In fact no place in Benin, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau or Togo is more than 100 km from a border, and these border areas cover two-thirds of Guinea, Senegal and Sierra Leone, and more than half of Burkina Faso and Ghana, as well as being home to the vast majority of the Mauritanian and Niger populations. These figures show us the importance that we should place on border and cross-border dynamics,...."
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Un colloque sur « L’impact du Franc CFA sur les économies de l’Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA) et sur les pays environnants » s’est tenu, le 15 janvier 2015, dans les locaux de l’Assemblée Nationale à Paris, sous le haut patronage de Madame Fanélie Carrey-Conte, députée du 20eme arrondissement de Paris et présidente du groupe d’amitié parlementaire franco-guinéenne, et à l’initiative des deux associations GRAD-GUINEE et APAVDE et de leurs présidents respectifs, Monsieur Almamy Kaloko et Monsieur Mohamed Abdou Mazid Soumah. Quatre intervenants ont apporté leurs contributions au thème de ce colloque, avant de laisser la parole aux participants pour les débats, modérés par Madame Amina M’Bow, journaliste.
Il s’agit de Messieurs Haroun Gandhi Barry, économiste, Louis Magloire Keumayou, journaliste, Ibrahima Sory Makanera, juriste, et Gilles Morisson, consultant international. 1/ Les pays de l’UEMOA tirent-ils avantage de l’Union Monétaire ? Equity Launches Smartphone Loans for Equitel Users. Equity Bank has partnered with Samsung and Alcatel to offer smartphone loans for clients using the Equitel mobile phone service network. This platform was created to enable customers buy dual SIM handsets.
Equitel through the “Eazy Loan Plus” will lend borrowers from ksh100 to Sh3million.Customers will additionally have a payment plan that will give users a payback period of between one and 12 months. The phones are available in select branches and in the event that the preferred phone model is not in stock Equity will make the device available within 24 hours to the customer’s branch. However, the value of Equitel loans stood at Sh14.1 billion over the same period. The latest quarterly statistics report from the Communications Authority of Kenya shows the number of transactions processed through Equitel stood at 44.7 million, up from 42.7 million in the first three months of 2015.
Visit Techcrunch-Africa more more news on Tech in Africa. Berger Paints to commission automated factory in Q3 » TODAY.ng. Berger Paints Nigeria Plc has unfolded plans to commission its ultra-modern automated factory, the biggest in the Sub-Saharan Africa by the third quarter of the year. Besides, the company also pledged to increase shareholders’ value and improve its performance by leveraging emerging opportunities in the manufacturing and real estate industry. The Chairman of the company, Oladimeji Alo stated this during the 56th yearly general meeting of the company, held in Lagos recently.
Alo noted that as part of the strategy to sustain the company’s competitive edge, it would focus on increasing earnings and profitability, optimisation of existing assets and business operations, commissioning of the new factory, investment in the leading brands among others. “Our focus for in the near term would be increase earnings and profitability, evolve our route to market capabilities, embed a culture of ethics, corporate governance, risk management and controls across the organisation.”
Gtz2009-en-regionalreport-westafrica-gesamtpublikation Klein - gtz2009-en-regionalreport-westafrica-gesamtpublikation_Klein.pdf. Bechtel launches new study in West Africa to enhance shipping safety. Jack Derrickson (1), Managing Director, The West Africa Gas Pipeline Company. Eight things you probably didn’t know about The Gambia. Claude Edgard Zocli is the country manager for logistics company DHL in The Gambia. Originally from Benin, Zocli has been living in The Gambia for just over a year now. He shares eight interesting facts and insights about the small West African country. Claude Edgard Zocli 1. Open society Islam is the predominant religion in The Gambia. The country is a very tolerant, peaceful and open society. 2. The Gambia is currently experiencing tourism growth, with thousands of international visitors, mainly Europeans, coming to experience the country’s beaches, sunshine and birdlife. 3.
