In a bid to facilitate the implementation of the current land reform in Senegal, the head of programmes of the council of non-governmental organizations for development’s support (CONGAD), Mbaye Niang (picture), recommends a participative and inclusive approach. In this regard, he urged the government to vulgarize the report submitted by the national commission for land reform. “The State...

In Morocco, a total of 12,292 fake bank notes were detected in 2016, valued at 1.9 million dinars (about $200,000). This is 19% more than in 2015, in terms of bank notes and 43% in terms of value. This was revealed by the country’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, in a report released recently. The rate of notes counterfeiting in Morocco in 2016 stood at 8.6 fake notes for every million...

Trace, the group specialized in the broadcasting of music and afro- urban entertainment programs, announced the launch of its unit dedicated to the distribution of media contents. Named Trace Content Distribution (TCD), this new branch of the group will be led by Betty Sulty-Johnson, an expert in the commercialization of media content in Africa. “I’m glad to join Trace in order to expand...

Mining firm Red Rock Resources (RRR) signed with Cobalt Blue Ltd, a conditional agreement to acquire interests in a project to process copper and cobalt residues near Kolwezi, in DR Congo. The project comprises the Kamirombe 1 and 2 sites, as well as those of Haute Kalumba and Basse Kalumba. RRR under the agreement made an initial non-refundable payment of $50,000 which gives it 40 days to...

Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, will meet with his Ghanaian counterpart Nana-Akufo Addo to discuss ways to reduce the gap between cocoa’s prices to producers in the countries, Bloomberg reported.  The related measures aim to tackle illegal trafficking of the beans, and should be implemented before October 1, 2017, when will be fixed the minimum price to Ivorian producers for the...

The City of Kigali, through the Kigali Employment Service Centre (KESC), has launched its programme “KESC, Youth Entrepreneurship Business Education” in partnership with ENTREPRENARIUM Foundation. This programme aims at providing trainings on entrepreneurship and self-employment to a group of young graduates selected by KESC. Young aspiring entrepreneurs are being equipped with the...

In an interview Niamey et les 2 jours, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina (picture), revealed some of his institution’s plans for Niger, in regards to the power sector. “Currently, 645 million Africans have no access to electricity. As AfDB’s president, I feel ashamed and it is not acceptable,” he said. “Taking Niger’s example, less than 1% of the...

Recently, think tank Audace Institut Afrique organized in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire’s capital city, a working session revolving around the rural land management issue. The meeting falls under a project, financed by the Friedrich Naumann foundation.  Themed "Governance and management of lands, tradition at the service of land security", the workshop mostly aimed at reviewing the...

On the sidelines of a visit to Cotonou, a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Benin’s economy should grow beyond 4% this year, that rate recorded in 2016. The nation plans to bring down its budget deficit to 1.9% of its gross domestic product (GDP) in the next two years, from 6% in 2016. Concerning its economic outlook, IMF forecast a very high economic growth and a low...

In an interview with news website, Leaders, the Tunisian minister of State domains and Land Affairs, Mabrouk Korchid (picture), revealed that most of the arable lands used without deeds have been recovered by the State.  “Presently, more than 90% of the arable lands used illegally have been recovered in order to be re-integrated in the economic chain, according to well-defined standards....