Features Webinar Series, Trivia Challenges, Live Business Series Event. Women to Enjoy Discount Offerings on Cards, Loans UBA Foundation to Distribute Care Kits for Secondary School Students.Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to commemorate this year’s edition of the International Women’s Day with a series of strategic initiatives aimed at...
At Cameroon Economic Meeting, Elumelu Calls for Strategic Collective Partnership to Boost African Economy The Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Heirs Holdings Group, Tony Elumelu, has stressed the need for a strategic and collaborative approach to drive sustainable economic growth on the African continent. According to him, to see the kind...
On the occasion of the 59th edition of the Youth Festival, Marguerite Fonkwen Atanga, Managing Director of CCA-Bank, reaffirmed the banking institution’s commitment to youth entrepreneurship. Through the “CCA Starter” program, the bank supports students and young entrepreneurs by providing them with the tools and financing necessary to realize their projects. During the Youth Day...
Gabon is currently facing a huge energy crisis. Entire cities are experiencing power cuts. Economic operators and the population are depressed by the inconvenience caused. The government, for its part, is trying to reassure and is looking for solutions to resolve this problem in the long term. Hence the working session on February 12, 2025...
The President of the Transition, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, met with the United States Ambassador to Gabon, Vernelle Trim Fitzpatrick, on February 12, 2025. At the heart of the discussions: American investments in Gabon, the inauguration of the Coca-Cola factory in Owendo and a cybersecurity initiative for the training of 1,000 young Gabonese. On...
On January 28, 2025, Cameroon was conspicuous by its absence at a crucial hearing before the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris. This refusal to appear is part of the dispute between it and the Australian mining company Sundance Resources, which is claiming $5.5 billion after the loss of...
The new Managing Director of MTN Cameroon, Wanda Matandela, is increasing the number of meetings with Cameroonian authorities before his official installation scheduled for March 1, 2025. Objective: a smooth transition and a strengthened commitment to improving services. Since January 27, 2025, Wanda Matandela, appointed last December as head of MTN Cameroon, has been busy meeting...
As part of the study to identify and map potential projects on the Pointe-Noire-Brazzaville-Kinshasa-Bangui corridor, a mission of experts mandated by the European Union (EU) held a working session on January 29 with the general management of the Autonomous Port of Pointe-Noire. Led by Jean-Marc Gauthier, head of mission, expert in regional transport infrastructure, the...
In Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), where he took part in the African Energy Summit, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema spoke with the Deputy Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea about his country’s purchase of electricity from Malabo. The purchase-sale contract signed between the two countries in July 2023 could come to fruition in the near future. From...
