By Michele Moscaritoli Nigeria’s slowdown is a reminder that regional growth figures can flatter to deceive – and that smart investors build structure, not just exposure....
By Michele Moscaritoli Africa’s largest economy offers unmatched opportunity – but investors are waiting for the fog to clear. Nigeria should dominate every emerging-market investment ranking....
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Most African nations inherited their juridical sovereignty from colonial administrations that dominated the continent from the mid-19th century. Their borders – drawn...
By Ziad Hamoui Ghana’s president is right to call current trade arrangements neo-colonial. But diagnosis without execution changes nothing. Ghana produces the cocoa. Switzerland pockets US$130...
By Michele Moscaritoli For decades, Africa occupied a singular role in the global imagination: the perpetual recipient. Aid packages, charitable donations, development programs – always framed...
By Davida Ademuyiwa While headlines often spotlight coups, crises, or commodity booms, one West African nation has been quietly crafting a different narrative – one rooted...
By Dishant Shah Cocoa has sweetened balance sheets from Zurich to New York for over a century – but in the very soils where it’s grown,...
By Godfred Zina In early November 2025, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier concluded a landmark three-day state visit to Ghana, underscoring a strategic bilateral relationship that is...
By Godfred Zina The slow-motion unravelling of West Africa’s established security order has entered a critical new phase. The decision by the junta-led Alliance of Sahel...
By Des H Rikhotso In an era of global uncertainty, one financial flow remains remarkably resilient – remittances. Across Africa, these cross-border transfers from diaspora communities...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Last Friday, I arrived in Lomé for the second edition of the Lomé Peace and Security Forum – an event that has...
By David Coleman In a landmark move that reverberates far beyond West Africa, Ghana has secured Geographical Indication (GI) status for Kente cloth – its first...
By Ziad Hamoui In a landmark move for regional integration, Ghana and Burkina Faso signed a pivotal railway cooperation agreement last Thursday in Accra, setting the...
By Ziad Hamoui In a bold move that could reshape the economic landscape of West Africa, President John Dramani Mahama’s recent address to investors in Singapore...
By Mary Alorh As the African Development Bank (AfDB) charts a bold course for the continent under its Ten-Year Strategy (2024–2033), one theme stands out: integration....
Bloomberg | Ghana’s annual trade surplus reached US$5 billion in 2024 for the first time ever as the value of the country’s gold exports soared. The...
Festive seasons bring about merrymaking in various homes across the globe. They really provide an avenue for intercultural relations while showing the similarities that exist in...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu With the highest number of countries in the world, being the second-largest continent, and with a diverse sociocultural landscape, the security dynamics...
West Africa has been in the news in recent times due to the security challenges it faces. In the north, east, and the eastern half of...
On 24th June 2012, Ghana lost a sitting president for the first time in its existence as a state. That same day, John Mahama, his deputy,...
AP | When Nadege Anelka first came to the West African country of Benin from her home island of Martinique, a French overseas territory in the...
By Mary Alorh Africa’s collective efforts are pivotal in achieving transformative policies like the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which aims to streamline the free...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The 1966 coup that ousted Ghana’s first President, Kwame Nkrumah, marked the beginning of a prolonged period of political instability. This era...
AP | Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama is set to return to office in the West African nation’s presidential election after the ruling party candidate,...
By Lloyd G. Adu Amoah For the first time in seven years, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will end the year without Ghana’s presidency weighing on his...
By Mary Alorh Former Ghanaian President John Evans Atta Mills’ neutral stance during the Ivorian crisis in 2010 demonstrated remarkable diplomatic acumen. When urged by then-opposition...
Reuters | Ghana’s main opposition leader John Dramani Mahama looks set to win December’s presidential election, an opinion poll showed on Monday, placing him ahead of...
By Mary Alorh The rising concerns over terrorism in Ghana have led me to reflect on my journey through West Africa, a region where I witnessed...
Ghana is poised to begin sourcing petroleum products from Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery once it achieves full capacity, which would lessen its dependence on expensive imports from...
On the final day of the Commonwealth summit in Samoa, Ghana’s foreign minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, was appointed as the organization’s new secretary general. Botchwey, who...
By Danilo Desiderio The competition among African nations to emerge as the next Silicon Valley is growing more intense. In East Africa, countries like Kenya and...
Bloomberg | Ghana has launched a new gold coin to help it manage money-market liquidity, while boosting domestic savings. The coin, made from gold mined in...
