Africa News

South African ratings improves

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on the Republic of South Africa to positive from stable. At the same time, the …

Africa / 26-11-02 / by

Ghana to list 11 state-owned firms

Minister of finance, Yaw Osafo-Maafo says 11 state-owned enterprises would soon be listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) for divestiture. Speaking at the …

Africa / 26-11-02 / by

Funds sought for Mali mine

Following receipt of a bankable feasibility study prepared by Metallurgical Design and Management (MDM) of South Africa for the Tabakoto project in Mali, Toronto-listed …

Africa / 26-11-02 / by

Tanzania takes the gold

Until recently, Tanzania hardly made any income from its abundant gold resources, a trend that has now totally changed, making the precious metal a …

Africa / 26-11-02 / by

Calling Nigeria!

A US$9mn medium-term loan guarantee approved by US Exim Bank is supporting four US suppliers selling telecommunication equipment to Monarch Communications Ltd, a private …

Africa / 08-11-02 / by

Agencies refute African complaint

In January 2002, the Office of the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) for Miga and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) received a complaint from Leat, a …

Africa / 08-11-02 / by