UK Minister for Africa and Cameroons Prime Minister set a fresh agenda for trade ties at the 2014 UK-Cameroon Trade & Investment Forum organised in London recently
Finance
Standard Bank to expand services to Francophone Africa
South Africa’s Standard Bank has announced that it will extend its services to Francophone countries in Africa, citing the investment boom it perceives the sub-region would soon experience
China offers US$12 billion aid and technology to Africa
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang unveiled extra aid for Africa totalling at least US$12bn and offered to share advanced technology with the continent to help with development of high-speed rail
UAE’s Altaaqa Global opens new office in Kenya
Dubai-based power solutions company Altaaqa Global CAT Rental Power has opened a new office in Nairobi to serve the East African zone
US Carlyle raises US$698 million for sub-Saharan Africa
US-based investment firm Carlyle has launched a sub-Saharan Africa fund by raising US$698mn from African and international investors who seek to profit from the region’s growing economy