On September 21st, we marked the 115th anniversary of the birth of Kwame Nkrumah – a visionary whose influence remains deeply embedded in Africa’s modern history....
Bloomberg | Ghana’s economy expanded at its fastest pace in five years in the second quarter, beating economists’ estimates by more than double, after better performances...
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the construction of a new oil refinery with a capacity of 300,000 barrels per day, aiming to establish Ghana as...
Bloomberg | Ghana has ditched plans of borrowing from international banks to fund its cocoa crop in the next season, breaking a 32-year-old tradition that has...
Bloomberg | Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, the underdog for the top job in December’s elections, outlined ambitious plans to lift economic growth to an average...
By Mary Alorh Over the years, the political landscape of Africa has undergone significant transformation, particularly in terms of political participation. Today, most African nations embrace...
Reuters | Ghana opened its first commercial gold refinery in Accra, the capital, on Thursday as part of an effort by Africa’s leading gold producer to...
By Nii Simmonds and Ayodele Okeowo The recent announcement of a partnership between the US Trade and Development Agency and Kenya to boost semiconductor manufacturing in...
By Mary Alorh Earlier this year, we Ghanaians were informed of the ‘good news’ that the IMF had released the second tranche of US$600 million as...
By James Boafo, Eric Stemn, Jacob Obodai and Philip Nti Nkrumah Global demand for critical minerals, particularly lithium, is growing rapidly to meet clean energy and...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu During the 1960s, a series of successful coups swept through sub-Saharan Africa, often accompanied by military justifications. These explanations were seen as...
Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell on Tuesday said his country will be supporting Ghana’s foreign affairs minister to become the next Secretary General of the Commonwealth...
Xinhua | Ghana is about to implement a policy to grant visa-free entry to all Africans visiting the country by the end of 2024, President Nana...
AFP | After he won last month the nomination as Ghana’s ruling party presidential candidate in the 2024 election, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia quickly made clear...
Reuters | Ghana’s government has approved its first lithium mine run by a subsidiary of Australia-based Atlantic Lithium Limited, the West African country said on Thursday,...
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Ernest Addison, stated on Monday that recent data suggests the country’s economic growth is more robust than expected. He...
Bloomberg | Ghana approved a green-minerals policy to help manage the exploitation and production of lithium, a step toward tapping into the multibillion-dollar global industry. The...
AP | Ghana’s parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty for all crimes except high treason, formalizing what has been a de facto moratorium on...
Bloomberg | Ghana’s parliament passed a law legalizing the cultivation of cannabis for industrial and health purposes, a move that will help the West African nation...
By D. Yaw Atiglo What is the age makeup of Ghana’s population? It is important to look at the trends in the changing population structure. Ghana’s...
Bloomberg | Ghana’s economy grew faster than anticipated in the first quarter, driven by the services and agricultural sectors. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 4.2 percent...
Barbados Today | Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for closer ties between the African Union (AU) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in order to...
Business Daily | Kenyan President William Ruto has announced plans to remove visa requirements for African nationals travelling to Kenya for business as a first major...
Reuters | Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to retain former president, John Mahama, as its leader for the...
Bloomberg | Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia plans to seek the nomination of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to be its presidential candidate in next...
Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo has nominated a Supreme Court judge, Gertrude Torkornoo, as the country’s Chief Justice. Her nomination is subject to approval by Parliament. When...
By Gregory Simpkins There has been increasing talk about a New World Order created by the alliance primarily of China and Russia, along with other nations...
By Stacy M. Brown Viola Fletcher, a 108-year-old survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has become a Ghanaian citizen alongside her 101-year-old brother, Hughes Van...
According to the World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa as a region is expected to grow at 3.9 percent in 2023 and 4.2 percent in 2024, with a...
Reuters | As a pair of motor-cyclists from Ghanaian startup Swoove zipped along Accra’s back streets with deliveries last week, a team of software engineers tracked...
By Gregory Simpkins I have worked on analyzing Africa issues for more than 40 years, and during that time, I have constantly heard appeals for humanitarian...
Reuters | Ghana has ordered all large-scale mining companies to sell 20 percent of their entire stock of refined gold at their refineries to the Bank...
Reuters | Ghana’s government is working on a new policy regime where gold will be used to buy oil products rather than U.S. dollar reserves, Vice-President...
AFP | Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Ghana, the world’s two biggest cocoa producers, said Monday there had been progress towards resolving a tug-of-war with chocolate...
AFP | President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday fired Ghana’s junior finance minister over corruption allegations made in an upcoming documentary on illegal gold mining. The president...
