By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
A French court has placed BHV Marais under bankruptcy protection to preserve the operations and jobs of the Paris department store. The measure comes after the company requested the protection as part of a relaunch plan, reports France 24.
French rail manufacturer Alstom has lowered its forecasts once again as its projects in Germany encounter difficulties. Reuters reports that the revision comes amid growing difficulties in the German market.
🇩🇪 Germany · Source: Business Day (South Africa) ·
Several Nigerian universities, including Obafemi Awolowo, Covenant and Lagos, have educated start-up founders who are building companies and creating jobs. Obafemi Awolowo University educated Olugbenga Agboola, co-founder of Flutterwave, which has become a company valued at more than $1 billion, Business Day Nigeria reports.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Business Day Nigeria ·
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is calling on the president to recognise judges elected by Parliament, in order to resolve the crisis at the Constitutional Tribunal. The appointments remain blocked by the head of state, despite efforts since Tusk returned to power in 2023, reports Le Monde.
🇵🇱 Poland · Source: Le Monde ·
Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed revived the 2.4-kilometre bridge project between Ajim on Djerba island and El Jorf on the mainland during a meeting with the equipment minister on 2 November 2026. Studies in 2023 estimated its cost at between 900 million and 1 billion dinars and construction at three and a half years, Webdo reports.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Webdo ·
Millennial Potash seeks 480 million dollars for Banio mineCanadian company Millennial Potash is seeking 274 billion CFA francs, or about 480 million dollars, to finance construction of its Banio potash project in southern Gabon. The site could produce up to 1.2 million tonnes a year, and work could begin in late 2027, according to Financial Afrik.The week in Africa
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