Orange to acquire Airtel’s two subsidiaries in West-Africa
French telecoms giant Orange on Wednesday said it has signed an agreement with Bharti Airtel of India to acquire the latter’s operations in Burkina Faso […]
West Africa
Senegal: Macky Sall limits presidential term despite criticism
Debate persists in Senegal this week over reduction of presidential term period, weeks after the West African nation Presidency issued a statement on the reduction […]
Nigeria-Cameroon submarine cable system launched
MainOne, West Africa’s leading telecoms and network services provider, has announced the completion and launch of the high capacity Nigerian-Cameroon Submarine Cable System (NCSCS). This […]
Ghana-Yemen: Ex-Guantanamo detainees claim innocence, love for peaceful Ghanaians
The two Yemeni ex- Guantanamo detainees, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih al-Dhuby, who were transferred to Ghana last week by the […]
Burkina Faso: President names economist as new PM
Burkina-Faso President Marc Roch Kabore on Thursday appointed Paul Kaba as the new prime minister, a week after he was sworn in as the country’s […]
Guinea: Conde names new government
Guinea President Alpha Conde has formed a new cabinet on Monday as the West African nation seeks to revive its economy. Guinea is a major […]
Ghana’s President reshuffles top hierarchy of the army
Ghanian President John Dramani Mahama on Monday announced changes in the top hierarchy of the west-African nation’s Armed Forces. The major shakeup has hit the […]
WHO officially declares Guinea Ebola-free
Guinea has been declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organisation, prompting nationwide celebrations tinged with sadness over thousands of lives that the virus […]
Ivory Coast: Oct-Dec. cocoa harvest drops
Output from Ivory Coast’s October-to-December cocoa mid-crop falls short of last year’s harvest, Reuters reported on Monday. By Dec. 27, cocoa port arrivals had reached […]
Guinea: Conde named new PM to ‘revamp the economy’
Guinea President Alpha Conde on Saturday appointed mining executive Mamady Youla as new prime minister as part of a strategy to revive the country’s fragile […]