By Boutheina Guermazi, Brigit Pickel and Lacina Koné Digital technologies offer new avenues for economic growth in Africa by accelerating job creation, supporting access to public...
The East African | Kenya exported its first goods under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement to Ghana late last month. Kenyan-made Exide batteries...
By Gregory Simpkins I attended the first Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) in New York recently. It was well produced and well attended, and I got...
Reuters | Ghana has declared the end of an outbreak of Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease similar to Ebola, that was confirmed in July, the...
Ghanaian plant geneticist, and professor, Eric Yirenkyi Danquah has been awarded the 2022 Africa Food Prize at the AGRF2022 Summit. The event took place on the...
Bloomberg | A Nigerian startup backed by private-equity firm Lightrock LLP is looking to deploy electric vehicles in about 8 African countries by next year as...
Reuters | Ghana’s government will sign an agreement next week with Thelo DB consortium for a US$3.2 billion project to develop and make operational its Western...
Reuters | Ghana has started a bulk purchase initiative to buy gold locally to raise the gold component of its reserves, Central Bank Governor Ernest Addison...
Reuters | Ghana is committed to managing its debt without assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said, expressing his confidence that...
How real are these debt crisis claims? Is Ghana really in a debt crisis?
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a US$1.5 million grant to assess policy gaps in the digital trade and e-commerce...
Non-Ghanaian nationals not fully vaccinated may be denied entry and returned to the point of embarkation at a cost to the airline
Nigeria, will launch its eNaira digital currency on October 1, while Ghana will trial e-Cedi from this month.
Citizens cannot be forced to wait in order to have reliable energy and live modern, dignified lives
Digital currency will be tested in a trial phase with banks, payment service providers and consumers
MVX wants to make freight shipping and trade finance easier for African businesses by bringing booking and deployment processes online.
Africa is increasingly and gradually becoming more competitive investment destination for decades to come because of its improving relative risk profiles, demography, and continental integration.
Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana together account for 65 percent of global cocoa production; Farmers in these two countries earn less than 6 percent of the chocolate...
West African country boasts one of the first central banks on the continent to say it was working on a digital currency
Nigeria has deferred a plan to slash gas exports to Ghana beginning Friday over an outstanding debt of US$181 million, alleviating a threat that could have...
Ghana held emergency talks in Nigeria on Thursday to avert a threat to cut gas supply drastically, which could worsen the country’s electricity blackouts and present...
Ghana’s central bank has increased interest rates by a percentage point to 25 percent to arrest the slide of the cedi against major currencies. Bank of...
By Efam Dovi After passing the “Right of Abode” law, which grants African Americans an indefinite “right to stay,” Ghana became the first African country to...
Conceptual rendering of the Nzema solar power plant in Ghana. PHOTO/File Ghana is on track to completing the construction of Africa’s largest solar power plant, and...
Asamoah Gyan celebrates after scoring against Germany. PHOTO/Reuters The presidents of Cameroon and Ghana have called for investigations following disappointing World Cup showings that saw both...
Four African countries participating in the 2014 World Cup which started in Brazil on Thursday, Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria and Ghana, have the potential to generate a...
African teams bring life to an event that, in recent times, has appeared to be losing some of its gloss. Who can forget the youthful exuberance...
Ghana’s capital city has the highest potential for inclusive growth in Africa, according to the 2014 MasterCard African Cities Growth Index. “For the second year, Accra...
Ghana which is ranked second as the World’s leading producer of cocoa, may lose its position, as the cocoa trees are being cut down to use...
Ghana and France are looking to strengthen their business ties. The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ghana (CCFG) want to enhance bilateral trade between...
Energy Ministry has revealed that government is considering sourcing gas from Equatorial Guinea to power the country’s thermal plants. “The Ministry is engaging with La Cote...
Heads of State and government in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) plan to meet at an extraordinary summit in the Ghanaian capital, Accra...
Africa is “taking off” with strong, steady growth but poverty is unacceptably high so that governments need to build infrastructure and institutions and educate people to...
The second-best dollar-bond rally in Africa this month is signaling growing speculation that Ghana will seek aid from the International Monetary Fund as the government struggles to close its budget...
AGOA allows 6,400 products from eligible Sub-Saharan African countries to enter the United States duty free. In 2013, according to US Department of Commerce, United States...
Ghana has already paid a commitment fee of $54 million in order to access the $3 billion China Development Bank (CDB) loan, according to the Minority...
