Special Column

Ethiopia issues tender to buy 80,000 tonnes wheat -trade

Ethiopia issues tender to buy 80,000 tonnes wheat -trade

The Ethiopian government has issued an international tender to buy about 80,000 tonnes of milling wheat, European traders said.The tender deadline is Nov. 26. Finance for the purcha…...

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Africa’s Richest Man To Build $60 Million Cement Factory In Togo

Africa’s Richest Man To Build $60 Million Cement Factory In Togo

Nov 11 2019 - Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has concluded plans to invest roughly $60 million in Togo in the construction of a cement manufacturing facility.According to new…...

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Moroccan sovereign fund aims to double investments to $6bn in 5 years

Moroccan sovereign fund aims to double investments to $6bn in 5 years

By Sarmad Khan - Ithmar Capital, Moroccos sovereign wealth fund, hopes to double its investments to $6 billion (Dh22bn) within the next five years as it looks to diversify its domes…...

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Ghana Energy Commission trains 2000 electricians to ensure safety

Ghana Energy Commission trains 2000 electricians to ensure safety

The Energy Commission has trained and licensed 2000 new certified professional electricians as part of efforts to ensure safety and productivity of Ghana’s energy sector, Finance M…...

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Morocco’s Aviation Sector boosted by two New Aeronautics Plants

Morocco’s Aviation Sector boosted by two New Aeronautics Plants

CASABLANCA - The aviation sector in Morocco, where 140 companies are already operating, has been boosted by two new aeronautics plants that were inaugurated Tuesday in Casablanca.On…...

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Morocco's Attijariwafa bank gets $5 billion from China's ExIm for Africa export fund

Morocco's Attijariwafa bank gets $5 billion from China's ExIm for Africa export fund

RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank said on Friday it had agreed with State-owned Export-Import Bank of China (ExIm) to set up a 5 billion dollar fund to promote African …...

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Egypt's inflation lowest in nearly a decade

Egypt's inflation lowest in nearly a decade

Cairo (AFP)Egypts inflation rate dropped to the lowest level in nearly a decade last month, official figures showed Saturday, as cheaper food offered respite to consumers squeezed b…...

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China toasts 55 years of friendship with Zambia

China toasts 55 years of friendship with Zambia

When Zambia got independent, China was one of the first countries to recognise her as a new state and on October 29, 1964, five days after her independence from British rule, the Em…...

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Morocco’s Aerospace Sector is Fastest-Growing Industry for Jobs

Morocco’s Aerospace Sector is Fastest-Growing Industry for Jobs

The aerospace sector currently generates a turnover of MAD 17 billion and employs more than 15,000 in 2018, compared to 5,700 in 2005.By Hamza Guessous -Nov 6, 2019Rabat – Morocco …...

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African-Made mobile phone launched in Rwanda

African-Made mobile phone launched in Rwanda

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