Dakar Business News

Dubai-based Emirates Group has agreed to provide commercial support and training to Senegal�s new airline to help it start operations early next year from its planned hub in Dakar, the African country�s capital. Emirates Group and a top official of...

Bear Lake Canoe trail impassable no more Deep summertime at Flamingo in Everglades National Park...But Tom Rahill, Jim Brack and Bob Quirk, all clad in hooded bug suits, are wading hip-deep in the stank, wielding the same sort of primitive...

But it was evident Dunn was preaching to the converted. Sitting in the crowd of the Trans-Tasman Business Circle lunch meeting and taking notes were Craig's parents, Bill and Marge. Dunn was quizzed on whether they owned AMP shares. ''I...

As I sit on L’Afrique de L’Ouest, the West Coast of Africa, a refreshing breeze cools my body and as I look around, heads are nodding in timing with the rhythm of Africa...Hands clap, faces smile as the rhythm of...

IMF Predicts Sub-Saharan Africa to Hit Four Percent Growth in 2010 10 November 2009 Kigali — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts a 4 percent economic growth in 2010 and a 5 percent growth in 2011 for sub-Saharan Africa. The...

THE $2 billion Karara joint venture between Gindalbie Metals and China's AnSteel in Western Australia's mid-west region has hit the ground running since receiving the final environmental clearance for the project late last month. The joint venture is already knocking...

In the latter half of the 1990s, Vandenbroucke was undoubtedly a considerable performer, claiming more than 50 wins as a professional...Liege-Bastogne-Liege - which is famed for its horrible short, sharp climbs. There was further success in the Omloop Het Volk,...

but less good at buying, having overpaid for Gucci and Puma...What will PPR do with the €2 billion ($2.94 billion)-plus proceeds? PPR says it would pay down net debt, sensible considering borrowing at 2.9 times 2008 Ebitda is running far...

Bank Asya becomes partner in African banks A strategic cooperation agreement has been signed between Bank Asya, Turkey's leading participation bank, and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), a subsidiary of the Islamic Development Bank...