Tag: Africa

CFC Teams up with Barcelona Financial Center to Bolster Investments between Morocco, Spain, Africa

September 19, 2019

Casablanca Finance City (CFC) and Barcelona Center Financer Europeu (BCFE) have sealed a cooperation agreement to enhance and tap investment opportunities between Spain, Morocco and ... Read More

First Kofi Annan Peace and Security Forum held in Accra

September 19, 2019

The First Kofi Annan Peace and Security Forum was held in Accra, Ghana, this week with the participation of scores of high level delegates, including ... Read More

Spanish Group Himoinsa Enhances Presence in Morocco, Gateway to Africa

September 11, 2019

Spanish global group Himoinsa, which designs, manufactures and distributes power generation equipment, has opened a sales office in Casablanca. Himoinsa, which has been operating in ... Read More

Morocco’s OCP, AU to cooperate in developing African agriculture

September 4, 2019

Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizer producer, OCP, signed a memorandum of understanding with the African Union Commission and the African Union’s Development Agency, AUDA-NEPAD, to develop ... Read More

ENGIE acquires Mobisol, becomes market leader in the off-grid solar in Africa

September 3, 2019

ENGIE expands its decentralized energy offering in Africa through the acquisition of Mobisol, a pioneer of off-grid solar solutions, the company announced this Tuesday in ... Read More

Japan vows to boost private sector investment in Africa

August 29, 2019

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday said his country will offer enhanced trade insurance to boost private sector investment in Africa. Abe made the ... Read More

Over 20 African presidents in Japan for TICAD7

August 28, 2019

Over twenty African leaders are participating in the seventh edition of the Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD) summit that opened proceedings Wednesday in ... Read More

G7 leaders approve $251 million in support of women in Africa

August 27, 2019

The G7 leaders have approved about $251 million in support of the African Development Bank’s AFAWA initiative to back women entrepreneurs in Africa.   French ... Read More

Togo to be pilot country for Trump’s Prosper Africa – Official

August 14, 2019

The US "Prosper Africa" program, designed by the Trump Administration, to replace the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), would be operational by 2025.   ... Read More

Egypt to lead solar energy projects in 7 African countries

August 14, 2019

Cairo-based Arab Industrialization Organization (AOI), a structure owned by the Egyptian government, has announced a plan to build solar power plants in seven African countries ... Read More