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Africa is the continent that has the lowest rate access to electricity whereas its fossil and renewable energy resources are colossal. According to a report from the World Bank published in 2013, 1, 2 billion individuals in the world live without electricity. One third of them are concentrated in twenty …

It is important to regularly consult the balance of one’s bank account in order to always arrange necessary cash flow and avoid slipping into the red.   Today, it is henceforth possible in Africa to manage on-line the most common bank transactions from a smartphone or a tablet, this, thanks …

After Washington, Istanbul, Dubai and Kuala Lumpur, the 5th annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit will be held from the coming 20th to 21st November in Marrakesh, Morocco, announced on Tuesday in Washington, the American President, Barack Obama during his speech in front of the « US Africa Business Forum« , in the presence …

The Battle Afro and Master & Platinum association has just launched the 6th  edition that will take place under the theme « AFRICA » planned for the coming 26th October at the « Cigale de Paris ». This unique Afro Battle will so allow rediscovering this continent and its history from another angle. More …

The French-speaking magazine Forbes Afrique announced the exceptional participation of 9 African Heads of State in the 3rd edition of its annual economic forum that is held in Brazzaville on this 25th July. The Forum so welcome the Presidents of the Republic of Congo, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, …

Senegal appears among the 12 countries with high and intermediary incomes outstripping the other countries of their group of income. Last Friday in Geneva (Switzerland), during the ranking of the Global Innovation Index 2014 (GII), the country occupied the African 9th position and the world 98th with a score of …

And a 3rd one for Movitel SA. The operator of telephony has just won the « the mobile innovation 2014 Prize » in the category of the « Best mobile innovation« . Through this prize, the joint company founded between the Vietnamese telecommunications group, Viettel and the Mozambican company, SPINNAKER, has become the first …

This was the decision taken by the technical committee on the works of a meeting organized last 14th July in Lagos, Nigeria. As in 2010, it was noticed that most of the countries could not be in adequacy with the convergence criteria necessary for the implementation of such a regime. …

The NGO Manufacturing of alcoholates and soap out of extracts of plants and mineral substances (FAMASEP) met a quality management.   In its operations, it also put forward a rigorous approach set up by communication, anticipation, costs and stakes control, motivation, and development of a system centered on the satisfaction …

The coffee & cocoa of Ivory Coast is promising. The production of the year 2013-2014 will far exceed the announced forecasts. Indeed, the production for the above-mentioned period will reach 1, 67 million tons contrary to 1, 45 million tons planned. These figures consolidate the rank of world leader for …

Togo is the next destination of the French bank « Société générale« . It has just made an application for approval with the Togolese authorities. The installation of the Bank in Togo aims at diversifying the risks of its Beninese subsidiary.   The favorable climate for business in Togo has been attracting …

Outside the Farnborough Aeronautics International fair in London, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) won on Tuesday, 15th July 2014 the prize of « the best airline company of Africa » for the year 2014. A prize awarded by Skytrax.   With this prize, RAM moved from 2 to 3 Stars Company in the …

It is one of the high-level meetings that the Congolese capital town is getting ready to welcome from the coming 24th to 25th July, the 3rd Economic Forbes Africa Forum. The meeting will be dedicated to the « the bancarisation Challenges » and a presentation of a study drawing up the current …

The « Villégiature Awards 2014 » in the category of « the Best hotel of Africa » was just awarded to two Moroccan 5 star hotel complex. They are the Sofitel Thalassa Sea & Spa in Agadir and the Palais Namaskar in Marrakesh. This prestigious award greatly prized by big international hotel complexes has …

Behind the beauty and the charm of this young lady from Ivory Coast, lies a businesswoman who is getting ready to revolutionize mentalities in Ivory Coast. On 31st July 2014, Isabelle Boblai will officially launch in Abidjan, the fair of creativity and products « Made in Côte d’Ivoire », (MICI on 2014). …

