MEDays Forum: Morocco emerges as Africa’s premier investment hub

The 17th MEDays Forum commenced in Tangier, gathering over 7,000 participants from more than 120 countries to address global economic challenges under the theme “Fractures and Polarization: Reinventing the Global Equation.” A prominent opening panel positioned Morocco as Africa’s most reliable investment destination. Former Kenyan Foreign Minister Raphael Tuju congratulated Morocco on recent United Nations […]

Gabon’s transitional Premier attends G77+ China Summit in Havana as maiden foreign visit

Ndong Sima, the Transitional Prime Minister of Gabon made his first foreign visit last week to attend the G77+China Conference in Havana, in Cuba. Ndong Sima represented Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, the leader of the transition in Gabon who toppled former leader on August 30 in a military coup, Gabon Review reports. The two-day G77+China […]

IFC accords $150m loan to Olam to boost palm oil production in Gabon

The World Bank’s private sector financing arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC), has provided a credit package of $150 to Olam Palm Gabon, the subsidiary of Singapore-based Olam International, to boost the company’s production of palm oil in the central African country. The loan, Gabon Review reports, will be used in the construction of a biodiesel […]