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IVORY COAST – Public Treasury Gets Seven Smart ATM’s
The Directorate General of the Treasury and Public Accounting, through its Treasury Deposit Bank, has inaugurated seven new ATMs, two (2)...
SOUTH AFRICA – Towards the removal of 63,000 illegal taxis from traffic
The South African Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, wants to withdraw 63,000 illegal taxis from circulation over three years. This project is...
SOUDAN: Sudanese pound devalued to reduce the country’s debt
The Sudan Central Bank devalued the Sudanese Pound on Sunday, 21 February. The currency will now align with the currency market exchange...
SENEGAL: Makhtar Diop heads IFC
On Thursday, 18 February 2021, the World Bank (WB) announced the appointment of Makhtar Diop as Managing Director and Executive Vice...
MARROCO: 34 approved projects with a total cost of more than $1.2 billion
A total of 34 projects were reviewed and approved by the Investment Committee in Morocco, meeting on Wednesday under the chairmanship...
ANGOLA: US$1.3 billion invested to supply water to Luanda
Angola received a total of US$1.3 billion in funding for a drinking water project in Luanda from Bita. The announcement was made...
MAURITANIA: €9 million for food security and agriculture
On Tuesday, 09 February, Mauritania signed two financing agreements worth €9 million with the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). These funds...
NIGERIA: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala heads WTO
Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was brought to the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday, February 15, 2021. With...
IVORY COAST : Former slave children accuse chocolate makers
March, Nestlé and Mondelez are among the seven multinationals questioned by eight former illegal workers for “complicity in forced labour” on...
GABON: A fisheries agreement with the EU
The Ganonaise authorities intend to make good use of its fishing resources to boost its economy in this context of health...
ETHIOPIA: AfDB supports modernization of electronic payments
As part of the modernization of electronic payment infrastructure in Ethiopia, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB)...
SOUTH AFRICA: New scandal in sight around the Eskom
In South Africa, the problems of the Eskom, the national electricity company, are numerous and multifaceted. Parliament has just revealed a case...
