Sunday 16 August 2026

World

Ivory Coast - CTBTO: a framework agreement for global nuclear surveillance

Côte d'Ivoire is taking a decisive step in its commitment to peace and nuclear non-proliferation. Minister of State Nialé Kaba and the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Dr. Robert Floyd, initialed a bilateral cooperation framework agreement last Friday. This text for...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Africa

UEMOA: Ivory Coast confirms its leadership with 85% of reforms implemented

The 11th political review of UEMOA community reforms dedicated Abidjan as a showcase for regional integration. Held less than a week ago, under the chairmanship of Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, Minister of Planning and Development, representing the Minister of Economy, and in the presence of the President of the Commissi...

par Franck Oulaï
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Africa

Simandou 2040: Guinea courts the financial markets with Bloomfield

The Minister Director of Cabinet of the Presidency and Chairman of the Simandou 2040 Strategic Committee, Djiba Diakité, received Stanislas Zézé, CEO of Bloomfield Investment Corporation, the leading African financial rating agency, a few days ago. At the heart of the discussions, the improvement of Guinea's sovereign...

par Mohamed Fofana
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Africa

African Aviation: the AfDB is investing $7 billion to boost the sector

On the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Brazzaville, a strategic letter of understanding between the pan-African institution and the federal government of Nigeria marked the official launch of a $7 billion continental program. Called the Integrated African Aviation Transformati...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Africa

Guinea: an alumina refinery worth $1.68 billion

The Guinean State is taking a decisive step forward in its policy of local transformation of mineral resources. The signing of a strategic agreement with the Chinese giant Chalco Guinea Company for the construction of an alumina refinery in Boffa marks a key step in the realization of the Simandou 2040 program, which a...

par Franck Oulaï
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Africa

Ghana - Canada: Tema, future African crossroads for green aviation fuel

The Ghanaian government has just taken a decisive step towards the energy transition. A few days ago, the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition signed a memorandum of understanding with the Canadian firm Portage Energy Group Inc. This unique partnership aims to transform Tema's municipal waste into sustainable aviati...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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World

Singapore: rain as energy

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a system capable of transforming simple raindrops into electricity. Published last year in the scientific journal ACS Central Science, this discovery is based on a new flow principle and opens a new path for renewable energies, particularly in tro...

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Africa

Morocco - SFI: a 190 million euro megaproject to reinvent phosphogypsum management in Jorf Lasfar

The Moroccan group OCP is preparing to take a decisive step in the sustainable management of its industrial by-products, particularly phosphogypsum, with the financial support of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). A colossal investment which aims to transform an environmental constraint into strategic leverag...

par Franck Oulaï
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Africa

Morocco - Automobile: Ningbo Gaofa chooses Morocco for its first industrial leap outside China

Morocco is establishing itself as the preferred destination for Chinese automotive equipment giant Ningbo Gaofa, which is planning the installation of its very first international production base there. A strategic choice which confirms the Kingdom's status as an essential automotive hub between Africa and Europe.

par Mohamed Fofana
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Africa

Guinea: GPC Groupe raises USD 40 million in Kigali to accelerate its development

La Guinéenne de Prestation et de Construction Groupe, Ecobank Guinée and the Société Financière Internationale have sealed, on the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum 2026, a structuring financing agreement of 40 million US dollars. A strong signal sent to investors about the potential of the Guinean private sector.

par Jessica Coulibaly
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Africa

Simandou Academy: Guinea relies on people to transform its wealth

Guinea is launching a unique educational initiative backed by its mining mega-project, Simandou Academy, to train executives capable of leading its economic transformation. A bet on youth that goes beyond national borders.

par Franck Oulaï
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Africa

SIMANDOU 2040: Guinea transforms its subsoil into an engine of continental power

The Republic of Guinea officially launched, in November 2025, the first export of iron ore from the Simandou deposit, marking the start of a fifteen-year development program capable of reshaping the economic balance of the African continent.

par Mohamed Fofana
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