Ghana became an official OECD Development Centre member on Oct. 6, making it the 50th country to join the organization, which finds policy solutions to promote growth and boost life quality in emerging economies. As a member, Ghana will engage in the OECD Development Centre’s lead initiatives, such as the policy dialogue on Natural Resource-based Development. Read More »

Organized by the government of Ghana, the ECOWAS Commission as well as AME trade, ECOMOF promotes and develops the mining and petroleum potentials in the ECOWAS region. During the forum, participants engaged in interactive workshops, an industry conference with plenary and parallel sessions, roundtables, country presentations and technical tours. ECOMOF will be held every two years. Read More »

Everjobs will extend its online employment website to include 20 African countries by the end of 2016. The expansion is needed to provide African SMEs with access to the best talents, which Eric Lauer, CEO of Everjobs Uganda, said is currently not available. Lauer also spoke to the aggressive rate his company is growing in staff and gave projections about internal employment. Read More »

Online classified company OLX Nigeria celebrated three years in operation by hosting its top car dealers at Rooftop restaurant in Victoria Island, Lagos, Oct. 6. During the anniversary event, OLX managers reinforced the company's commitment to investing in innovation in order to improve its services in the region and spoke to their contribution to the e-commerce market. Read More »

Eutelsat Communications has announced a partnership with Facebook that aims to improve satellite technologies and increase Internet access in Africa. In an agreement with Spacecom, the companies will use the the Amos-6 satellite and develop a system with satellite capacity, gateways and terminals. The project is expected to start in 2016. Read More »

With members negotiating and agreeing unanimously to accept the nation into the organization, Liberia last week became the eighth least-developed country to become a member of the World Trade Organization. The terms of Liberia’s pending membership will come before the 10th Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, Kenya Dec. 15-18. Read More »

Greater access to broadband would allow for more innovation and increased opportunity for Africa, Tony Dolton, CEO of Unitel in Angola, said. Dolton added that the impact of the digital transition on the telecoms and media sector is the convergence of content and delivery and the need to be “connected always,” meaning network infrastructure needs more investment and development.   Read More »

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a combined $428.4 million in loans and grant to finance energy, infrastructure, transport and water and sanitation projects in eight African countries. Under the approvals, Ghana Airports Co. Ltd. will receive a loan of $120 million to finance its capital investment program. Read More »

African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina and U.S. President Barack Obama met at the 70th United Nation's General Assembly on Sept. 29 to confirm their continued partnership of bringing power to Africa. The meeting comes on the heels of President Obama's Power Africa initiative that looks to ensure that Sub-Saharan Africans have double the access to electricity. Read More »

Officials from Nigeria and Liberia agreed to collaborate on disaster preparedness in the face of health crises, such as Ebola. The agreement was made at the West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative course, which took place at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Ghana. The collaboration works to enhance response and management in 17 African nations. Read More »

Blox Inc. has released the latest grade results from a near surface infill diamond core sampling campaign in Guinea. Read More »

A recently concluded report on precious mineral holdings of Golden Saint Resources  has revealed further study is needed to determine the potential for exploration in certain areas of Sierra Leone. Read More »

DHL Express has announced it will launch its Growing Beyond Borders program in Sub-Saharan Africa. Read More »

Ghana Airports Company Limited’s (GACL) capital investment program will receive a $120 million (USD) loan from African Development Bank (AfDB). Read More »

The Gambia River Basin Development Organization (OMVG) has received a commitment fro the African Development Bank (AfDB) for a $138 million (USD) loan to aimed at improving electricity access. Read More »

Representatives of Russia and Senegal recently met to discuss the potential for deeper cooperation between the two countries. Read More »

Erin Energy Corporation recently announced test results suggesting one of their sites in Ghana has the ability to produce 500 million barrels of oil and 282 billions of cubic feet of gas. Read More »

West Africa Oil & Gas Talent Summit 2015. Read More »

Nigerian airline Arik Air normalized its flights to Monrovia, Liberia, from Oct. 5. The service was initially suspended in 2014 due to the Ebola outbreak in the West African country. With the resumed service, customers will have access to three flights in a Boeing 737-700 Next Generation (NG) aircraft during the week with departure from Lagos and Ghana's capital, Accra. Read More »

Chemicals company Sika will open concrete admixture and mortar production facilities in Nigeria and the Ivory Coast. In addition, it will also establish new subsidiaries in Ethiopia and Tanzania as a part of its ongoing expansion throughout Africa. In 2014, Sika opened subsidiaries in Lagos and Abidjan to invest in local production facilities for high-quality concrete admixtures and mortars. Read More »