SIGNS OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY AS TOP FIVE BUSINESS RISKS FOR WEST AFRICA

NIGERIA EXISTS THE RECEESSION OF 2017

Responsible Author: Rahma Sophia Rachdi, J Foster | Paris, Washington DC, 12/18/2017, 23:56 Time

USPA NEWS - As Nigeria exits the recession of 2017, investor sentiment across West Africa is likely to experience uplift in 2018. Still, political uncertainty ahead of Nigeria’s 2019 presidential elections and on-going security concerns are among the key risks for businesses operating in the region, says specialist global risk consultancy Control Risks (www.ControlRisks.com) in their annual political and security risk forecast ‘RiskMap’.

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SIX PRESIDENTS BUSINESS LEADERS NOMINATED FOR AFRICAN LEADERSHIP MAGAZINE

PERSONS OF THE YEAR 2017

Responsible Author: Rahma Sophia Rachdi, J Foster | Paris, Washington DC, 12/18/2017, 23:29 Time

USPA NEWS - Six African Heads of States, and 12 Business Leaders are among nominees for various categories of the annual African Leadership Magazine (www.AfricanLeadership.co.uk) Persons of the Year Awards 2017. The Presidents nominated for this year's edition of the awards are H.E. Mohammadu Buhari, Nigeria; H.E. Paul Kagame, Rwanda; H.E. John Magafuli, Tanzania; H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya; H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia. This year's edition, which is the 6th in the series features 7 categories, including, African of the Year 2017; African Female Leader of the Year 2017; ALM Person of the Year-Educational development 2017; ALM Person of the Year- Employment Generation 2017; ALM Person of the Year-Political Leadership 2017; ALM Person of the Year- Philanthropy 2017; and ALM Young Person of the Year 2017.

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IFLIX CLEBRATES 10 Bn MINURES STREAMED IN 2017 AND ESTABLISHED AS A LEADER

IN VIDEO STREAMING MARKET

Responsible Author: Rahma Sophia Rachdi, J Foster | Paris, Washington DC, 12/18/2017, 23:16 Time

USPA NEWS - Now available to over one billion consumers across 24 territories throughout Asia, the Middle East and Africa, iflix has established itself as the clear market leader in video streaming. IFLIX  (www.iflix.com), the world’s leading entertainment service for emerging markets, is thrilled to share its latest milestone – 10 billion minutes streamed across its platform in 2017.

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TOTAL LAUNCHES LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT GIANT LIBRA FIELD

PRODUCTION CPACITY OF 150 000 BARRELS

Responsible Author: Rahma Sophia Rachdi, J Foster | Paris, Washington DC, 12/18/2017, 23:02 Time

USPA NEWS - Total announces that it has taken the investment decision for the first large-scale development phase of the Libra project, located deep offshore, 180 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin in Brazil.
This phase, consisting of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit with a production capacity of 150,000 barrels of oil per day and 17 wells, will be deployed in the Northwestern part of the block.

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