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AfDB supports female farmers in Ghana with US$ 92m

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has sought the African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) financial support to implement the Northern Rural Growth Programme (NRGP)...

Ghana hit by African Swine Fever, hundreds of pigs killed

Ghana has been hit by the deadly African swine fever with officials confirming the killing of over 400 pigs. The outbreak has been recorded in...

Ghana: Mining pit disaster claims 14 lives

Fourteen illegal miners have been confirmed dead by the Police officials in Western part of Ghana after an abandoned illegal mining pit caved in...

Unilever to help transform Ghana’s oil palm plantation industry

His Excellency Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Unilever Global CEO Paul Polman agreed a Joint Vision, outlining their support for the development of a sustainable palm oil industry in Ghana. Under this Joint Vision, Unilever and the Government of Ghana will work together to develop the plantation, support smallholder farmers, and help ensure a positive impact on the local economy.

Ghana court dismisses IFC challenge to $41m Quantum Oil suit

Ghana's Commercial High Court has dismissed an application by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private lending arm of the World Bank Group and...

Nigeria begins exporting yam to Europe

Nigeria has formally started exporting yam to the European Market according to its  Agriculture Minister Audu Ogbeh. As part of the moves he revealed Nigeria...

China to invest 10 billion dollars into Ghana’s bauxite industry

Ghana has signed an agreement with China that could lead to a 10 billion dollar investment in Ghana's bauxite industry. The money will also boost the country's infrastructure at a time when economic growth has slowed in recent years. Ghana’s Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Marfo says the Chinese Development Bank will provide the money. This is just the latest development in the growing interest of China in Africa. The extent of that interest has been highlighted in a new report from McKinsey consultancy group. It says that in two decades, China has become Africa’s most important economic partner. Across trade, investment, infrastructure financing, and aid, no other country has such depth and breadth of engagement in Africa".

Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck visits native Ghana

Arsenal and England forward, Danny Welbeck is in Ghana on vacation following the end of the football season when his side lifted the English...

Ghana asks IMF to extend aid deal as it seeks more money

Ghana's government has asked the International Monetary Fund to push back the end date of its $918 million aid programme from April 2018 to...

Cellulant to foster trade between Kenya and Ghana with upcoming trade expo

Cellulant, a Pan-African FinTech Company headquartered in Nairobi, has signed a partnership agreement with the Kenya Trade Expo Ghana 2017 during a ministerial visit...

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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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