BURKINA FASO:
Issiaka kargougou, the new general manager of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Burkina Faso: "An economist of training and a teacher at the University of Ouagadougou Issaka Kargougou, aged about 50 years, runs the Enterprise House of Burkina Faso after having been the General Manager of the Bagré Growth Pole Project. In close collaboration with the President, the new General Manager will have to assist the members of the CCI-BF in the exercise of their functions. In addition to directing and facilitating all of the institution's services, he will also be in charge of implementing the policy defined in the Consular Assembly and monitoring the proper execution of the budget..."
Sunu Assurances and United Bank for Africa launch two new bancassurance products: "SUNU Assurances Burkina Faso and United Bank for Africa (UB) have entered into a bancassurance agreement concerning two new products called "Ça Gagne" and "Beogo". The signing of the agreement took place in Ouagadougou on Tuesday, April 20, 2017. The first, named "Ça Gagne", is a capitalization insurance contract allowing the insured to constitute savings over a period of 15 years with the possibility of buying back their contract before its expiry thanks to a quarterly draw..."
SENEGAL:
Mapping of enterprises, predominance of informal and SMEs: "The general census of enterprises, carried out by ANSD, delivered its first results on the mapping of companies implanted in Senegal. In fact, this study, which is part of the National Accounts Renewal Project, has counted 407,882 economic units. The other lesson from this survey: There has been a strong predominance of the informal sector but also the strong presence of Small and Medium Enterprises. The informal sector takes precedence over the formal one with 97% of the economic units listed..."
ANGOLA:
Angola in its turn victim of legionary caterpillars: "The legionary caterpillars never cease to spread. According to Reuters, which quotes the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the presence of parasites has just been documented in Angola. According to the institution's estimates, relayed by the agency, the pests damaged 19,000 hectares of land devoted to maize, millet and sorghum in four municipalities in the southern province of Huila, one of the main cereal production areas in the country..."
Sonangol has made 200 million Dollars of savings since the arrival of Isabel dos Santos at its head: "In Angola, the austerity measures introduced since the arrival of Isabel dos Santos at the head of the Board of Directors of Sonangol, the State oil company, bear their fruit. According to Edson dos Santos Secunda, in charge of financial operations, these measures have saved 200 million Dollars from June 2016 to date..."
Ivory Coast:
The planters suffer from the drop in cocoa prices: "In Ivory Coast, cocoa prices have lost 30% in less than a year. In question: The drop in cocoa prices that fell to their lowest level in more than three years. Many planters and cooperatives find themselves in big financial difficulties..."
The real estate promoters and constructors plead for a less heavy tax policy: ""The officials of the National Chamber of Real Estate Promoters and Constructors accredited by Ivory Coast (Cnpc) have met on Thursday, April 27, 2017, the Manager of the Cadastre, Ms. Albugues Dakoua Kouamé, in order to discuss the process of issuing land-related acts," indicates a statement of the professional instance. The General Secretary of the Cnpc, Ouloudé Thierry Arnaud, also took the opportunity to ask for "clarification on the tax exemption for promotion and construction of real estate activities." A concern that the Manager of the Cadastre was intended to precise..."
NIGERIA:
Nearly 100 kilometers of rural tracks released to link Niger to Nigeria: "A ceremony for the rehabilitation of rural roads took place in Maradi (Second city of the country) on April 24. With a value of more than 4 billion CFAF, the fund financed by the Competitiveness and Growth Support Project has reloaded several sections with a total length of 93.6 kilometers..."
Ecobank Nigeria accelerates its digital transformation and merges 74 agencies: Ecobank Nigeria has taken an important step in its digital strategy. The retail banking should undergo significant changes to the benefit of customers who will have access to basic services from digital platforms and mobile applications. In doing so, the General Manager, Charles Kié, aims at a double objective of renewing the customer experience and reducing the costs. The application Ecobank App and its payment solution "Ecobank Masterpass" allow customers to make purchases using the built-in QR code on their phones. Thanks to synergies made possible by digital, the bank intends to merge some of its agencies..."
Ghana:
Start of construction works of the 400 MW Bridge gas plant: "The Ghana's President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has launched the construction works of the oil gas plant liquefied from Bridge with a capacity of 400 MW. The plant that will be the largest of its kind in the world will be built by the Early Power Limited consortium composed of Endeavor Energy, General Electric and Sage, an independent Ghanaian energy company..."
CONGO:
DR Congo: Tensions between the miners and SNEL about imported energy from South Africa: "In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the supply of mining energy imported from South Africa may not be as fast as expected. SNEL, the national company in charge of the electrical supply, has just concluded an agreement with Eskom on the import of 200 MW imposed an intermediary between the South African company and the mining companies in the province of Katanga to which this supply is destined..."
GABON:
BW completes the acquisition of Panoro shares and now owns 91.67% of the Dussafu oil: "BW Energy Gabon, the local subsidiary of the German BW, has just announced the closing of the acquisition of the 25% of shares in Norwegian Panoro Energy on the PSC Dussafu off the coast of Gabon. The company said it had paid Panoro the entire 12 million Dollars of the transaction. From now on, BW Energy Gabon controls 91.67% of the total holdings on this license, as well as the operator status. As for Panoro Energy, it keeps the rest of the shares, i.e. 8.33%..."
Crédit : IMPERIUM MEDIA
