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Fred Dzakpata

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

Meralco takes over Ghana’s power distributor

Ghana’s power distributor, the Electricity Company has been taken over by the Philippines Meralco Consortium. The takeover by the consortium known as Power Distribution Services,...

Dangote ranked 65th richest man globally

Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote has emerged the 65th richest man globally, according to Bloomberg Billionaire index. Dangote according to the index is worth $16.6 billion. Last...

Zimbabwe frees ITUC-Africa staff after arrest

Zimbabwean authorities have released the Secretary General of the African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) after a short detention. The Trade Unionist...

Uganda explains why MTN boss was deported

Details are now emerging from Uganda over the reasons why the Chief Executive Officer of telecom firm MTN was deported. Wim Vanhelleputte was deported this...

Uganda to roll out electric cars this year

Uganda's government says it will be rolling out its first electric cars for the mass market later this year. The country failed in 2018 to...

Ghana and London stock markets deepen partnership

The Ghana Stock Exchange is to partner the London Exchange to help develop some of the capital markets infrastructure that can sustain and deepen...

Little Cab to launch in Ghana and Tanzania

Kenya’s Ride Company, Little Cab has revealed plans of extending its operations to Ghana and neighboring Tanzania. The firm which has been in existence for...

Rwanda denies banning imports from Uganda

Rwanda has described allegations of banning imports of goods from neighboring Uganda as baseless. There have been media reports that Rwanda placed a ban on...

Eskom gets $1.6 bn government bailout

South Africa's cash trapped power provider Eskom will receive a $1.6 billion bailout in the coming days from the government. The country’s finance minister made...

Ghana rejects addition to EU ‘dirty money’ list

Ghana is challenging its addition to a list of 23 countries with weak framework for tackling anti-money laundering and the Financing of Terrorism. It's finance...

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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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