Togo secures €26.5m AfDB funding for major solar power project

SOKODÉ (CONVERSEER) – The Togolese government is set to receive €26.5 million in financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the construction of a 62-megawatt-peak solar photovoltaic power plant in Sokodé, central part of the country. Estimated at €61 million, the project will also benefit from support by Proparco, a subsidiary of the French…

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Max Air pays N10m compensation after 5-year legal battle over lost luggage

ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Five years after misplacing a passenger’s luggage, Max Air Limited has finally paid N10 million in compensation to Usani Odum, a legal practitioner, following a Federal High Court judgment that found the airline liable for negligence. The court, in suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/909/2020, ruled in December 2024 that Max Air had failed to…

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Ghana to float new national airline

ACCRA (CONVERSEER) – The Government of Ghana has inaugurated a 10-member task force to oversee the establishment of a new National Airline. The task force is mandate to finalise the business model and operational framework for the national airline, oordinate engagements with potential strategic and technical partners, and overseeing regulatory compliance and certification processes. It…

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Germany shutters major crypto exchange, seizes €34 million in assets

FRANKFURT – German police on Friday said they had shut down a major online platform for cryptocurrency exchanges, seizing €34 million ($38 million) in assets. The eXch platform was taken down in late April, according to a statement from the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the Frankfurt prosecutor’s office. Authorities confiscated €34 million in cryptocurrencies…

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