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Fred Dzakpata

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

DR Congo secures $14bn hydroelectric deal

China and Spain have signed a $14 billion deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo for the development of hydroelectric project. The much awaited Inga...

South Africa to host 2018 Africa Investment forum

Hundreds of CEO’s will gather in South Africa next month for this year's Africa Investment forum. The forum will take place from November 7-...

IMF revises Ghana’s GDP projection downwards

Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP ) projection for this year has been revised downwards from 6.8 percent to 6.3 percent. This is contained in the...

Zimbabwe: Protesters arrested for agitating over economic crisis

Police in Zimbabwe on Thursday arrested officials of the country’s trade union for trying to mobilize and street protest. The protest was intended to raise...

Ghanaian convicted of UK’s biggest fraud released

The 38-year-old Ghanaian convicted of the UK’s biggest fraud, was on Tuesday released from detention. Kweku Adoboli has been in detention at Heathrow in the...

Nigeria: Licenses of 182 financial institutions revoked

Nigeria’s Central Bank has revoked the licenses of 182 financial institutions believed to be struggling financially. The financial institutions include 154 micro-finance banks, 6 mortgage...

Opinion: Ghana’s stuttering panic withdrawals – a simple approach

Crisis may be too strong a word for it, but Ghana’s current economic predicament is more than a little uncomfortable. Only after exhibiting strong macroeconomic...

Ghana stock exchange is most innovative in Africa

The Ghana Stock Exchange has emerged the Most Innovative African Stock Exchange for 2018 at the Africa investor Research (AI) Capital Market Index Series...

Economists win Nobel for work on climate and economy

Two economists, William Nordhaus and Paul Romer have won this year's Nobel prize for economics for their work on sustainable growth. The US economists' research...

Opinion: Africa Central Bank, road map to Africa’s financial stability

Since independence, African countries have not been able to be financially stable to solve some critical economic issues be it price stability, exchange rate,...

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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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