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Trading opens up northern Togo

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 African Development Bank, Alemondji market, Togo, Trading

Every Tuesday, Alemondji market in northern Togo swarms with people. Amid the throng, Burkinabe and Ghanaian traders offer clothes and

Health

China donates face masks to Gabon, Ghana, Congo

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Alibaba Group, Burundi, Chinese company, Congo, coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Airlines, Gabon, Ghana, Jack Ma, Kenya, Nigeria, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, WHO, Zambia, Zimbabwe

With a the aim of helping African countries combat the coronavirus pandemic, Chinese giant online trading company Alibaba Foundation and

Crime

Ethiopia detains 56 foreigners for cocaine, cannabis trafficking

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Benin, Brazil, cannabis, Cape Verde, cocaine, Djibouti, drug trafficking, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ethiopia federal police, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, narcotic drugs, Nigeria, South America, South East Asia, Tanzania, Togo

The narcotic division of Federal Police of Ethiopia has arrested 56 foreigners from 15 different countries involved in cocaine and

Travel

Ethiopian Airlines to link Addis Ababa, Dublin via Madrid

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 Addis Ababa, Dublin, Ethiopian Airlines, Lomé, Los Angeles, Madrid, Togo

Ethiopian Airlines has changed the ultra-long haul route from Addis Ababa to Los Angeles to transit through Lome, Togo as

Investment

Mauritius joins Africa50

August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 Africa50, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, pan-African investment, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia

The Republic of Mauritius became the 30th shareholder of Africa50, the pan-African investment platform.

Hospitality

Ethiopian Airlines acquires 49% share in Chad Airlines

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 ASKY Airlines, Chad, Ethiopia-Mozambique Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines Group, Guinea, Malawi, Mozambique, Togo, Zambia

Ethiopian Airlines Group, which owns shares in in four African countries’ airlines, has announced its fifth joint venture with the

Energy

Africa electricity index examines 15 countries performance

June 21, 2018June 21, 2018 Africa electricity index, African Development Bank, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa, Energy Climate, Gambia, Ghana, Green Growth, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Power, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa (ERI), new report by the African Development Bank measures the level of development of regulatory

Finance

IFC Invests $60 million to expand lending in Africa

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 Burkina Faso, Ghana, IFC, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Senegal, SME finance gap in Africa, Tanzania, Togo, World Bank Group

With the aim of facilitating growth and job creation in Africa, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the

Ecobank shareholders concludes meeting Lomé, Togo

Finance

Ecobank shareholders conclude meeting in Lomé, Togo

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 Africa, Deloitte, Ecobank, financial services, Lomé, profit, Shareholders meeting, Togo

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent of Ecobank Group which provides financial services in 36 countries across Africa, concluded its 30th Annual General