(IN BRIEF) On 1 August 2025, Daniel Wood succeeds Paul Martin as Managing Director, Maritime for Europe & West Africa at ABL. With over 30 years’ experience—20 years at sea on naval and cruise vessels, a decade managing ports and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged ABL Group, appointment, Client Engagement, Daniel Wood, decarbonisation, energy consultancy, Europe, leadership, Managing Director Maritime, marine consultancy, Paul Martin, port operations, ports and harbours, regulatory compliance, retirement, strategic expansion, vessel governance, West Africa
(IN BRIEF) Hapag-Lloyd has restructured its operations in Africa to enhance its presence in line with Strategy 2030. The company has divided its previous two Areas into four, creating new divisions for West Africa, Central Africa, South Africa, and East … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Africa, Caroline Aubert-Adewuyi, central Africa, East Africa, Hapag-Lloyd, Jesper Kanstrup, Lars Sørensen, local leadership, logistics, Market Growth, Mauritius, organizational restructuring, partnership, Quality Service Center, Rogelio Busto, shipping, South Africa, Strategy 2030, Sub-Region Africa, Thomas Elling, West Africa
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed €15 million to the I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 3 (IPAE 3) fund, aimed at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Africa. The initiative, which focuses on key sectors like agriculture, health, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged ACP Trust Fund, Africa, economic growth, EIB, EU, European Investment Bank, financing, gender inclusion, Global Gateway, I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 3, investment, IP, IPAE 3, job creation, Madagascar, partnership, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable growth, Team Europe, West Africa, Women Entrepreneurship
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson has announced the appointment of Majda Lahlou Kassi as the Vice President and Head of Ericsson West Africa and Morocco, effective from January 1, 2024. With nearly 25 years of experience at Ericsson, Majda will lead the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged appointment, Ericsson, leadership, Majda Lahlou Kassi, MOROCCO, Vice President, West Africa
(IN BRIEF) Voith, a technology company, is set to supply electrical and mechanical equipment for Angola’s Caculo Cabaça hydropower plant. The order includes the installation of turbines, generators, control systems, and training programs. Located on the Kwanza River, the plant … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Heidelberg Materials has completed the sale of its cement terminal in Banjul, Gambia, to B5 Plus as part of its ongoing portfolio optimization strategy in West Africa. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Germany, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged B5 Plus, calcined clay, Cement Terminal, Gambia, Heidelberg Materials, West Africa
(NOTICIA EN BREVE) Kuehne+Nagel, un proveedor global de logística, ha nombrado a Alexandre Muratore como Director General de su clúster de África Occidental recientemente establecido, que comprende 12 países. Alexandre tendrá su base en Abidjan, Costa de Marfil, y trabajará … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Africa, Alexandre Muratore, appointment, Bradley Francis, Kuehne+Nagel, logistics, West Africa
(IN BRIEF) Kuehne+Nagel, a global logistics provider, has appointed Alexandre Muratore as Managing Director of its newly established West Africa Cluster, comprising 12 countries. Alexandre will be based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and will work with local teams to develop … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Africa, Alexandre Muratore, appointment, Bradley Francis, Kuehne+Nagel, logistics, West Africa
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 28-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Orange S.A. (EPA: ORA), a French multinational telecommunications group, has announced a new partnership with Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a pan-African technology group active in more than 20 countries across the continent, aimed at … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) COLOGNE, 8-Nov-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft opens a representative office in Lagos. The new office in Nigeria’s economic hub will pool DEG’s activities in the West African countries. Nigeria is one of the … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) HOLZMINDEN, Germany, 6-Sep-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Symrise, a global fragrance and flavoring manufacturer based in Germany, sets up its own application labs in Nigeria. The company opened the new facilities in Lagos, the largest city in the West … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Food & Beverage, Germany, Industrial, Investment, News
Tagged application labs, care solutions, flavours, fragrances, investment, Nigeria, Rudy McLean, scent, Symrise, taste, West Africa
(PRESS RELEASE) BAAR, 4-Sep-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Sika further starts operations in new facility for mortars in Cameroon, further expanding its presence in West Africa. The company invests in a new mortar manufacturing facility following the foundation of the national … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Industrial, Investment, News, Switzerland
Tagged Cameroon, concrete, construction, investment, Ivo Schädler, mortars, West Africa
CLICHY, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — L’Oréal and CFAO announced today the signing of a protocol agreement covering the production and distribution of cosmetic products in Ivory Coast. L’Oréal, the worldwide leader in cosmetics present in over 130 countries, will draw … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Management, Marketing
Tagged CFAO, cosmetic products, Geoff Skingsley, Ivory Coast, L’Oréal, Richard Bielle, West Africa
• Teaming with Bolloré Africa Logistics and Bouygues for second terminal; • TC2, able to handle 8,000 TEU vessels, plans 2016 opening. Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 11-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A consortium comprised of APM Terminals, Bolloré Africa Logistics and Bouygues has … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Netherlands, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged APM Terminals, bidder, Bolloré Africa Logistics, Bouygues, concession, container terminal, Cote d’Ivoire, Ivory Coast, Port of Abidjan, Port Operator, Terminal Operator, West Africa
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