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South Africa: Markets jittery after Bank collapse

The reverberations from last week’s collapse of South Africa’s African Bank continue with Moody’s Rating Agency downgrading all four major banks in the

Senegal: BADEA’s DG visits Madagascar

The Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) , Mr. Abdelaziz Khelef, will pay an official visit to Madagascar

Nigeria: Quoted firm outlines plan to expand petroleum marketing operations

One of the quoted companies on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Forte Oil Plc, has outlined plans to expand its operations in the West African sub-region,

Mauritius: Anjouan reaches out to Mauritian investors

The Governor of the autonomous island of Anjouan, Anissi Chamsidine, currently on a visit to Mauritius, has invited Mauritian investors to come and explore

Nigeria: Apex bank sets deadline on online funds transfer status

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given the commercial banks operating in the country 31 Dec. 2014 as the deadline to achieve the “Highly Secured

Nigeria: ‘Economy may lose US$3.5b to Ebola’

The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) may cost the Nigerian economy US$3.5 billion by December if it has not been contained by then, according to the Chief Executive

Gambia: Progress slow in implementation of money laundering measures

Progress in the implementation of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing Terrorism (AML/CFT) measures in The Gambia has been slow, according

Togo: Bridge construction starts on River Mono to link Togo, Benin

Togo and Benin are building a bridge on River Mono which borders the two countries, in a bid to facilitate trade between local residents, official sources here

Tanzania: National debt burden bulges to over US$14b

Tanzania’s external debt stock swelled to over US$14 billion at the end of June 2014, on account of new disbursements and accumulation of interest arrears, the

Nigeria: WB, DFID support Nigerian govt. with 44b naira

The Nigerian government has received funding support from the World Bank (WB) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to the

Sierra Leone: Pres. Koroma ‘disappointed’ over international response to Ebola

With his country badly hit by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone has expressed his disappointment

Botswana: Survey beam spotlight on Botswana’s ICT

Botswana has kicked off a nationwide information and communication technology (ICT) survey, targeting 2,440 households.
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