Moroccan cement producer CIMAF has launched works to build a plant in Burkina Faso that will be powered by solar power. The inauguration ceremony was chaired by Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traore and CIMAF chief Anas Safrioui. Production will rely on locally sourced calcined clay as an alternative raw material to traditional clinker. The plant […]
Africa has seen a rise in its number of billionaires and its millionaire population is set to rise by 65% over the next 10 years, but at the same time, about 18,700 high-net-worth individuals have left the continent between 2013 and 2023, the 2024 Africa Wealth Report reveals. Published by Henley & Partners, an international […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is seeking $2.61 billion annually to launch a 5,000-strong regional Standby Force aimed at combating terrorism, political instability, and transnational crime across the region. At a high-level meeting in Abuja, ECOWAS Ministers of Defense and Finance convened to finalize funding strategies for the ambitious counterterrorism initiative. A […]
