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Fred Dzakpata

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Fred Dzakpata is a Ghanaian journalist who specializes in business reporting in Africa.

Ghana’s inflation drops to 9.5 percent, the lowest in 5-years

Ghana’s Inflation rate has dropped from 9.8 percent in September to 9.5 percent for the month of October according to official data from its...

MTN to offer mobile banking in Nigeria in 2019

Telecom firm MTN wants to offer mobile banking in Africa’s most populous country Nigeria from next year. The Chief Executive Officer of the South African...

Tanzania loses $300 million loan for banning pregnant girls from school

The World Bank has suspended a planned $ 300 million educational loan to Tanzania amid concerns about the country's policy of banning pregnant girls...

Former Ghanaian UBS Trader detained again in the UK

Former Ghanaian trader convicted of fraud in the UK, Kweku Adoboli has been re-arrested ahead of his deportation to Ghana. Mr Adoboli UBS trader...

Former OPEC President to be Extradited Back to Nigeria

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has revealed it is waiting for the deportation of its Former oil Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke from the...

Ghana spends $1.1 billion on rice importation

Ghana spent $1.1 billion alone on rice importation last year, according to statistics available to the country's Trade ministry. Deputy Trade Minister Robert Ahomka Lindsay...

Alibaba records $1bn in sales in 85 seconds

E-commerce giant Alibaba has recorded new sales record for its biggest shopping day, the annual Singles Day. The firm hit a record $1 billion...

Ghana to launch a Sky-train project in 2020

Ghana has signed a Memorandum of understanding with South African firm Africa Investment (AI) Sky Train Consortium for the construction of the Accra Sky...

Kenya and China move to end trade imbalance

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are hoping to end trade imbalance between their two countries. Both countries are to sign...

Africa’s oil and gas sector gets positive outlook

The latest Price Water House Coopers (PWC ) report  has revealed a positive outlook for Africa’s oil and gas sector despite difficult operating and...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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