The poor in Ghana and Tanzania will have better access to financial services through Financial Inclusion on Business Runways (FIBR), a new initiative of global consulting firm BFA and the MasterCard Foundation. This multi-million-dollar project will span four years and see financial experts gathering and digitizing data from business transactions in Ghana and Tanzania. 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 »

In Nigeria, they will build Four Points by Sheraton Abuja and Residences and the Westin Abuja and Residences; in Kenya, they will build Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport; in Senegal, they will build Aloft Dakar; in Tanzania, they will build Element Oyster Bay Dar es Salaam; in Mali, they will build Sheraton Bamako; and in Egypt, W Sharm El Sheikh and W Sharm El Sheikh.  Read More »

TAOL Senegal Ltd., in which Cap Energy PLC holds a 49 percent participation through the fully owned subsidiary Sencap, has entered into a farm-out option agreement with FAR Ltd. for the Djiffere block offshore Senegal. The western part of the Djiffere Block is located along geological trend with the shelf play types identified in the eastern part of FAR's RSSD blocks. Read More »

Telecom services in Mali are forecast to generate $789 billion in revenue this year, according to a report posted by Hexa Research, Inc. on Sept. 22. Mobile voice will be the major contributor for revenue in the mobile service industry, and the growing adoption and usage of low-cost smartphones and value-added services will drive mobile data growth. Read More »