Zocli says agribusiness and private healthcare are untapped business opportunities in The Gambia. According to Zocli, The Gambia also has a lack of quality tertiary healthcare facilities, which presents opportunities for private hospitals. 4. “Punctuality is not often observed in The Gambia and the business concept of ‘time is money’ is approached in a very relaxed and flexible manner,” says Zocli. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire in railway development talks. There are indications that Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire will work together to execute a number of transport infrastructural projects to speed up the economic development in the two countries. Already, the two nations have agreed to jointly fight against coastline piracy and have initiated discussion on the construction of rail line between Abidjan and Lagos. The Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, gave the hint in Abuja while receiving his counterpart from Cote d’Ivoire, Mr.
Gaoussou Toure. Umar, in a statement from the Federal Ministry of Transport on Friday said, “The Federal Government will wish to partner with the government of Cote d’Ivoire in the development of railway services that will link other African countries.” He explained that the rail linkage would not only boost the transport sector but also improve trade relationship among the countries in the West African sub-region. He called on Nigerian businesspeople to invest in his country’s economy. Diapositive 1 - Transmission Planning - ECOWAS.pdf. Microsoft PowerPoint - Presentation_WAPP Janvier 2012 - West_African_Power_Pool.pdf. Growth in West Africa means private port investment opportunities. Continued world demand for raw commodities such as iron ore is fueling new dry bulk export projects in West Africa while strong economic growth in West African countries has created the demand for regional container transshipment terminals.
West African iron ore export leads to new multi-commodity bulk port in Senegal The increased demand for steel, driven primarily by growth in China and India, has made the development of remote inland iron ore deposits in Senegal feasible. After promoting the project for 30 years, Miferso, an agency of the Ministry of Mines and Industry for the government of Senegal, recently celebrated an agreement to move forward with development. On July 18 2007 the Government of Senegal and ArcelorMittal agreed to proceed on a new iron ore mine in the Falamé region of southeastern Senegal.
This project is already creating synergies for a new multicommodity bulk port to be developed adjacent to the iron ore terminal. Read the full article (download PDF) Intra-Africa Trade in West Africa, ECOWAS Trade Bloc by Country. Africa map of Map of West Africa: Profits Repatriation in the ECOWAS Trade Bloc [2011 Data] by Country. West African Border Markets | CEPS/INSTEAD. This map shows the current distribution of border markets in West Africa.
Click on one of the 70 main border markets represented below to find out about its location, population and related scientific literature. Afficher West African Border Markets sur une carte plus grande Border markets play an important role in West Africa. From a functional point of view, these markets superimpose the two main logics of spatial organisation: production, which results from the concentration of agricultural products in certain cities, and circulation, which stems from the movement of goods and people across state boundaries. (1) Border markets serve as central places for both producers and consumers at the local scale. Such markets as Malanville, Bawku, Dapaong, or Maradi are well-know locations for storing and distributing agricultural products and cattle destined for capital cities and large metropolitan centres located either in the landlocked Sahelian countries, or on the Gulf of Guinea.
Map 2. Ecobank to support Lagos-Abidjan transport corridor | West Africa. West African Countries to Invest In $4 Billion Railway Project. African countries are investing huge sums in infrastructure AFRICANGLOBE – Four West African countries will invest an estimated $4 billion on the construction of a railway line to boost intra-African trade, a source revealed yesterday.
According to Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, the Founder and CEO of Africa Consulting and Trading in Senegal: “As we speak we’ve been mandated by four countries Burkina Faso, Niger, Benin and Côte d’Ivoire to basically help them organise and structure and eventually raise some money for a railway project which is going to be tremendously helpful in boosting the countries’ infrastructure and economies.” Diong said a number of West African countries are investing a lot of money in infrastructural development which is crucial in attracting foreign direct investment. Mr. He said a number of West African countries had long eliminated risk factors that derailed sustainable growth for the region. By: Anthony Sedzro. Senegal to Nigeria superhighway still stuck in a rut | Afua Hirsch | Global development. It has been so many decades in the planning that the original proposals are written by typewriter, and two of the countries involved had different names.
But when the trans-west African highway network was envisaged in 1967, it was seen as an essential way of stimulating growth and promoting tourism in west African countries. More than 40 years later, the project – intended to link the Senegalese capital Dakar on Africa's western coast with Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos in central-west Africa – has still not been completed. But governments in west Africa and international organisations insist that the vision still exists. I'm driving along part of the route in Ghana. The country's first six-lane road, the George Walker Bush motorway (pdf) opened last year and was named after the former American president as a gesture of friendship between the two countries.
