Africa: Leading French generic drug company Biogaran continues its development in Africa with the launch of its activities in Gabon

Libreville, Gabon, November 22, 2019 - The pharmaceutical company Biogaran, one of the pioneers of generic drugs in France, has announced the launch of its activities in Gabon.… Read more »

Niger: Dr Ibrahim Mayaki Receives Japan's Highest Distinction From Emperor Naruhito

Tokyo, Japan, November 7, 2019 - Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, former Prime Minister of Niger and CEO of the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD), is one of the foreign… Read more »

Africa: Grow Africa Signs First set of Term Sheets worth over $200,000,000

05 September 2019, Accra, Ghana – Grow Africa, a programme of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), today announced the signing of 7 term sheets that will… Read more »

Africa: Grow Africa at the AGRF2019 Agribusiness Deal Room

The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) through its Grow Africa Programme would like to invite media to a side event within the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Read more »

West Africa: ORAGROUP obtains a funding of €20 million from the AFRICA AGRICULTURE AND TRADE INVESTMENT FUND (AATIF)

Lomé, 19 August 2019 - Pan-African banking group ORAGROUP announces a €20 million loan from the AFRICA AGRICULTURE AND TRADE INVESTMENT FUND (AATIF), an investment… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: EBOLA In The DRC - One Year On ALIMA Strengthens Community Involvement To Stop The Outbreak

July 31, 2019, DAKAR/GOMA - One year after the declaration of the Ebola Virus Disease in North Kivu, a province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country's… Read more »

Africa: Huawei's 2018 Sustainability Report Digital Inclusion - Driving Equal Access For All

[Shenzhen, China, July 12, 2019] - Huawei today released its 2018 Sustainability Report. It has published this report for the 11th year in a row. The 2018 report explains Huawei's… Read more »

Kenya: Paul Maasdorp named partner at Emerging Capital Partners

Paul Maasdorp has just been named a Partner at Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), one of the oldest pan-African private equity investors. He will retain his role as a… Read more »

Africa: NEPAD officially becomes the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)

Niamey, Niger, July 9, 2019 - The Executive Council of the African Union adopted the Statute, Rules of Procedure and Structure of African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD).… Read more »

Togo: Orabank Togo launches KEAZ, its multi-service digital banking platform

Lomé, July 5, 2019 - Orabank Togo, a subsidiary of the Oragroup banking group, has launched KEAZ, its new digital services offer for retail, corporate and institutional… Read more »

Africa: Enhancing Trade and Market Access for Accelerated Agriculture Transformation

The 14th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partnership Platform meeting closing in Libreville last year, brought to the limelight the Biennial Review… Read more »

Africa: Emerging Capital Partners invests in fintech with Inter Africa Transport Forex

Nairobi, June 12, 2019 - Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) announces an investment to acquire a substantial stake in Mauritius-based Inter Africa Transport Forex (IATF). IATF… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: RAWBANK publishes its 2018 results on the rise

Kinshasa, 12 June 2019 - RAWBANK, the number one bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), today published its 2018 Annual Report, with results showing even faster… Read more »

West Africa: Orabank wins the Award for the best regional bank in West Africa for the third time

Malabo, June 12, 2019 - Orabank is pleased to announce it won the award for Best Regional Bank in West Africa at the African Banker Awards ceremony held by IC Publications Group on… Read more »

Africa: Making TVET Systems Work for Employment and Entrepreneurship Opportunities

Equipping and empowering young people with requisite skills will be a game changer for Africa’s economic progress, social development and well-being. This aspiration is… Read more »

Africa: Launch of the inaugural Africa Pharma Conference

Johannesburg, South Africa, June 7, 2019 – Africa’s pharmaceutical market is one of the fastest growing in the world and is predicted to reach $60 billion by 2020.… Read more »

Africa: Huawei and the African Union sign a MoU to strengthen their technical partnership on ICT

Addis-Ababa, May 31 2019 - Huawei and the African Union have signed through H.E. Amb. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, the Deputy Chair Person of the African Union Commission and Philippe… Read more »

Africa: Wari enables customers to request its financial services on WhatsApp

Paris, 22 May 2019 - More than 1-billion people in over 180 countries use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and family, anytime and anywhere. It is this very reason… Read more »

Africa: Oragroup announces strong 2018 performance increase and Ferdinand Ngon Kemoum to succeed Binta Touré Ndoye as CEO

Lomé, May 20, 2019 – Following its board meeting, Pan-African banking group Oragroup announces a strong performance increase in the 2018 fiscal year. Oragroup has a… Read more »

Africa: Ecobank International posts a strong performance in 2018

Paris, 16 May 2019 - Following its annual general meeting held on April 29 2019, EBI SA, the international subsidiary of pan-African banking group Ecobank Transnational… Read more »

Guinea: New tonnage record in bauxite transport - The SMB-Winning Consortium transports 300,000 tonnes of ore with the Rigel ship

Yantai, China, May 10, 2019 - While the SMB-Winning Consortium is still targeting an increase in bauxite production in Guinea for the year 2019 above 40Mt, the Rigel… Read more »

Guinea: The SMB-Winning Consortium selects China Railway for the construction of the Dapilon-Santou railway

Africa: Kasada Capital Management raises over USD 500m for new hospitality fund dedicated to Sub-Saharan Africa

April 26 2019 - Sub-Saharan hospitality investment platform Kasada Capital Management has reached a first close on its maiden fund Kasada Hospitality Fund LP with equity… Read more »

Guinea: SMB-Winning Consortium, lead sponsor of the Symposium Mines Guinea 2019

Conakry, Republic of Guinea, April 25, 2019 - The SMB-Winning Consortium has entered into a high-level partnership with the 2019 edition of the Guinea Mines Symposium (SMG 2019),… Read more »

Africa: Statement on Huawei's Work With the African Union

Huawei has a proud history of delivering world class information and communications technology solutions in Africa. In our 30-year history and work in more than 170 countries and… Read more »