Mitsuhiro Furusawa discussed his visit and meeting with President Alassane Dramane Ouattara. Furusawa praised the country's increase in pro-poor spending and its changes in the distribution of cocoa and coffee revenue in order to change farmers' stakes. However, Furusawa noted that there were still high numbers of unemployment, poverty and inequality in the nation. Read More »

Global payment company Visa Inc. announced Tuesday that it is opening an office in Côte D'Ivoire. This expansion is part of Visa's strategy with the World Bank Group to provide universal financial access and electronic payment accounts to 500 million people by the end of 2020. Visa is working with several government representatives and local organizations to establish its new office. Read More »

SimbaPay recently expanded its African money transfer services to several European Union countries. The service allows Africans located in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain to instantly transfer money via an app with no charge to any mobile money wallet, merchant or bank account in Africa. SimbaPay plans to expand the service to six more countries by the end of March. Read More »

The African Development Bank recently hired Kevin Urama as its senior policy advisor on Inclusive and Green Growth. Urama's new responsibilities are to lead the bank's efforts in matters involving energy, climate change, natural resource management and agriculture. He will also aid the Senior Management Coordination Committee. Urama previously worked for Quantum Global. Read More »

The Economist will hold its 11th annual Nigeria Summit on March 7 and March 8 to discuss the business climate in Nigeria. The event will bring together a wide variety of business and government representatives and experts to discuss the global economy and Nigeria's economic future. It will include speakers, panel discussion, exhibitions, submissions from experts and more. Read More »

The first Oxford Business Forum Africa will soon hold sessions themed “Unreasonable Africa” to encourage people to discover unique solutions and opportunities on the continent. The goal of the forum is to encourage business people in Africa to act on their bold visions for the future. Africa is expected to be one of the greatest worldwide economic powers in the near future. Read More »

Environmentally-friendly industrialization is the topic of "Green Economy to Speed Up Industrialization in North Africa," an ICE organized by the ECA. This is the 31st gathering. Nassim Oulmane, acting director of the ECA office in North Africa, said one of the main topics of conversation at the meeting would be how a green economy can make industrialization in African happen faster. Read More »

NEF recently initiated a worldwide call for the support of science and technology in Africa as the continent is expected to be one of the largest worldwide economies in the near future. The event will be held in Daka, Senegal. The organizers expect 700 participants from approximately 80 different countries. Fifty-one percent of these participants are youth and 40 percent are women. Read More »

Alpha Diallo is planning a tour throughout West Africa as the company spreads its operations throughout the continent to simplify the accessibility of public services to citizens. On Time International will use technical support to speed and simplify various services to allow authorities to spend more time and energy on strategic and sovereign missions in their states. Read More »

The University of Nottingham in Nigeria co-hosted an event with UK Trade and Investment Thursday in order to build relationships among institutional academic partners, alumni, current students, academic staff at the university and stakeholders. Nigerians make up the largest demographic of African students studying at the university. More than 200 students there are from Nigeria. Read More »

Tenerife Tourism Corp. and the government of the Canary Islands have collaborated to bring route development forum Routes Africa to the public June 26 to June 28. Read More »

Candy-making giant the Hershey Company recently partnered with cocoa suppliers Blommer Chocolate and Olam Cocoa to build a much-needed health center in Teapleau, Cote d'Ivoire. Read More »

The U.S. and Nigerian governments and General Electric will launch the Healthymagination Mother and Child Initiative to reduce Mother and infant mortality in Nigeria with an event 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. Healthymagination Mother and Child Initiative will expand access to digital prenatal screenings to reduce preventable deaths. Read More »

Endeavour Mining Corp. recently sold its Youga Gold Mine in central Burkina Faso to MNG for $25.3 million. Endeavour executives described the sale as a way to streamline the company's portfolio while providing value to others in the mining industry. The Youga mine is approximately 112 miles southeast of Ouagadougou. At the end of 2015, the mine showed reserves of 17.8 million tons. Read More »

The 18th Annual Africa Energy Forum will be held June 21 to June 24. The event is billed a major networking opportunity for African energy professionals seeking investment and partnerships, a dynamic that will be emphasized by this year's theme. Event organizers expect to expedite the forming of new business relationships by providing a mobile networking app. Read More »

President Muhammadu Buhari encouraged local Nigerians Monday to increase their patriotism and selfless service in order to make the nation more attractive to foreign investors. At a town hall meeting, President Buhari spoke with several Nigerian community members from Doha. He stated that the federal government will develop a positive environment for investments in Nigeria. Read More »

Clarion Events' WrB Africa event is scheduled for April 11 and April 12 to explore and applaud the gaming potential in Sub-Saharan Africa. The event is the first summit dedicated to finding opportunities and encouraging a standardized framework for developing a sustainable, strong gaming industry located in the region. There will be several guest speakers at the event. Read More »

Catchpoint Systems Inc. has expanded in the last quarter, adding more than 50 monitoring nodes. The new African nodes were installed in Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Botswana. With that expansion, the company operates more than 500 nodes all over the world. The new node coverage was necessitated by customer demand for better digital user features and usability. Read More »

A group of Saudi Arabian business people, led by Abdulrahman Al Zamil, recently visited Nigeria. The delegation met with Muhammadu Buhari, president of Nigeria, to discuss how to enhance economic cooperation and relations between the nations. Buhari pointed out that Nigeria offered a variety of incentives for foreign investors and encouraged the Saudis to research them. Read More »

Stakeholders in Africa's mining sector are invited to attend the Mining Investment Africa 2016 Conference, which will take place June 7 to June 9 in Abuja, Nigeria. Last year, the conference saw an audience made up of geological surveyors and representatives. This year's event will feature keynote presentations, interactive panels, expert interviews and roundtable discussions. Read More »