The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) has auditioned, between November 15 and 18, in Niger, migrants evacuated from Libya. The process aimed at initiating the procedure to grant asylum to all those that need one after suffering human rights abuses, rape, torture, arbitrary detention in Libya…  The audition in Niamey follows another that was...

Since last November 21, 2017, the mobile operator Azur Centrafrique, subdisiary of Azur Telecom, is temporarily closed. The decision was taken by the minister of posts and telecommunications, Justin Gourna-Zacko (picture), during a personal meeting with the company’s staff which has been on strike for some days now. The workers demand the payment of salary arrears they are owed. According to...

ORAGROUP SA, the holding company of ORABANK group, present in 12 African countries, and ENTREPRENARIUM, the continent's first philanthropic accelerator, present in 5 countries, signed a memorandum of understanding to support entrepreneurs in Gabon and Senegal in three priority sectors: agriculture, sustainable development and female entrepreneurship in all sectors. The project initially aims to...

Private equity firm Phatisa will be granted $10 million by the African development Bak (AfDB) for its second fund to boost agriculture and nutrition across Africa (Phatisa Food Fund II-PFF2). This new fund, which builds on the success the first, African Agriculture Fund, will extend over 10 years and various segments of the agricultural value chain, namely production, processing, logistics...

Over the next four years, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will invest $12 billion in Africa’s energy sector to boost the aviation industry, the institution’s president Akinwumi Adesina (picture) said.  According to him, the aviation sector which contributes close to $73 billion in terms of GDP and supports 6.8 million jobs, holds a key importance for the continent’s...

Toronto-listed GoviEx Uranium has released this week the results of the preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Mutanga uranium mine in Zambia.  According to these results, the project’s development will initially require $123 million. Also, the PEA estimated to $112 million the project’s pre-tax net actual value and to 25% its internal profitability rate. It should...

So far, in Africa, only six countries have migrated from analogue Tv to digital Tv. This is disclosed by Eutelsat in a report entitled “Digital Transition in Africa”.  According to the report, since June 17, 2015, first deadline for all African nations to migrate toward digital Tv, besides the six countries concerned, almost all other countries have been facing issues with the...

Senegal’s President, Macky Sall (picture) revealed last November 20, why he did not accept and implement the recommendations that resulted from the last work session of the National land reform commission, which is presided by Prof. Moustapha Sourang. The leader said that the central State would not transfer land management rights, particularly, leasing rights, to local...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost Africa’s aviation sector. The MoU was signed last Tuesday in Abuja, Nigeria, on the sidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organization World Aviation Forum, by AfDB’s president, Akinwumi Adesina (picture), and IATA’s director, Alexandre...

Next December 9th, the first CanalOlympia movie theater of Benin, located in Wologuèdè, Cotonou, will begin its activities. This was just revealed on the Facebook page dedicated to the project. Among movies that will be shown at the theater’s premiere, there is the blockbuster Justice League. The commissioning of the new cinema room will take place only a few days after Lomé’s in Togo....