nigeria, Mali and Oman
The Canadian government concluded agreements on Monday with Nigeria, Mali and Oman to enable Canadian airlines to better serve passengers travelling between Canada and these […]
Mali arrests 20 radical Islamist militant suspects
The Malian police arrested 20 people suspected of being radical Islamist militants, including at least two French citizens and the mastermind of a restaurant attack […]
Tanzania jails former finance and mining ministers
Two former Tanzanian ministers were sentenced to three years in jail after they were found guilty of issuing illegal tax exemptions to a gold audit […]
Mali: Tax collectors give gov’t 72-hour strike notice
The union of tax collectors of Mali has given the General Tax Directorate 72-hour strike notice after attempts to reach a first collective agreement failed. […]
Mali: Lack of rain affects cotton production
The head of Mali’s state-owned textile development company, CMDT, announced recently that Mali’s target cotton production is 800,000 tons by 2018 but lack of rain […]
Mali: Abu Dhabi Development Fund to finance a hybrid solar energy project
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) signed a $ 9 million loan agreement with the Malian Government to finance the construction of a hybrid […]
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, […]
E.U. allocates € 34 million food aid to six African countries
The European Union has announced providing assistance worth €34 million for immediate food aid for the most vulnerable people in Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Niger […]
Morocco: King Mohammed VI visits several African countries
King Mohammed VI will embark on a tour to West and Central Africa as of Wednesday during which he will visit Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon […]