Le Cameroun prépare un plan directeur pour numériser ses marchés publics
The African Development Bank has funded a project to digitize public procurement in Cameroon. The contract for this master plan is worth 241.36 million CFA francs.
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- Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema was sworn in for a second term as president.
- Ibrahim Mbaye has left Paris Saint-Germain to join Aston Villa.
- Kenya's central bank gave the green light for Nedbank to buy up to 66% of NCBA.
- Serbia said it will open an embassy in Dodoma, Tanzania.
- Cameroon is working on a master plan to digitize its public procurement processes.
Après 66 ans, le fonds Aga Khan sort de Nation Media Group au profit d’un magnat tanzanien
The Aga Khan Fund has sold its 54.08% stake in the Nation Media Group to Tanzanian billionaire Rostam Aziz. This ends 66 years of leadership by the fund over East Africa's largest independent press group.
Kigali accueille l’édition 2026 du Forum sur les systèmes alimentaires africains
Kigali is hosting the 20th African Food Systems Forum from August 31 to September 4. Over 5,000 people from 50 countries are attending. Discussions center on food security, climate change, and farming investments.
Afema : de la petite mine des années 90 à un projet industriel de 144 t d’or en Côte d’Ivoire
The Afema gold project in Ivory Coast, owned by Australia's Turaco Gold, is drawing attention from major mining companies. The deposit has expanded from 125,000 ounces produced in the 1990s to a current resource of 4.65 million ounces, setting the stage for an industrial operation targeting 144 tons of gold.
Au Ghana, une ambition de raffiner localement l’or avec ses limites
Since September 1, 2026, Ghana requires licensed artisanal gold buyers to refine their minerals locally before export. The policy aims to capture more value from the gold sector. But specialists doubt its economic effectiveness, citing high costs and limited refinery capacity. The measure could push some buyers to informal channels.
Nigeria : la raffinerie Dangote menace de couper l’essence à ses distributeurs qui continuent d’importer
Nigeria’s Dangote refinery is threatening to stop supplying gasoline to distributors who still import fuel. The refinery, which has struggled to compete with cheaper imports, wants its customers to commit to buying only its product. Company officials say they will cut off any distributor that continues to bring in foreign gasoline. The move could shake up Nigeria’s fuel market, where imports have long dominated.
Les tarifs douaniers de 50 pour cent de Trump entrent en vigueur après l’échec des négociations commerciales entre les États-Unis et le Canada
ABD ile Kanada arasındaki ticaret müzakereleri başarısızlıkla sonuçlandı. Bunun üzerine Trump'ın yüzde 50'lik gümrük tarifeleri yürürlüğe girdi. Kanadalı bir gazeteci bu durumu 'savaş' olarak nitelendirdi. İki ülke arasındaki ticari gerilim giderek artıyor.