Mastercard invests 200 mln USD in MTN’s fintech division

Global payments technology company Mastercard has invested 200 million U.S. dollars to acquire minority stakes in…

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Is Ghana selling AirtelTigo for a song to former British commando? Bright Simons asks

Last November, Ghana’s Ministry of Communications & Digitalisation announced with flourish that it has “facilitated” a…

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Ghana gives greenlight for cocoa imports by grinders

   Ghana Cocoa Board the state cocoa sector regulator, has given approval to a private processing…

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Feature: “Bride” of Nigeria’s deepest seaport docks after epic voyage

by Olatunji Saliu    In a glorious dance of steel and waves, the CMA CGM Scandola…

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China-France-Nigeria tripartite port project welcomes largest container vessel in Nigeria

 The CMA CGM Scandola, a liquefied natural gas-powered 14,812 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) container vessel, is…

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South Africa’s first exports shipped under AfCFTA

South Africa started exporting under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Wednesday, a historic…

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Take off barriers to boost trade within Africa: Sierra Leonean official

Sierra Leonean Minister for Trade and Industry Ibrahim Alpha Sesay has called for the removal of…

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Value chain development crucial for Africa’s growth objectives: AfCFTA secretary-general

   African Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA) Secretary-General Wamkele Mene Saturday said that value chain development for Africa’s…

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