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MTN Cameroon takes the lion’s share in the quarterly information of the telecommunications sector in Cameroon that is just published by the Telecommunications Regulation Agency (ART). During the 2nd and the 3rd quarter, the Cameroonian subsidiary of the South African group, MTN, operating in the mobile telephony sector, is credited …

Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also …

Appointed managing director of Ecobank in 2013, the Ivorian, Thierry Tanoh (photo), was dismissed in March 2014 before the end of contract. The man is at present the Assistant secretary general of the Ivorian presidency. Ten months after leaving the management of the Pan-African bank, Mr. Tanoh is to become …

Will Africa be the next emerging car market? Being user for a long time, the continent henceforth undertakes the construction of some models already on sale. Monopolized by Asia, Europe and emerging markets, car manufacturing could concern Africa. The world offer should thus appreciably increase with cars made in Africa …

Africa, main producer of the coffee does not process on the spot the big part of its production. Consequently, the by-products of this plant come back expensive to the African populations with a doubtful quality. The Nigerian, Ngozi Dozie, faces the challenge by creating Neo, a structure that makes products …

Things become clearer and become a reality with regard to the announcement made on 1st December 2014 by the Nigerian billionaire and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu, concerning 100 million dollar consecration via his foundation « Tony Elumelu Foundation » for the creation of 10 thousand companies through Africa during the next 10 years. …

Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport of Abidjan, took its annual record of attendance dated 1999, with about « 1.5 million travelers at the end of 2014 « . « Ivory Coast has become again a destination of choice. We have just even taken the annual record of attendance at Félix Houphouët-Boigny Airport dated 1999, …

The traffic of Royal Air Maroc (RAM) towards African destinations got an increase of 16 % during the exercise going from November 2013 to the end of October 2014 with regard to the same period of the previous year. The national company carried through 16 285 flights, about 1,3 million …

The entire continent should be proud of Diezani Alison-Madueke. The Nigerian minister for the Oil resources was elected on 27th November of this year in Vienna, the chairwoman of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The Minister so becomes the first woman appointed to the rotating presidency of the …

His forecasts are similar to a prediction for the African economy. « The Year 2015 should be a very good year for the economy of Africa. In 2015, we shall see more and more sovereign funds investing in Africa. These funds are going to target sectors such as infrastructures, services and …

The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) will train during eight weeks three Ivorian senior officials, making of them efficient professionals of the diamond. It is what reported our colleagues from Afriquinfos. The on-line newspaper underlined that through this training, these selected agents will learn to estimate the value of a …

On the occasion of the 21st annual conference of the winning Africa Economic Forum that was held 13th December of this year in Paris, the Oscar of the of the African Managers Leadership was awarded to the Guinean former prime minister, Kabiné Komara (photo with the microphone), current High-commissioner of …

The Financial Times banking magazine, Banker, recently published the results of its « Banker Awards 2014« . At the end of this ranking, it is the Cameroonian subsidiary of Ecobank, the Pan-African Bank, that was appointed the best bank of year 2014. The announcement was made by the managing director of the …

The electronic interbank grouping of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (GIM-UEMOA) rewards once again the best banking institutions in the sub-region. An awards ceremony of the electronic banking performance challenge will thus be held in the Radisson Blu hotel of Dakar. The event will include various actors of …

The decision will cripple the presents he would want to offer to his close relations on these Christmas and New Year festivities. Accused of having plagiarized the headset models by Sleek Audio brand to start his own range, the American rapper, producer, actor, businessman, 50 CENT has just got all …

In its publication of last 5th November, the American magazine, Forbes, positions two Africans in the ranking of the most powerful world personalities. It is namely about the Egyptian president, Abdel Fatah al-Sissi and the Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote. With his crushing victory in the last Egyptian presidential election, with …

The very last report from the NGO, Transparency International, on the corruption index was published on Wednesday, 3rd December 2014 and Benin is listed as the 12th African country the least corrupt. Over 175 concerned by the survey, Benin stands in the 80th position with an index of 39/100, behind …

  The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has just revealed its last ranking of the most developed African countries according to its ITC Development Index (IDI). The latter that combines 11 index into a single reference measure serving to watch over and compare the evolution of ICTS worldwide, place Maurice in …

Immediately put on the disc market, the very last opus by the musician Flavour is about to take the sales record on the Nigerian musical scene. Released last 14th November, the album baptized « Thankful » has met an unprecedented success with the fans in spite of the on-line downloads, a phenomenon …

Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport of Dakar (AILSS) is being renovated. Big rehabilitation works are in progress to allow the platform to comply with the standards. These works particularly concern the renovation of the VIP Lounge, the Presidential detached house, the arrival hall, the passengers’ circuit, luggage delivery and Very …

For those who would like to invest in consumer goods, well Africa is well indicated in the coming years. According to a study by the Deloitte office presented during a congress of distribution on Wednesday in Johannesburg, the continent will be « by 2017, the second market where to invest for …

West-African employers have been meeting since Tuesday in Abidjan during an Ordinary General Assembly (AGO) for the Federation of employers’ organizations of West Africa (FOPAO). According to Jean Kacou Diagou, chairman of FOPAO, this session, punctuated with communications, will allow West-African employers to get informed and acquainted on the questions …

The second Africa-Turkey Summit will be held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea from next 19th to 21st November. According to a communiqué from Turkey embassy in Senegal, this meeting will concern the theme: « a new partnership model for strengthening of sustainable development and the integration of Africa« . On this occasion, the …

In a general policy declaration on Tuesday, the Senegalese Prime Minister, Mohamed Ben Abdallah Dionne, expressed the hope to see his country raising itself among the first three phosphate producers in Africa on the horizon 2023. « It is not rational that our country, so well-endowed with quality phosphates, imports all …

EU-AFRICA Chamber of Commerce (CCUEA) with the support of the European Commission and Afreximbank bank, will reward the best projects of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) launched in sub-Saharan Africa on the coming 26th November. An official reception evening will thus be organized to honor the prize-winners of the first edition …

The very first project of High speed train (HST) in Africa takes place in Morocco and should be delivered in 2015. But according to the latest news from our colleagues of Africahotnews, the media is talking about a delay of 18 months in this delivery; what thus set this delivery …

Lala Moulaye Ezzedine has been 31st October 2014, the chairman for the board meeting of Ivory Coast subsidiary of Bank Of Africa group. First woman to take such a position of responsibility in Ivory Coast, Moulaye Ezzedine is not however new in banking sector. She joined Bank Of Africa Côte …

Lafarge Maroc has just won « Lafarge Awards Sécurité 2014 » world trophy. This distinction crowns the efforts of the Moroccan subsidiary in the field of Safety of its co-workers and subcontractors. Apart from this trophy, Lafarge Maroc also won other distinctions during this event organized in Barcelona. According to the estimations …

Government adopted a bill relative to the organization for the marketing of gold in Burkina Faso. This bill has for objective to group and complete in one law the essential texts governing the marketing activities of gold in the country, with the aim of their good management. This bill was …

Interrupted since last 11th August because of Ebola fever that has been raging in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia since last March, flights from Conakry by company Air Côte d’Ivoire resumed on Monday, 20th October, and also towards the two other countries. This news is from sources close to agencies …