The Yanfolila gold mine in Mali, should produce its first gold before the end of this month. This was announced at the end of last week by Hummingbird Resources, the firm that owns the project, in an update of progress made so far on the latter.  The firm also revealed that the treatment plant at the site started operating. It has started sending in the first volumes of stored ores in the...

Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS SA) was selected by the Ivorian State for the collection and processing of electronic waste in the country. In partnership with the African Recycling Company (SAR), SGS which specializes in the inspection, verification, certification and institutional mentoring has recommended the government a three-module management solution. The first module concerns...

The National Commission for Human Rights of Côte d’Ivoire (CNDHCI) has organized on December 12 and 13, 2017, a workshop themed: “Human rights and land issues”. Financed by the Friedrich Naumann foundation, this workshop was targeting the 31 regional commissioners of the country. According to its organizers, the initiative was held amid various land conflicts taking place in the country,...

U.S has just lifted the temporary ban it previously imposed on citruses exported from Berkane in Morocco. This was revealed on December 17, 2017, by the national office for food safety (ONSSA). The ban was imposed since last year, on December 23, after Mediterranean fruit fly larvae or Ceratitis was found in two cargoes of clementine which were to be exported to the United States. According to...

Senegal has signed with the Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) a €110.5 million funding agreement benefiting Senelec, the country’s power utility. The facility granted by the arm of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will help the utility improve the efficiency of the national power system. “This move will help guarantee the purchase of oil and gas used as fuel by the...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed to invest $100 million in the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a private-public partnership company managed by Investec Asset Management. The funding aims at reducing infrastructure deficit in sectors that are key to the continent’s development; that includes electricity, transport and manufacturing. Present in Africa since its...

The French Group M6 just acquired a 33% interest in the Ivorian TV channel LIFE TV, which is one the four operators allowed to operate a private commercial tv service on the national terrestrial TV network of Côte d’Ivoire. A convention was signed in this regard on December 14, 2017, by Fabrice Sawegnon, CEO of LIFE TV, and Nicolas De Tavernost, President of the M6’s board. This alliance...

Last December 14, Tunisia has initiated a land reform aiming to “tackle the challenges of the sector”. This was reported by Webmanager Center quoting the minister of State Domains and Land Affairs, Mabrouk Korchid (picture). “The first axis of this reform consists in enacting the State domain code whose elaboration was completed and will be submitted to the council of ministers,” the...

World Bank will disburse about $202 million in support to the development of Casablanca in Morocco, a statement from the institution indicated. This support should help accelerate the implementation of the 8-year plan for the development of Greater Casablanca (PDGC) whose overall cost was valued at $3.4 billion. “This innovative programme will not only help us tackle the...

From now on, a tax of CFA30 will be applied to every kilogram of cashew exported. The information was disclosed on December 14, 2017 at the end of a Council of Ministers. “Revenues generated by this tax will be used to finance activities that will boost value chains’ competitiveness and support cashew sector’s structuring. The tax can be amended during each campaign to take into account...