Accenture to provide credit service options for African customers

Accenture Customer Credit Solutions has been created by Accenture to help businesses digitize credit services in Africa. Accenture has been providing services to more than 40 industries in 120 countries and is now hoping to create a more simple and faster credit provision process for African customers. Edcon Holding Limited is Accenture Customer Credit Solutions' very first client. Read More »

IMF deputy managing director visits Cote d'Ivoire

In a recent visit to the country of Chad, Mitsuhiro Furusawa of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed a number of subjects with policymakers and stakeholders. Furusawa stated that even though there are challenges facing the country, the IMF was ready to assist where it was able. During his visit, Furusawa met with President Deby Itno and important representatives. Read More »

Kropmann Communications strikes deal to sell fraud analytics technology in Africa

Kropmann Communications Limited, a professional services firm, recently signed a reseller agreement with Argyle Data to sell the company’s native Hadoop fraud analytics technology to consumers in Africa. Since 2005, Kropmann has been selling its services to mobile communications operators to create and deliver new technologies in Africa that address business challenges. Read More »

Jacobs Foundation, World Cocoa Foundation partner to improve life in Côte d’Ivoire

The Jacobs Foundation has partnered with the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) to align the strategies and efforts of its respective programs, TRECC and CocoaAction, which aim to improve children's and cocoa farmers' lives in Côte d’Ivoire. An estimated 8 million Ivoirians depend on cocoa farming; yet, this farming is done by smallholder farmers who live well below the poverty line. Read More »

U.K. Minister for Africa delivers speech supporting Sierra Leone's recovery

At the recent U.K.-Sierra Leone Trade and Investment Forum, James Duddridge delivered a speech highlighting how his country will aid Sierra Leone as it recovers from the Ebola outbreak. Duddridge noted that the U.K. government is committed to supporting the recovery of Sierra Lone, pledging more than $3.4 million to the president’s recovery plan over the next two years. Read More »

NEAH GES acquires Quemic Ghana

NEAH GES Dubai recently acquired both the controlling debt and the equity stake of Quemic Ghana Pty. NEAH GES is a logistics, power generation and security management company. It works principally within the Middle East and Africa in risk mitigation. The organization is also a vendor for the U.S. Department of State as well as the United Nations and various governmental forces. Read More »

U.S. Department of State holds press conference on AU Summit

The U.S. Department of State held an online press conference Feb. 10 on the African Union (AU) Summit that recently took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Conference participants were able to witness the discussions that took place between the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield and USAID Assistant Administrator for Africa Linda Etim. Read More »

U.S. Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration announces funding opportunities for NGOs working in Cote d'Ivoire

The U.S. Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration announced a funding opportunity for NGO programs in Cote d’Ivoire that benefit Ivoirian refugee returnees. The qualifying NGOs should target a beneficiary base of at least 50 percent of refugee returnees and focus on a sector related to either livelihood, protection, shelter or social cohesion and community reconciliation. Read More »

Ghana's new center to help citizens who want to migrate

Thanks to funding by the European Union, a MIC has been established in Sunyani, which is located in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. With the presence of the MIC, officials and the Brong Ahafo Regional Coordinating Council hope that those who are seeking to migrate will look first to the center for information. Lack of information is a major reason for illegal migration. Read More »

SEMAFO announces feasibility study results for Natougou gold project

SEMAFO Inc., a Canadian-based mining company, recently announced positive results for the feasibility study of its Natougou gold project. During the first three years of the project, the study estimates an average annual production of more than 226,000 ounces, an average total cash cost of $283 per ounce and an average head grade of 5.72 g/t at a gold recovery rate of 93.8 percent. Read More »

Cherie Blair Foundation for Women partners with ExxonMobil for new Nigeria initiative

The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women has partnered with the ExxonMobil Foundation to develop the Road to Women’s Business Growth project. Women entrepreneurs face tough challenges in accessing financial services. The initiative plans to give women in Nigeria the financial tools they need to help them grow sustainable businesses. The initiative started in 2015. Read More »

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