France’s leading telecommunications company Orange is eying an investment in the sector in Ethiopia. Orange is one of the leading contenders seeking to benefit from the end of state-controlled Ethio Telecom’s monopoly, pushed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. According to Reuters, the Ethiopian government aims to award telecom licenses by the end of 2019, with […]
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has led a peaceful protest after the authorities blocked a rally to publicly confirm he would run in next year’s presidential elections, as the country’s prosecutor has filed an international arrest warrant against Sonko’s French lawyer. The 49-year-old main opposition figure, dressed in red in a sign of anger, appeared […]
The Central People’s Bank of Morocco (BCP) has secured funds from Proparco and the African Development Bank, destined to upgrade its business financing in West Africa, mainly in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali and Senegal, where the bank is operating through its subsidiary Banque Atlantique. BCP has thus signed Thursday in Casablanca a funding agreement with […]
