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Burkina Faso: Coris Bank holding chairman elected President of Private Employers’ Council

Idrissa Nassa, the President of Coris Bank Group, one of Burkina Faso’s successful companies, has been elected new President of Le Conseil National du Patronat Burkinabe (CNPB), the country’s private employers’ council. The 59-year business tycoon beat rival and incumbent council’s President Apollinaire Compaoré, founder of Planor Afrique Group by 119 votes against 54. He […]

AfDB urges improved African refining capacity to tap into vast mineral wealth

Africa needs developing industrial processing capacity to tap into its strategic mineral reserves, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said. In a detailed report dubbed, A Dozen Critical Minerals for Africa’s Inclusive Growth and Development, the development bank revealed stark imbalances. Despite 29% of global bauxite reserves, 64% of manganese, and 70% of cobalt production, Africa […]

Morocco: Forbidden Stories derided again because of alleged “revelations” on Soulaliyate lands

Forbidden Stories, in collusion with the Bertha Foundation, a pro-polisario entity, is trying to attack Morocco once again with unfounded and meaningless revelations. The tandem has just published an investigation in what it called spoliation of Soulaliyates’ land in Morocco to the detriment of the interests of vulnerable owners, and claims to have new elements […]