Ghana will begin the free distribution of fertilizer to cocoa farmers this year in a renewed effort by the world’s second largest exporter to boost crop...
Leaders of anti-corruption agencies in Africa are meeting in Ghana’s capital Accra to discuss strategies to curb graft on the continent. Delegates from 17 Commonwealth African...
A Mauritius sugarcane firm Omnicane is set to invest $250 million into sugarcane plantations in northern Ghana, creating 2,000 jobs and boosting income in the impoverished...
Mobile banking, an innovative service that allows customers to perform banking transactions via their mobile phones, must be properly regulated in Ghana to ensure the safety...
The Ghana Shippers Authority has threatened to drag Ivory Coast to the ECOWAS Secretariat if it fails to allow cargo trucks from Ghana into its country,...
Ghana will begin the free distribution of fertilizer to cocoa farmers this year in a renewed effort by the world’s second largest exporter to boost crop...
Prudential and American International Group are setting up operations in Ghana, but analysts say the smaller and nimbler companies will challenge them for business. Mobile micro-insurance...
The United States has committed itself to attracting investment and aiding several African countries in reducing their electricity deficit. “Power Africa is designed to catalyze new...
The Association of Ghana Industries, which is advocating for the legislation, argues that parliament must urgently initiate steps to check government’s domestic borrowing in order to...
Ghana’s falling currency has fueled smuggling of as much as 100,000 tons of cocoa into neighboring Ivory Coast since October, reversing a trend, industry sources said....
Ghanaians who live outside of Africa met in Accra for a Diaspora Engagement Forum. Organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MFA&RI) with support...
While ministers struggle to prop up the cedi, a new wave of industrialists and tech entrepreneurs are providing an economic jump start of their own. Following...
Ghana will lose up to $650 million this year in gold sale revenue as a result of declining global gold prices, which has force some mining...
While Africa’s growth in mobile and internet access has been rising faster over the last decade than any other region of the world, the continent is...
The total revamping of the country’s railway network would contribute to accelerated economic growth, Mr. Joseph King-Edu, General Secretary of the Rail and Allied Workers Union,...
African banks are set to maximize on trade finance space left by European lenders due to tough capital requirements. However, bureaucracy and inadequate research are two...
After a series of delays and technical problems affecting the whole value chain, the state-owned petroleum company’s new chief executive promises lift-off in July. Oil and...
Analysts worry that Africa will become less attractive for exploration as states try to get more from the oil and gas sectors. Africa’s licensing regimes for...
A new law in Ghana requires oil and gas companies to make greater use of local products and services. The broad objective of the new...
You know you are in trouble when pastors are seeking divine intervention for your currency. On the Sunday that followed the Bank of Ghana’s attempt to...
Five years ago, as world spot gold prices began an unprecedented rally to around $1,900 an ounce in late 2011, poor cocoa farmers woke up to...
Small and medium-sized enterprises in Africa are crying out not just for financing but also management and operational expertise to enable them to grow a regional...
Ghanaian investment firm Databank Financial Services has announced the launch of the Africa Agricultural Fund (AAF), a private equity fund established to finance the agricultural sectors...
A new Ghana-based startup wants to give small African businesses a leg up via an online portal that provides tools and resources for financial management. While...
Ghana’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged to help support growth in the West African economy after tightening monetary policy at an emergency meeting...
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, has advised that his government is ready to partner with any investor who will assist the...
International humanitarian organisation Rockefeller Foundation has announced a $3.8 million grant to facilitate completion of a mini ICT park to be located in central Accra, Ghana....
Ghana’s annual producer price inflation rose sharply for a second month in February to 27.1 percent year-on-year from 23.3 percent in January, due mainly to utility...
Upgrades at Tema mean that a rig services industry can develop, while the port at Takoradi will grow to compete for regional trade. The Ghana Ports...
The management of Ghana Gas Company has announced that the country will commence gas processing for both industrial and domestic consumption at its Atuabo gas processing...
Illegal mining is posing severe challenges to mining communities in Ghana. The unlawful practice is gradually shifting to restricted forest areas with dire consequences to the...
Ghana has been urged to invest in railway transport as the best alternative means to support urban transportation in the country. Mr Joseph Katende, the Regional...
South African Airways’ (SAA) executives are caught between their continental ambition and lack of cash. Technically insolvent, SAA is reliant on a R5 billion ($443 million)...
As the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence, the country’s struggle, led by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and supported by the working masses, inspired countries across...
