The Cameroonian ministry of Trade and national telecom operator, Camtel, have just signed a partnership agreement, in order to collaborate on the running of the Cameroon agro-pastoral portal (Camagro), launched a few months ago by Camtel. Thanks to Camagro, consumers and traders will be able to compare the price of foodstuffs available on the market, in order to make better choices when buying or...

The Cameroonian minister of Energy and Water, Basile Atangana Kouna, has launched an invitation to tender in two parts, for the recruitment of contractors to undertake the construction of two mini solar plants in Central and Southern Cameroon. The energy structures, equipped with production capacity respectively of 3.2 MW and 4.5 MW, will be built in the towns of Ekoumdoum, close to Yaoundé,...

The Angolan government has suspended, pending the implementation of the National Geology Plan, the issuance of new concession licences, research and operation on the mining resources of the country, reported Angola Press on 6 August. The decision follows the approval of a proposed presidential order regulating the licences which remained non-operational for years, explained Francisco Queiroz...

The Mozambican economy registered a growth of 6.1% during the first half of 2016, according to data published on 12 May by the government following a cabinet meeting. Inflation, for its part, was pinned at 2.35% for the first six months of the current year against a forecast of 5.1% for the whole year. In 2014, the real GDP of Mozambique increased by 7.6% thanks in part to the public expenditure...

The Ivorian press is awaiting the arrival of a new member entitled "La Tribune Ivoirienne" (The Ivorian Platform). The general news daily will be available in the stands from 31 August 2014. The new newspaper will be edited by the company A+ Média. The concept of the newspaper was explained during a press conference hosted by the General Manager of A+Média, Amos Behonao. "La Tribune...

The decriminalisation of press offences is announced in Gabon, following a cabinet meeting held on 11 August 2015, chaired by the head of state, Ali Bongo Ondimba. The decision was mentioned in the final communiqué at the end of the session, reports the Gabonese press agency (AGP). The text indicates: “This order mainly in the decriminalisation of press offences, taking into account online...

Is there a change in the status of typha in Senegal? The plant which has been long since considered as an invasive species could have a future in construction. Indeed, combined with other binding elements, typha can be used as an effective insulation material. “The current strategy of typha invasion control is centred on eradication since it is considered an invasive plant. Yet, one can use...

It is an alarmist report that the general secretariat of the CEEAC which the Nouveau Gabon consulted at the conclusion of the meeting of ambassadors of Member States of the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) held in Libreville on 5 August 2015. According to this document “the general secretariat of CEEAC is experiencing a very critical period in its existence, characterised on...

Amara Mining Plc, a gold mining and development group with activities focusing on West Africa, published on 12 August its report for the first half of the year 2015 congratulating itself on the satisfactory result of its ongoing optimisation plan to improve the economic parameters of the Yaoure project, located in the centre of Côte d’Ivoire. The company declared itself in a comfortable...

Gadde Bissik Phosphates Operations Sarl, a mining company formed to operate the Gadde Bissik phosphate deposit, has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Terminaux Vraquiers du Sénégal-Necotrans (TVS Necotrans) for the export of its production through the Dakar Port. The signing of this contract, with this major actor of warehousing, was disclosed on 22 July by Minemakers Ltd, an...