Professor  Nkem Akunyili, former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control(NAFDAC), and former minister of information has passed. Akunyili, aged 59, died on Saturday in an Indian hospital where she was receiving treatment after her health depreciated few days into the commencement of the National […]

(The following statement was released by Fitch Ratings) Fitch Ratings-London-06 June 2014: Fitch Ratings affirmed Gabon’s Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BB-‘ and its Short-term foreign currency IDR at ‘B’. The Outlooks on the Long-term IDRs are Stable. Fitch has also affirmed the Country Ceiling […]

(Fitch Ratings released the following statement on Cameroon) Fitch Ratings-Paris/London-06 June 2014: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Cameroon’s Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at ‘B’. The Outlooks are Stable. The Short-term foreign currency IDR has been affirmed at ‘B’. Fitch has also affirmed the Country Ceiling for […]