The Turkish Kitchenware sector is working to increase its trade investment inflow in Ghana through partnerships with Ghanaian industrialists within the next five years. Currently, Turkish...
Ghana’s economy grew 5.5 percent in 2013, less than the 8 percent targeted by the government, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. The 2013 fiscal...
Ghana will look toward boosting its local industries to strengthen its economy, President John Dramani Mahama said in his annual state of the nation address in...
At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, five African nations will be competing. According to The Africa Report’s, there will be several countries and players to...
If your neighbors get a cheap loan to build their new railway, you are going to want one too. But Hannibal cannot help worrying about the...
(Reuters) – Ghana’s central bank – The Bank of Ghana, raised its main policy rate by 200 basis points 18 percent on Thursday in a drive...
Ghana’s central bank is likely to raise its policy rate by at least 100 basis points on Thursday to 17 percent in a drive to tame...
Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission is close to approving the initial public offering of investment company Mega African Capital in what would be the West African...
Ghanaian regulators are planning to introduce market making, set up live trading and start debt education programs in a bid to boost bond-market activity in West...
Otema Yirenkyi Otema Yirenkyi, has been appointed as Microsoft’s first female country manager in Africa to head up the company’s investment in the rapidly growing west...
Ghana President John Mahama. PHOTO/File Ghanaian President John Mahama and all his political appointees have taken a ten percent pay cut in order to boost a...
(Reuters) – When Abasiama Idaresit started a digital marketing firm in Nigeria’s bustling economic capital three years ago, he quickly learned how brutal life can be...
Republic Bank now controls 40 percent of the HFC Bank Ghana, after acquiring an additional 7.98 percent shareholding in the Ghanaian financial institution. In a statement,...
Artistic Impression of Hope City. IMAGE/File Forbes Magazine, is predicting that Ghana will undergo a massive tech boom, should various interventions in the sector proceed unhindered....
Ghana President John Mahama Ghana’s Supreme Court is expected this week to reject an opposition challenge to President John Mahama’s victory in last year’s close-fought election,...
The 2013 West Africa Business Expo to be held in Accra, Ghana on September 5th and 6th has been launched under the theme: “Kick Starting and...
(Reuters) – Investors from Europe, Asia and the United States are not the only ones chasing growth opportunities in Africa these days – Africans themselves are...
Majority of Ghanaians are willing to pay higher taxes for services to prevent the government from accumulating debt due to excessive borrowing, a survey by Afrobarometer...
Trinidad & Tobago in a partnership agreement with Uganda will lend its experience in the oil and gas industry in the development of the East African...
(PR Newswire) – Johannesburg – Gold Fields Limited is pleased to announced the appointment of Alfred Baku (pictured), as Head of its West Africa Region, the...
Law makers in Ghana have revised investment laws to rectify the abuse of sectors reserved for citizens of Ghana by foreign investors, particularly in the retail...
(Reuters) – Seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa, have cut the number of new HIV infections in children by 50 percent since 2009, the United Nations AIDS...
Chinese citizens arrested earlier this week for illegal gold mining in Ghana are to be deported, a spokesman for the country’s immigration service said last night....
Ghana President John Mahama (Reuters) – Ghana’s Supreme Court must decide in the coming months whether or not to overturn December elections that handed the presidency...
Latest reports from Ghana indicate a slow down in the country’s economy. The Governor of the Central Bank of Ghana, Henry Kofi Wampah indicated that business...
Authorities say 17 people are dead after an accident at a gold mine in central Ghana. Local official Peter Kofi Owusu-Ashia told The Associated Press on...
(Reuters) – South African bullion producer Gold Fields revealed last night, that workers at its Tarkwa and Damang mines in Ghana have launched industrial action that...
Patricia Mawuli “Young people should understand that hard work is the only secret to success and you must stay focused in everything you do if you...
Nairobi, Kenya Companies looking to expand into Africa should seriously consider setting up shop in Accra in Ghana, Lusaka in Zambia and Luanda in Angola. A...
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority has rolled out a geographical mapping of companies to create a database for a national product trace-ability system, as the country...
Newly inaugurated Ghana President John Dramani Mahama. PHOTO/Issouf Sanogo/AFP John Dramani Mahama became president of Ghana on Monday, sworn in as the opposition continues to dispute...
Re-elected Ghana President John Dramani Mahama. PHOTO/Issouf Sanogo/AFP (Reuters) – Ghana’s president called for political unity on Friday, reaching out to rivals who are contesting his...
