The African Development Bank (AfDB) said recently that it has agreed to finance a 50-megawatt power-plant and pipeline project in Kissy,  Sierra Leone. Read More »

Jumia Nigeria, one of Africa's leading Internet shopping venues, is under new leadership. Read More »

Due to positive results from infill sampling at the Mansounia Gold Project site in Guinea, mining will continue at the site, owner Blox Inc. said recently. Read More »

Celebrating its 40th anniversary this month, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), held a press conference recently, during which ECOWAS Commission President Kadre Desire Ouedraogo spoke about the importance of citizen involvement to keep the organization moving forward. Read More »

With the completion of a fourth review by members of the International Monetary Fund's Executive Board (IMF), Liberia will receive a disbursement of $10.2 million, the board said recently. Read More »

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) recently hosted the 27th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care in Orlando, Florida. Read More »

Ayuli Jemide of Nigeria, lead partner at Detail Commercial Solicitors, recently was named a member of the International Project Finance Association (IPFA) West Africa Branch Council. Read More »

DataWind, Intel Nigeria to market low-cost smartphones, tablets Read More »

African and African-American movies and TV shows can now be accessed worldwide, thanks to technology from niche video streaming service Afrostream and IBM subsidiary Aspera. Read More »

Switzerland-based inspection and certification company Cotecna recently renewed its hybrid network contract with Paris-based Orange Business Services, allowing Cotecna to keep remote sites throughout Africa and the world connected. Read More »

The Cap des Biches power plant in Senegal recently received the first disbursement of $91 million in financing from U.S.-based international power company ContourGlobal and its partners, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and International Finance Corporation (IFC). Read More »

The fourth annual Africa-Arab Summit is set for November 2016 and will take place in Malabo, Equitorial Guinea. In preparation, members of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States (LAS) met late last week for a series of meetings. Read More »

Pinecrest Resources Ltd. released the results late last week from a preliminary economic assessment of its Enchi Gold Project in Ghana. Read More »

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a meeting in Senegal recently with poultry-industry representatives from Central and West Africa to discuss risk management to control the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the production chain. Read More »

Control Risks, a global business-risk consulting firm, recently released its RiskMap 2016, which tracks trends in global risk and security that may be of concern in the coming year. Read More »

The first half of 2016 will see the launch of a major aquaponics program jointly overseen by Ghana's Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MOFAD) and U.S.-based Zoetic Global. Read More »

The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) recently honored the Nigerian branch of the Shell Petroleum Development Co. (SPDC) with its 2015 Local Content Operator of the Year Award. Read More »

Asante Gold Corp. said recently that it has secured a Temporary Mining Exploration Operating Permit for its Kubi Gold project in Ghana. Read More »

Pitso Kekana, head of public affairs and corporate citizenship for Samsung Africa RHQ, said on Monday that Africa's high unemployment rate could be lessened if more workers were trained in relevant skills and job growth would catch up to a growing working-age population. Read More »

"FIFTY," the sole film from Nigeria and one of only five films from Africa to be among the 238 films chosen for screening at the 2015 BFI London Film Festival this past fall, will be available for streaming on Netflix beginning Dec. 28. Read More »