By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Directinfosgabon
AFG Bank Gabon has announced that its e-wallet is temporarily unavailable to customers. The bank issued a statement about the service interruption, according to Directinfosgabon.
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Equatorial Guinea’s state-owned BANGE bank has received the country’s best bank award from financial magazine Global Finance, a distinction it has won for the fourth time. The award was announced in March 2026 and its presentation was postponed after the bank was absent from the ceremony held in Bangkok, according to information provided by BANGE.
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea · Source: Realequatorialguinea ·
Oil operator BW Energy has secured 122 billion CFA francs to finance the development of the Bourdon field in Gabon and is targeting production of 100,000 barrels per day. The company details the operation and its production targets, according to Directinfosgabon.
🇬🇦 Gabon · Source: Directinfosgabon ·
The Rwakajunju water supply project in Tanzania’s Karagwe District is 79% complete and costs more than 63 billion shillings. It is scheduled to begin operating at the end of December and is expected to benefit more than 350,000 people, Deputy Minister for Water Mathew Kundo said.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Source: HabariLeo ·
Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves edged down to $55.09 billion on 14 October, from $55.1 billion the previous day, according to Central Bank of Nigeria data. The decline ends a rise that began in August, although reserves remain above late-July levels.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Zambianobserver ·
Ensemble pour le Gabon opens headquarters and calls for Bilie-By-Nzé’s releaseThe Ensemble pour le Gabon party inaugurated its new headquarters in the Mindoubé 1 district of Libreville, according to Gabonactu. The political party is also calling for the release of its founder, Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nzé, amid the party’s reorganisation.
Equatorial Guinea fines TotalEnergies and Tradex 1.5 billion CFA francsEquatorial Guinean authorities have fined TotalEnergies and Tradex 1.5 billion CFA francs after a new petrol shortage in Malabo. The two distributors blame the difficulties on transfers blocked at the Bank of Central African States, while 29,000 tonnes of fuel are expected from 21 to 23 October, Radiomacuto reports, citing Cameroonian media.The week in Africa
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