The World Bank’s Scaling Solar programme will support the development, tendering and financing of 60MW of grid-connected solar power in Côte d’Ivoire.

Exploration and development firm Savannah Resources has conditionally secured third mining concession (9228C) for the Mutamba project in Mozambique.

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Ethiopia have signed an agreement to fund the Lowlands Livelihood Resilience Project by injecting US$451m funded through a combination of debt and grant.

Africa-focused fintech startup OPay has raised a $120 million Series B round backed by Chinese investors.

The World Bank will finance the construction of a 27-kilometre railway line between Matola Gare and Albazine railway stations in the metropolitan area of Maputo, southern Mozambique, the president of Metrobus said.

CAIRO - 19 November 2018: Johnson & Johnson International Pharmaceutical Industries injected LE 125 million in new investments in Egypt during 2019 to increase its investments to LE 2.3 billion, Minister of Trade and Industry Amr Nassar said Tuesday.

The pharmaceutical industry is one of the largest and fastest-growing business segments in the world. Its importance and influence are expected to maintain growth; having reached a worth of $934.8 billion in 2017, the estimated global revenue is expected to be $1170 billion by 2021.

Morgan & Morgan advised Avianca Holdings, S.A., a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Panama (the “Company”), in launch and consummation of an exchange offer of the Company’s previously issued US$550,000,000 8.375% Senior Notes due 2020 for newly issued US$550,000,000 8.375% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 (the “Exchange Notes”).

Latin America’s perishables exports, its traditional staple, is growing steadily during 2019 while manufacturing is also on the rise — a development that the exodus of production from China will accelerate, according to American Global Logistics (AGL) CEO and chairman Jon Slangerup during an interview in August 2019 for Loadstar.com.

Powerful growth will define the future of Latin America’s e-commerce market: 105% growth in volume among the region’s top 6 markets between 2018 and 2022, according to Americas Market Intelligence (AMI) analysis.