Kenya’s Defense Ministry and the country’s Space Agency announced Monday the launching on April 10 from California (U.S.) Taifa-1, or Nation-1 in Swahili, the eastern African country’s first operational satellite. “The mission is an important milestone,” the ministry and the agency said in a joint statement, adding that it would contribute significantly to the country’s […]
The African Development Bank and the Economic Community of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) have signed an agreement for a study into a highway linking Côte d’Ivoire’s commercial capital Abidjan, to Lagos in Nigeria, marking a new step in building regional integration and trade. The proposed Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway, a six-lane (3-lane dual) motorway, will […]
Nearly 200 guests are gathered in Lomé as of this Wednesday to discuss the transition from the CFA to the Eco new currency, decided on December 21, 2019 in Abidjan by the French and Ivorian presidents, Emmanuel Macron and Alassane Ouattara. The plan is for this currency to eventually replace the CFA franc in the […]
