Mali, OECD to discuss peace in upcoming conference

The Organization for Cooperation and Economic Development (OECD) and the West African country of Mali will hold an international conference Thursday to discuss the peace and reconciliation agreement that was signed in June. The event will be held at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris and attended by government and private sector representatives and international partners. Read More »

Lindab's Building Systems enters Africa with General Electric, Heineken

The first building order is for the design, supply and supervision of an 8,500-square-meter manufacturing and services plant for General Electric-Emerald Oil & Gas in Calabar, Nigeria. The second building will be located in Anyama, Ivory Coast. About $6 million, the project includes buildings for a new Heineken brewery and is anticipated to be completed sometime in 2016. Read More »

671,000 ounces of gold found at Karankasso JV in Burkina Faso

Savary Gold Corp., which oversees the Karankasso Project Joint Venture of Sarama Resources Ltd. and Savary, declared a maiden Inferred Mineral Resource estimate of 671,000 ounces of contained gold at the Karankasso Project JV in the West African nation of Burkina Faso Oct.8. Additionally, Savary as well as independent consultants conducted geological modeling work at the site. Read More »

ECOWAS Mining and Petroleum Forum held in Accra

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 »

Broadband access in Africa crucial for increased innovation

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 »

African Development Bank Group approves $428 million for infrastructure projects

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 »

AfDB, Obama continue Africa energy partnership

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 »

Nigeria, Liberia to collaborate on disaster preparedness

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 »

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