The government of Burkina Faso plans to mobilize CFA52 billion (about €79 million) to finance the second phase of the Greater Ouaga Urban Mobility Project (PMUGO).This second phase "is intended for the development of road infrastructure (roads and intersections) and street furniture (bus stops) [...] and the construction of a multimodal exchange station at Naaba Koom Square," explains the...

Kenya bans importations of maize from Tanzania and Uganda following tests that revealed high levels of toxic substances in the grains. The information was reported last week by the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA). “The test results for maize imported from Uganda and Tanzania have revealed high levels of mycotoxins that are consistently beyond safety limits,” explained Kello Harsama,...

Ethiopia received its first batch of Covid-19 vaccines as part of the Covax initiative led by the World Health Organization. In an official statement issued on March 5, the authorities said 2.2 million doses of vaccines should arrive in the country on March 7. “The ministry is making detailed plans and preparation for the introduction of this COVID-19 vaccine to prioritized population groups...

Sport News Africa (SNA), the media of reference for African sports news, has published a first-of-its-kind study on “The 100 most influential African athletes on Twitter.” This Top-100 offers a ranking of athletes of African nationality who competed or have recently competed in Africa or elsewhere, while contributing to the influence of the continent on a daily basis. The study was conducted...

The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet (pictured), expressed the need to access the disputed region of Tigray to prove the possible war crimes committed in the area. In a statement published yesterday, she said it’s urgent to assess the facts objectively and independently, given the persistent reports of serious human rights violations and abuses.  "Deeply distressing...

The government of Rwanda announced it will mobilize $51 million to acquire doses of Covid-19 vaccines by next year.  Health Minister Daniel Ngamije said two-thirds of the budget will first be used for vaccine acquisition, as the country is also relying on the WHO Covax initiative. The goal is to vaccinate about 7.8 million people, or 60% of the population, by the end of 2022. "We...

Tidjane Thiam’s (pictured) Freedom Acquisition I Corp is getting ready to step into the e-health market. The company, which recently raised $345 million in an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, unveiled a plan to acquire an e-health company in North America. “We are exploring various opportunities, but our first target is a telemedicine platform on which we can incorporate other...

Africa 50, an investment vehicle dedicated to infrastructure projects in Africa, and Togolese financier Oragroup announced the disbursement of $90.3 million in the form of a bridge loan to support the Malicounda power plant in Senegal. The terms and conditions of this loan were not disclosed. The loan facility was structured and arranged by Oragroup. The holding company, which is...

Egypt signs a deal with South Korean tech company Samsung to build an educational tablet plant in Beni Suef, over 100km south of Cairo. The agreement will see Samsung invest $30 million in the facility. Construction work is expected to last until March 2022 and tablet production will commence right after. According to the Egyptian ICT department, 1,000 local engineers will be trained in the...

Mauritania will benefit from a new disbursement of $23 granted by the International Monetary Fund following the completion of the sixth review under the extended credit facility arrangement with the country. Valued at $167 million for the period 2017-21, this agreement aims to help Mauritania meet its social and infrastructure needs while maintaining macroeconomic stability and...