The Malian businessman, Mossadeck Bally is looking for 100 million Euros in order to face the competition in the hotel sector on the continent. This fund will allow him to accelerate the projects of Azalaï Hotel group already started. Mossadeck Bally will so take the opportunity to increase his capital …

Kerfalla Camara alias KPC presented to the press last Friday, his Oscar of « the Best African Manager 2014 ». The ceremony took place at the head office of the Guicoprès Group in Conakry, in the presence of the high executives of his KPC group. Let us remind that it was on …

Ivory Coast will welcome the edition 2015 of Africa CEO Forum that will be held on 16th and 17th March 2014. A total of more than 8000 businessmen from Africa and elsewhere will participate in this Exchange and sharing meeting that will take place in the Ivorian capital town, Abidjan. …

The peaceful locality of Djado, situated at 700 km far from Agadez lost its serenity. The plateau that could hardly counted some hundreds inhabitants registers more than 8000 souls today. According to the site of RFI, this massive movement of the populations is caused by gold discovery in this part …

The airline company, Air Mauritius of the Mauritius Island was just propelled into a new category among the 40 best in the world. It has just got the status of 4 stars, an accreditation of excellence by Skytrax. Last Tuesday, Edward Plaisted, the CEO of Skytrax, personally handed this accreditation …

The African States still have a long way to go regarding e-government. This is what a recent report of the UNO revealed. Africa obtains an average of 0, 27/1 while the world average is 0, 47/1. Beyond these figures far from brilliant, it is necessary to note the success of …

The Pan-African air transport company, ASKY announced the next increase of its capital moving from 20 billion FCA to 25 billion. According to the information relayed by the Jeune Afrique magazine site, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated and the ECOWAS Bank of investment and development (EBID) already gave their agreement to participate …

Signals are in the green at the African reinsurer CICA RE. The common  reinsurance company of the member states of the International Conference of Insurances Controls (CICA) announced to have realized a profit of 2, 1 billion FCFA for the exercise 2013 against 1, 4 billion FCFA the previous year. …

The Exhibitions and Trade Fairs Center of Togo (CETEF) is going resume with the big atmosphere of the International Trade Fair Lomé (FIL). The 12th edition will take place from the coming 21st November to 8th December with as honorable guests, Senegal and Poland. It is the Minister of Trade …

The government of Burkina Faso can rub itself hands with regard to the global net income recorded by the 16 public companies. It amounts to more than 81 billion of FCFA (approximately 162 million USD) in 2013, announced last week, the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Luc Adolphe Tiao (picture) …

In its publication of Thursday, 19th June 2014 of the Middle East edition, the American magazine, Forbes classified Attijariwafa Bank as « the first Moroccan company in the Arab world« . The ranking that took into account the 500 largest companies of the Arab world, was realized by estimating a ratio including …

Within the framework of the development of the culture of excellence at its level and at the level of partner companies, the Buying group RDI will hand over to the agents of its partner, the « Société Togolaise de Handling« , the « Prix d’excellence René Descamps International 2014″. Indicated on Wednesday, a communiqué forwarded …

Madagascar would have showed its ability in the contribution of the air transport in the development of tourism in other African countries. A gratitude that worth to it last week, the « Best marketing » prize during the 9th forum of « ROUTES AFRICA » that is recently held in Zimbabwe with the support …

For two years, the AfricAngels association has been rewarding the talents that dare to create, to innovate and to progress. And it is with the collaboration of Black Roses Network and the Mazars Group. This year, the merit comes to the Togolese of the Diaspora, Didier Acouetey, chairman of the …

That’s it! Emmanuel Ikazoboh was just appointed Chairman of the Board of the Ecobank group. It was at the end of the general assembly of the Pan-African group held on 30th June in Lomé. Of Nigerian origin, Emmanuel Ikazoboh is a Nigerian chartered accountant of the Deloitte cabinet, who worked …