A view of Auckland, New Zealand from Nigeria’s satellite – the NigeriaSat-X Economic Boom Fuels Ghana’s, Nigeria’s, Kenya’s —and Continent’s—dream of building telescopes and satellites to...
Trinidad & Tobagos’ Republic Bank has confirmed that it has acquired an 8.9 percent stake in HFC Bank in Ghana. According to the Republic bank’s CEO,...
Ghana President John Dramani Mahama. PHOTO/Issouf Sanogo/AFP AP – President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday was declared the winner of Ghana’s presidential election, despite widespread technical...
(Reuters) – Ghana extended voting in its presidential election into a second day, officials said on Friday, after a rash of technical problems prevented thousands of...
Ghana President John Mahama (l) and Challenger Nana Akufo-Addo. PHOTO/File AP – Voters in Ghana lined up as early as 2 a.m. on Friday to select...
Ghana President John Mahama (l) and Challenger Nana Akufo-Addo. PHOTO/File The presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana set for Friday are expected to be close. Under...
(AP) – The year was 1966 and a 7-year-old boy named John Dramani Mahama was standing by the door of his boarding school, wondering why his...
Nana Akufo-Addo (l) and President John Mahama. PHOTO/File With Ghana’s presidential election set for December 7, the candidates faced off in their final debate this week....
Dropifi founders.,Kamil Nabong (l), David Osei (c) and Effah Philips Mensah (r). PHOTO/Dropifi Dropifi, a startup tech company in Ghana has taken the top spot in...
(Reuters) – Rescuers have ended their search for survivors of a shopping mall collapse in Ghana’s capital Accra last week which killed at least 14 people,...
The top floors of a five-story shopping center built earlier this year in a suburb of Ghana’s capital collapsed Wednesday, killing at least one person and...
(Reuters) – Former Ghanaian first lady Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings announced on Saturday she has split from the ruling party that her husband founded to run for president...
Ghana’s Late President John Evans Atta Mills speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington,...
Ghana President John Dramani Mahama. PHOTO/Issouf Sanogo/AFP The governing party of Ghana vowed Wednesday to carry out the “unfinished job” of the country’s late president as...
New Ghana President.,John Dramani Mahama. PHOTO/File President John Atta Mills’ election victory secured Ghana’s reputation as one of the most mature democracies in West Africa, a...
Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, March...
Africa World Airlines, a joint Venture between the Social Security and National Insurance Trust, the Strategic African Securities (ASA), both of Ghana, and Hainan Airlines of...
As the US space programme loses momentum with the retirement of the space shuttle, those of Nigeria and Ghana and Nigeria are just taking off. Nigeria...
(Reuters) – The economy of Ghana grew 8.7 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012 while a sharp rise in producer prices underlined persistent inflationary...
Raindolf Owusu – founder and CEO Oasis Websoft. PHOTO/File Raindolf Owusu has designed, built and launched a computer operating system relevant to Africa. The operating system...
The Meltwater Entreprenerial School of Technology (MEST) in Ghana was founded in February 2008. MEST, started out with modest aims: to take the brightest and most...
Technology Parks across the world have been recognized as important mechanisms for innovation and stimulating technology transfer. They also help with the formation and growth of...
Ghana officially opened its Space Science and Technology Center (SSTC) Wednesday in a bid to harness the potentials of science and technology for accelerated socio- economic...
African middle class family in Lusaka, Zambia. PHOTO/Georgina Smith/The Guardian A growing middle class has fueled Africa’s fast-growing consumer market driving the regional economy, according to...
App developers at work in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO/File Kenya’s quest to become the global hub for mobile phone applications has been bolstered by a grant of...
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) as met with its African member states, as part of its continental fundraising efforts. The consultations on the fringes of...
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) – which happens to be the the third largest capital market in sub-saharan Africa, after South Africa and Nigeria, is preparing...
Ghana on Tuesday observed its 55th Independence anniversary with President John Atta Mills reassuring his government’s commitment to put up all precautionary measures to ensure peaceful...
Seydou Keita of Mali (l) challenging Anthony Annan of Ghana. PHOTO/File Mali beat 10-man Ghana 2-0 Saturday in the third-place match at the African Cup of...
Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan fails to score penalty against Zambia. PHOTO/Barry Aldworth/BackpagePix Emmanuel Mayuka came off the bench to score a late goal as Zambia shocked Ghana...
Ghana Off-shore oil and gas blocks. Source/Afren Policy makers have finally settled on a master plan and financing package that provide the framework for the exploitation...
