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Category: West Africa

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Nigeria launches online visa application facility

Nigeria has launched an online system aimed at enabling business executives to apply for a visa online and collect it

Senegal set to open new $575 million airport

Senegal is all set to inaugurate a new international airport, the Blaise Diagne International Airport on December 7, 2017 with

Uber Accra, Ghana

Accra becomes city 467 – next smart African city to offer Uber

Accra has been named as the next city to join Uber’s booming network in Africa. The economically vibrant hub is

Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria

Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN) to boost manufacturing in Nigeria

The Manufacturing Association of Nigeria has inaugurated its Large Corporation Group, which will amongst other things come up with policy recommendations

Grand Imam of al-Azhar visits Nigeria

Grand Imam of al-Azhar visits Nigeria

The President of the Muslim Council of Elders, Sheikh Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed el-Tayeb, has concluded his 3-day visit to Nigeria.

Jumia Nigeria

Orange invests in African e-commerce leader Africa Internet Group

Orange has announced the acquisition of a 75 million-euro equity interest in Africa Internet Group, joining AXA, Goldman Sachs and longstanding

Fiston Mwanza Mujila wins Etisalat Prize for Literature for his first novel

Poet and novelist Fiston Mwanza Mujila was announced as the winner of the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature for his first novel,

Visa Expands footprint in Francophone Africa to accelerate digital Payments

Visa Inc., a global payment company, announced its intention to open an office in Côte d’Ivoire to reinforce its position

Nexim Bank

Nigeria’s Mining Sector: NEXIM Bank to Collaborate with the World Bank

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank, Roberts Ungwaga Orya, received a team from the World Bank led by

SacOil Joins Consortium to Develop Equatorial Guinea’s Bioko Oil Terminal

South African oil and gas company SacOil will join the consortium of Taleveras Group, Gunvor Group and the Strategic Fuel

E-commerce sector in Nigeria will be worth $13 billion by 2018

The Nigerian electronic commerce sector is expected to expand further to as much as $13 billion (N2.5 trillion) in value.

The Battle For The African Skies

Emirates has frequent promotions where the airline offers its Ethiopian and Kenyan customers a free UAE visa when booking a ticket

Africa’s Dubai

What will coastal cities do as rising sea levels slowly claim more and more of their territory? The Nigerian megacity

Eko Atlantic: Africa’s Futuristic City

Eko Atlantic City is a planned district of Lagos, Nigeria, being constructed on land reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean. It

Nigeria’s Automobile Sector Booms

Introduction of new law attracts international investors to Nigeria. Local residents complain… In a bid to encourage vehicle assembly in

Africa: The Food Basket Of The World

Africa’s agriculture sector can emerge as the food provider to the world by implementing better policies… After years of neglect,