President Zuma: Nationalisation is not policy Nationalisation is not government policy in South Africa, president Jacob Zuma has announced. In reference to a debate over the country's mines, the…

Tunisia: Adoption of a draft law The French Development Agency is set to contribute to the financing of a project for the upgrading of water treatment and pumping stations in Tunisia. The draft law…

IDB allocates $31.5 million for infrastructures in the Ivory Coast The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has just allocated 31.5 million dollars to finance the upgrading of a number of infrastructures…

NITEL in $2.5bn takeover Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) was yesterday (February 16th) taken over by New Generations Telecoms. It is reported that the takeover was worth $2.5 billion…

Senegal: Work starts on Diamniadio-Pikine highway Work started on the second phase of the Dakar- Diamniadio toll highway on Friday 12 February, in the presence of the President of Senegal, Abdoulaye…

EU to invest 83 million USD in Benin in 2010 The European Union is going to invest 83.1 million Dollars in Benin this year, it was learned on Friday 12 February. Françoise Collet, head of the EU…

World Bank reports on Ugandan economy The World Bank has published a study that found certain economic inequalities in employment opportunities in Uganda. According to the Daily Monitor, the World…

Bolloré planning to construct extension to port of Libreville The main port of Gabon may be benefiting from a major upgrading plan financed by the Bolloré Group, according to the AFP press…

African telecommunications firm 'in talks' Telecommunications in Africa could be affected by an announcement that Kuwait company Zain is in talks about selling its African unit to Bharti…

World Bank Group announces railway plans Developing countries may benefit from investment on railways as part of the World Bank Group's joint initiative with the International Union of Railways…