Afreximbank extends EUR110m facility to Chad
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has extended its largest-ever financing to the government of Chad with EUR 110 million equivalent in local currency to support the country’s economic development. The facility agreement was signed on August 5 at the Afreximbank Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt by Dr. George Elombi, president and chairman of the board of directors […]
LAC invests in local communities in Liberia
The general manager of the Liberian Agricultural Company (LAC) Naveen Madan recently cataloged major developmental activities. In a press conference on July 29, he averred that since the Socfin Group took over the management of LAC in 1998, the company has invested in the plantation and in the communities that depend on it, spanning school […]
Gambia: Canadian family donates table tennis boards
By Draper C. Tolborh Sr. Canadian philanthropist Krish Roopnarine and family (Dee, Demitri and Yuri Roopnarine) recently donated 25 tournament-sized table tennis boards to the Hagie Gai Derammeh Foundation for the Physically Challenged to be distributed nation-wide in Gambia. Making the donation Mr. Roopnarine stressed that ‘’table tennis is a highly inclusive, adaptable and low-injury […]
Liberia is seizing drugs, but who’s letting them in?
By Charles Massaquoi Liberia, one of the countries in Africa, is slowly losing credibility in the fight against drug abuse. While the police and drug enforcement agencies are trying to eradicate drug abuse in Liberia, drug trafficking remains a lucrative business. Liberia is making progress when it comes to discovering and storing drugs. The embarrassing […]
ECOWAS holds West Africa Cultural Day in Brussels
The Group of Ambassadors of West African Countries (GAAO), in collaboration with the Permanent Representation of ECOWAS in Brussels, Belgium organized the 3rd Edition of the West Africa Cultural Day on Saturday, July 25. The celebration spanned three days and featured educational, sports and cultural activities aimed at promoting regional integration and showcasing the rich […]