Street lights along the route – still rare on Ghana's main roads – are decorated with American and Ghanaian flags. West Africa to lead Africa’s economy in 2013-2014. You Are Here: Home » Africa/International , Second Lead » West Africa to lead Africa’s economy in 2013-2014 West Africa will be the fastest growing region on the continent in 2013 and 2014, economic indicators in a new report have shown. Africa’s economic growth is projected to hit 4.8% this year and 5.3% in 2014, according to the 2013 African Economic Outlook (AEO) published May 27, 2013. The report indicated that West Africa will continue its rapid economic growth with rates of 6.7% in 2013 and 7.4% in 2014. “It has become the fastest growing region of the continent,” said the AEO adding that “growth in the region is not only driven by oil and mineral sectors but also by agriculture and services and on the demand side often by consumption and investment.”
After West Africa, the report projects North Africa to be the second region with the fastest economic growth on the continent with a 3.9% growth in 2013 and 4.3% in 2014. By Ekow Quandzie Comments. Arysta LifeScience, Chemtura extend partnership in West Africa. Chemtura AgroSolutions and Arysta LifeScience South Africa announced they are extending their cooperation in West Africa to include Arysta LifeScience distribution rights for Chemtura's crop protection products. In 2012, Chemtura had granted Arysta LifeScience distribution rights for its malaria larvicide control products under the Dimilin® brand name.
"We are delighted to extend the cooperation with Chemtura in West Africa and see this as an important step in strengthening our leadership position in that region," said John Barnes, Arysta LifeScience's Business Unit Head of Africa & Western Europe. "Our cooperation with Arysta LifeScience has started off well with the Dimilin range of products, giving us the basis to expand our partnership to include our Crop Protection products," added Dave Cote, Chemtura AgroSolutions Director, Product and Asset Management. "We expect solid growth now that our products are part of the overall Arysta LifeScience offering in West Africa," said Cote. Lucid_africa_newsletter_1.pdf. Study rates Nigeria among 10 fastest growing economies.
A RECENT study conducted by Ernst & Young on Private Equity (PE) exits across Africa between 2007 to 2012 has rated Nigeria among the 10 fastest growing economies of the world over the next five years. Speaking at the formal presentation of its survey report on Private Equity in Lagos, the Partner, Transaction Advisory Services Leader, West Africa, Ernst &Young, Mr. Bisi Sanda, explained that the overall, sub-Saharan Africa has grown by over five per cent a year, with many countries posting rates in excess of six per cent. This rapid growth, according to him was set to continue as Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Zambia and Nigeria are expected to be seven of the 10 fastest-growing countries in the world over the next five years.
Sanda pointed out that one of the drivers of economic growth has been a concerted effort by many African governments to improve the environment in which businesses and investors operate. Why the Canary Islands? The Canary Islands Business Hub to Africa - The-Canary-Islands-Business-Hub-to-Africa.pdf. ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulation Authority. - Welcome to the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority. West Africa targets women with new energy plan: Business and Finance. In a region where women spend a great deal of time looking for energy for domestic use, the Mano River Union (MRU) bloc is set for a major policy shift that would ease their travails, allowing them to be more productive.
Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone are working towards providing sustainable energy for women as they also seek to ensure the beneficiaries are involved in the energy discourse. Ministers of Energy and Gender from the four member countries have been meeting here since Tuesday for a three-day high-level forum that is expected to come with an action plan, Women Empowerment through Energy Access, to be adopted by the MRU. "Our governments in the MRU are awaiting the outcome of this conference to ensure that desired and appropriate strategies are adopted to fulfill women’s longstanding aspirations for freedom from the burden of firewood, and from the hazards of too much smoke in their kitchens," President Ernest Bai Koroma said at the opening of the conference.
Oil market outlook for West African region. Oil market outlook for West African region Fri, 03 May 2013 14:32 By Lauren van der Westhuizen West Africa's offshore basins are the focus of a lot of exploration activity and remain relatively unexplored. From Nigerian and Angolan field developments and first oil in Ghana’s deepwater, frontier exploration has commenced in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Exploration continues to be “buoyant” said one expert, despite a market threat to West African oil producers from increased US oil output. While exports to the US are forecast to slow to a trickle, African oil producers are targeting Asia and Europe. They’re not the only ones trying to find new outlets for their oil.
