ARICA – Tax evasion in Africa: International trade, even worse than GAFA
L'actualité du jour, c'est comment Google a réussi en 2019 une évasion fiscale de 75 milliards $ (!) taking advantage of...
AFRICA – Cleaning the grid: Electricity generation in Africa
The imperative to respond to climate change is clearer than ever. At the same time as our technological horizons expand and...
EGYPT – Even Given ship owners to pay $900 million to Egyptian authorities
Egypt sued for $900 million in damages from the Japanese ship Ever Given, which disrupted Suez Canal traffic at the end...
AFRICA – 22 countries import their currency from England and Germany
Several decades after their independence, Guinea, Ethiopia, Rwanda and 14 other African countries continue to have their banknotes printed in the...
AFRICA – 205 Global Civil Society Organizations Behind Senegalese President Macky Sall for Debt...
The President of the Republic of Senegal, Macky Sall, called in April 2020 for the cancellation of the debt of African...
SENEGAL – Coumba Dioukhané received the 2021 SHE “Sophisticated, High networth, Excellence Award” in...
Coumba Dioukhané is a committed and ambitious model of a woman, a personality determined as we like. She is characterized by...
CÔTE D’IVOIRE – Applications open for the 11th Edition of the Orange Social Entrepreneur...
Since 2011, the Orange Social Entrepreneur Award in Côte d'Ivoire (POESCI) rewards technological projects with a positive impact allowing the improvement...
MADAGASCAR – A project to build two cable car lines before 2023
The Malagasy government has an ambitious plan to build two cable car lines before the 2023 Islands Games. The project, unveiled...
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...
SENEGAL: Air Senegal serves the cities of Barcelona and Casablanca
As part of the relaunch of its activities, Air Senegal is strengthening its international network. The Dakar-Barcelona line will be linked...
SENEGAL: Producer Akon invests in the Congolese mining sector
The Senegalese-American artist, Akon, signed an agreement on December 14, 2020, for the financing of a copper and cobalt mine in...
SENEGAL: 10,000 informal jobs threatened by Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
The Human Geography Laboratory (LABOGEHU) of the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar and the Global Labour Institute of Manchester have...
ZIMBABWE: Training modules to support agrarian reform
Zimbabwe intends to break with the old methods used in agriculture. Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement has...
UNITED STATES: Multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos leaves Amazon
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, announced on Tuesday, February 2 that he is leaving the directorate general of the e-commerce...
AFRICA: Eco, the single currency of ECOWAS, postponed to 2025
The governments of the countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), meeting in ordinary summit on Sunday 24...
GUINEA: Beny Steinmetz sentenced to 5 years in prison by the Geneva Criminal Court
The case dates back to 2008 when the Franco-Israeli businessman was awarded Blocks 1 and 2 of Simandou by Lansana Conté,...
BOTSWANA: Contract to purchase 2MW of electricity from coal bed methane.
Botswana is in a dynamic of energy self-sufficiency. The country now wants to put an end to electricity imports and use coal-bed...
ENERGY: Oil and gas are expected to cover more than 50% of global energy...
Many countries are increasingly turning to renewable energies such as hydro, wind, solar or biomass resources to reduce their consumption of...
ALGERIA: New historic decline of the dinar against the dollar
The Algerian currency continues to fall. After a historic decline in December 2021, the dinar has again set a new record. According to...
COMOROS: Islamic financing available from March 2021
Starting in March 2021, the Central Bank of Comoros (BCC) is launching a new Islamic financing mechanism that the client can...
EGYPT: Country announces first oil discovery of 2021
The American junior Apex International Energy announced on Monday (January 18th) that it had acquired a new crude field in the...
CAMEROON: Price of Cocoa Plummeted due to Covid-19 Pandemic
Due to the current pandemic, cocoa exports have been reduced in recent months.According to the information provided by Reuters, several European...
IVORY COAST: Akinwumi Adesina named Champion of the Great Green Wall Initiative
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, was named Resource Mobilization Champion of the Great Green Wall Initiative...
SENEGAL: Ndeye Diarra Diobaye Associate Director at Euros Agency
International agencies are increasingly coveting the African market. In this intense race, the communication component is essential to maintain a solid foundation...
