In Morocco, starting from May 22, land owners will be notified via SMS of any operation related to their land title. The government thus decided to leverage on digital to end land spoliation in the country, announced the taskforce formed to draw urgent and efficient measures to deal with the phenomenon, at the end of a recent meeting. Entitled "Achkhbar titre" (which means ‘what’s up with my...

From 10% as its president previously announced, the Ivorian government has decided to cut its 2017 budget by 9% (FCFA54 billion), bringing it to FCFA6.447 trillion, amid global slump (about 35%) in prices of cocoa, the country’s main export. Besides the slump in prices of cocoa of which Cote d’Ivoire is the leading exporter, the revision of budget is also explained by a rising pressure from...

Lekoil Ltd, oil and gas exploration and production company which is very active in Africa, announced yesterday the lifting of the first crude cargo from its Otakikpo marginal field in Nigeria. The cargo was lifted by Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited, subsidiary of Anglo-Dutch oil firm Shell, in respect to an agreement signed in March between the two parties. Under the contract, Lekoil...

Since December 22, 2016, la Guinéenne de Large Bande has been awarded the ISO 9001:2015 certification for its management, operation and maintenance activities of the Africa Coast to Europe submarine cable landing station, becoming the 1st operator to be recognized for its strong internal governance and quality management standards in Guinea. “This ISO certification demonstrates GUILAB’s...

Silicon Valley’s tech giant, Google, through its chief executive for Nigeria, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor (photo), asked the Nigerian government to reduce taxes and other fees involved in laying fibre optic cables. This should, according to her, boost technology industry in the country, Reuters reported on May 9. The executive said the industry’s development aligns with government’s...

Italian oil company Eni is set to build a new refinery in Nigeria, Reuters reported citing the country’s minister of petroleum, Emmanuel Kachikwu (photo). According to the official, the infrastructure will produce 150,000 barrels of oil per day. “We reached an agreement that Agip (Eni’s Nigerian subsidiary) will build a brand new refinery of 150,000 barrel capacity”, Kachikwu announced...

Nigeria has started exporting vegetables to the United Kingdom. This was disclosed by Vincent Isegbe, Coordinating Director of the National Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS).      Expressing himself regarding the development, the official said: “currently, we have been able to introduce vegetable exports. Initially, it was done in a disorganised manner”. Isegbe...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation aims to more than triple Nigeria’s gas supply by 2020, reveals a statement reported by Reuters. The corporation has indeed revealed that, in collaboration with some of its partners, it has identified seven projects which will help boost domestic gas supply from 1.3 billion standard cubic feet per day (bscf/d) to 5 bscf/d. Among identified projects...

Senegal’s government launched today “Generation Senegal”, a platform through which the presidency will directly address the youth. “It aims to help authorities better respond to the needs of the Senegalese youth,” reads a statement from the presidency’s communication office. On the platform are available videos, quizzes and infographics which intend to inform in a fun and dynamic...

Mining firm Amani Gold signed with Chinese Luck Winner Investment a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a $25 million investment in the Giro gold project, in DR Congo. The funds which will be raised via the placement of 500 million shares at a unit price of 5c, will be used to finance metallurgical testwork and drilling for feasibility studies. After the fundraising, Luck Winner, will be...