G5 Sahel

Maroc Telecom’s customers increased to 68.4 Mln in 1st semester 2020

Maroc Telecom Group has said that its customers continue to grow (up 9.1 pc year-on-year), reaching 68.4 million during the first half of 2020. This increase is due partly to the consolidation of Tigo Chad into the Group’s since July 1, 2019. As of June 30, 2020, its mobile customers reached 19.6 million, up slightly […]

Ethiopia to commission the Genale Dawa III hydroelectric dam

Ethiopian Deputy Minister of Water and Irrigation, Frehiwot Woldehanna has announced that the Genale Dawa III hydroelectric dam would be commissioned in the second half of 2019. According to China Gezhouaba Group Company (CGGC, the contractor in charge of the project, the dam will start supplying electricity to the national grid by the second half […]

Sahel and West Africa committed to invest in fertilizers for agri transformation

West African leaders have affirmed their commitment to accelerate investments and reforms to make fertilizers more accessible and affordable during the recent high-level roundtable jointly organized by the World Bank, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Togolese government. During the event (31 May), held in Togo’s capital, Lome, industry leaders […]