Latest News West Africa

Agri-food industry

27/11/2019 at 17h04, by Africa Business+

Senegal: poultry feed producer Avisen invests in an abattoir

Franco-Senegalese company Avisen has invested around CFA francs 1bn ($1.65m) of equity capital to build...

Air transport

27/11/2019 at 14h57, by Africa Business+

Bonkoungou plants the Ebomaf flag at four airports in Côte d’Ivoire

Burkina Faso construction group Entreprises Bonkoungou Mahamadou et Fils (Ebomaf) has won a series of...

Telecoms

26/11/2019 at 17h27, by Africa Business+

Connectivity: Orange to commercialise its new African backbone network soon

The new terrestrial fibre optic network, known under its French acronym Bafo (Backbone africain en fibre...

Telecoms

25/11/2019 at 15h35, by Africa Business+

Zamani Com (Mohamed Rissa/Moctar Thiam) takes control of Orange Niger and appoints a CEO

Zamani Com, the company owned by businessmen Mohamed Rissa and Moctar Thiam, has completed its acquisition...

Bank

25/11/2019 at 14h08, by Valentin Grille

BHCI buy-out: Westbridge considering taking action against the Côte d’Ivoire government

The Canadian firm, which accuses Côte d’Ivoire’s ministry of finance of interfering it its takeover...

Air transport

25/11/2019 at 13h41, by Gaëlle Arenson

Full financing in place for Air Senegal’s eight new Airbus A220s

The flag carrier, which announced the order at the Dubai Air Show, will finance the purchase of the...

Consumer goods

22/11/2019 at 19h06, by Estelle Maussion

Coca-Cola seeking to expand its beverage offering in Africa

Global CEO of the Coca-Cola Company James Quincey, 54, has recently completed his first tour of Africa...

Maritime transport

21/11/2019 at 17h44, by Africa Business+

Sifax beefs up its terminal at Tin Can Port in Lagos

Ports & Cargo Handling Services Ltd (PCHS) is investing in Tin Can, the island port in Lagos where four...

Telecoms

20/11/2019 at 17h28, by Valentin Grille

With Murthy Chaganti, AirtelTigo picks a new CEO from its own ranks

The Ghanaian telecoms operator has appointed its former Chief Operating Officer who joined the firm...

Mines

20/11/2019 at 17h14, by Gaëlle Arenson

Sale of Sadiola mine in Mali: AngloGold Ashanti undergoing due diligence

Extraction was suspended last year at the gold mine which has resources of 3.23 million ounces.

Telecoms

19/11/2019 at 16h56, by Aurelie Benoit

Airtel goes into battle against MTN for Nigerian spectrum

The continent’s second largest operator has spent $70m to purchase bandwidth on its biggest African...

Private Equity

18/11/2019 at 17h16, by Aurelie Benoit

Two high-profile hires for CDC in Lagos and Nairobi

The UK development finance institution has appointed Seema Dhanani and Benson Adenuga to head its operations...

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