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Ghana

faux pas

Anglophone West Africa kicks back at use of Eco to replace CFA franc

The decision to call the CFA franc replacement currency the 'Eco' has caused a major rift in the region - and underlines the struggle between ... Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire for regional influence.

UK Africa

‘We can contribute to closing Africa’s infrastructure gap’ – UKEF

From Accra, UK Export Finance’s West Africa regional representative Steve Gray works to ensure that UK-backed loans help infrastructure projects ... get off the ground.

Article 5/5 of "UK Africa – towards a new partnership"

Race to the bottom

Ghana Chamber of Mines chief calls for tax incentives

Exploration for minerals in Ghana remains hampered by tax burdens, Sulemanu Koney, CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, told The Africa ... Report.

down beat

Moody pessimistic on sub-Saharan Africa

Despite a slight recovery in growth, the Moody's agency considers sub-Saharan Africa to be too indebted to cope with possible external commercial, ... financial or climatic shocks.

number crunching

Ghana’s ‘Year of Return’ needs no embellishment

Plucking data from thin air is no way to build on the successes of Ghana's 'Year of Return' tourism initiative. ...

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new money

Unpacking West Africa’s transition to the Eco

The UEMOA states are throwing off the shackles of French colonialism by adopting a new currency, the Eco. Coordinating this with the wider ECOWAS ... grouping could prove complicated, however. What happens next?

NEW MONEY, old problems

Ghana joins push for West African currency

Ghana has become the latest West African country to throw its weight behind a new regional currency - the Eco. It’s a historic moment for the ... region, as it steps away from its former colonial power - France.

Lights, Action

Madagascar’s Filatex seeks finance for African solar power expansion

Filatex of Madagascar aims to enter the solar power markets in Ghana, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire and Mauritius in 2020, CEO Hasnaine Yavarhoussen ... and COO George Condé tell The Africa Report in an interview.

What to Watch in 2020

Top African elections to watch and predictions for 2020

The Africa Report launches a series of articles on what to watch in 2020 - starting with the elections that will be held across the ... continent.

THE ITALIAN JOB

Italy quietly joins ranks of Africa’s major players

Italy has become the world’s sixth biggest investor on the African continent. Italian companies, like the oil and gas giant, Eni are expanding ... their operations in African countries.

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