A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently met with Guinea-Bissau President José Mário Vaz and other officials to discuss the country's economy in relation to its three-year loan from the IMF. Read More »

U.K. Minister of State for International Development Desmond Swayne recently visited Ghana to further strengthen the bond between the two countries before the U.K. summit on anti-corruption and Ghana-U.K. collaborations. Read More »

New Horizons Systems Solutions Ltd., in partnership with Logical Operations, is offering a new training course aimed at protecting organizations against cyberattacks. Read More »

The U.S. Agency for International Development recently donated vehicles and equipment to the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute. Read More »

James Duddridge, the U.K. minister for Africa, recently visited Ghana and addressed the country with a speech on how to build the economy and bring it out of poverty. Read More »

Niger's International Office of Migration announced the opening of a migrant information office in the town of Agadez in the Sahara to counsel potential migrants on how to travel safely. Read More »

Adam Afriye, a U.K. trade envoy to Ghana, recently spoke at the launch of Business is GREAT in Accra, Ghana, to highlight U.K. capabilities in health care, technology, creative industries, education, agritechnology and financial, legal and professional services. Read More »

A group from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by John Wakeman-Linn recently conducted the 2016 Article IV consultation discussions in Sierra Leone. Read More »

Access Bank recently revealed that NCR SelfServ ATMs will be placed throughout its existing branches and remote Nigerian locations by the middle of this year. Read More »

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently concluded Article IV Consultation with Nigeria, noting that its economy is facing significant challenges. Read More »

The Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF), in partnership with Heritage Bank, recently announced the launch of the YESGrant that will fund more than 1,000 Nigerian entrepreneurs and students with seed capital for their businesses. Read More »

According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), tax revenues are increasing throughout Africa – a key issue for economic development on the continent. Read More »

Orezone Gold Corp. has announced that it arranged a $3.8 million investment by issuing 10 million common shares for 38 cents each. Read More »

The African Union Commission (AUC) held a roundtable discussion focused on the impact of drought, floods and declining commodity prices in Africa led by AUC Chairperson Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. Read More »

Managing director of DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa Hennie Heymans recently said his company believes the African continent is still ripe for investment and growth potential despite recent economic downturns. Read More »

The Overseas Private Investment Corp. and the U.S. Development Finance Institution recently announced it will open OPIC’s first West Africa and Central regional office in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Read More »

Ivory Coast is set to host the Food and Agriculture Organization Regional Conference for Africa for the next two years. Read More »

Zhao Yanba met with Haddijatou Jallow Tuesday to discuss climate change and protecting the environment. Jallow noted that she appreciated China’s support for the socio-economic development of Sierra Leone. According to Jallow, her country is the third most vulnerable in the world when it comes to climate change, as floods and droughts caused by the change creates severe negative impact. Read More »

Professor Neil Turok will donate the $10,000 monetary gift portion of the 2016 American Institute of Physics’ John Torrance Tate Award for International Leadership in Physics to AIMS. The donation will be used to set up the Thierry Zomahoun Scholarship at AIMS. The money will be awarded to an African student currently enrolled in the AIMS Master's program. Read More »

The African Development Bank recently held a discussion with the government of Cote d’Ivoire on the country’s water sector. Louis-Andre Dacoury-Tabley, the minister of Water and Forests, and Anne Ouloto, the minister for Urban Safety and Sanitation, led the event. The leaders deliberated on how water can help job creation with Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). Read More »