While West African oil producers can expect lowered prices, that still won’t stem exploration in the region. US shale oil boom hurts African producers One of the big issues facing West African oil producers right now seems to be reduced demand for their oil from the US, traditionally their biggest market. Nigerian exports suffering s. Plaquette Sahel Study 05 mars En.PDF - Quand_le_Sahel_reverdit_version_En.pdf. Bonn2004_Eng.indd - Renewables for the Sahel_The CILSS Solutions.pdf. Preparing for the Future - A Vision of West Africa in the Year 2020 West ... - OECD, Sahel and West Africa Club. Africa Investor - Ai News. Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 Main One , West Africa's communications services company last week joined Africa's top telecoms carriers and executives to discuss the future of the West African wholesale telecoms market, and proffer solutions for enhanced and more effective broadband penetration across the continent.
Speaking at the inaugural West Africa Connect 2013 which was sponsored by the company and which held in Dakar Senegal from April 16 to 17, the CEO of Main One, Ms. Funke Opeke reiterated the significance of reliable and affordable connectivity in the development of the sub-region. Speaking at the keynote panel discussion on the theme: Evaluating Key Developments, Innovation and Growth Opportunities in The West African Wholesale Markets, Ms. Opeke championed the role of improved access to broadband on economic activities, improved educational delivery, government services and overall economic development.
Credits: AllAfrica/CIO East Africa. 46115504. MTN Cloud goes live in Ghana and Nigeria. Could LNG be a cure for the West African Power Crisis? Ghana ranked 2nd in West Africa with an annual growth rate of over 9% IDB to assist UEMOA build 1,600 boreholes - business. African countries plan anti-crime tech tool. Government does away with minimum capital requirement for business registration. Regional Report: West Africa. Jatropha Plantations to Increase in West Africa. ECOWAS, WAMI to boost intra-community trade. Proof - Chadwick2011w.pdf. Nigeria staggers toward title of Africa's biggest economy. IRTG-new-corridors6.png (PNG Image, 600 × 312 pixels) Tigo Cash named Best Mobile Money Product in West Africa.
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Etihad Cargo expands into West Africa. GBI - Guinea-Bissau Investment. Lagos Among 25 Most Innovative Cities in the World | Nigeria Intel. ‘Export warehouses will formalize unrecorded trade within ECOWAS’ – Nigeria Rising. Sahel overview_SCM_0.png (JPEG Image, 1000 × 358 pixels) Positive economic outlook set to boost tourism and real estate on Cape Verde | Africa | News. Worst-Barrier-Map-9th-Report.png (PNG Image, 600 × 351 pixels)
AFRICA-WRD-201008-web.jpg (JPEG Image, 580 × 490 pixels) Fibre-optic link launched between Niger, Burkina Faso. Rivers running through: Massive potential for hydroelectric power generation | Energy | Senegal. West Africa could become the next iron ore hot spot. West African Iron Ore Corp. | Welcome. Indian Firm to Invest $2 Billion In West African Iron-Ore Project. China, ECOWAS Sign Agreement On Infrastructural Development. Nigerian firms sign $10bn MoU with Gatoson to build ECOWAS market in Lagos. Nigerian Economy Grows 6.28 Percent. World Maritime News - Cargotec Receives Order for Four Kalmar Quay Cranes in West Africa. Five trends driving Nigeria’s investment allure. Government to construct in-land port - Woyongo.
West African Stock Exchanges hold forum on capital markets integration. Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com. World Bank says Nigeria has the “Most Attractive” Investment Environment in Africa – Do You Agree? How the private sector is slowly but surely rebuilding Nigeria. Property: Why the town of Takoradi is Africa’s next big opportunity. Seeing potential in Ghana’s oil boom town Takoradi. Rio_Tinto_SEIA_Rail_EN.pdf (application/pdf Object) Indo-African Business. Dma-liberia-report-2011-lr.pdf (application/pdf Object) Ghana: Companies Battle for Positions in Ghana Club 100 Rankings. LIST-OF-PUBLIC-INFRASTRUCTURE-PROJECTS-ECOWAS-FORUM.pdf (application/pdf Object) 38512525.pdf (application/pdf Object)