Representatives of national power regulatory authorities and operators across ECOWAS member states last Monday convened on Accra to deliberate on essential issues concerning the growth of the regional electricity market.  The two-day meeting, which ended yesterday, was attended by members of ... Read More

President Joe Biden After three days of silence over his stunning decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, U.S. President Joe Biden took to prime time television Tuesday to give Americans, and the world, an explanation in a speech ... Read More

Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), says the Continental Organisation is working tirelessly to mobilise over $100 billion from multi-lateral financial institutions to support export-based companies in Africa.  So far, he said, the AU had ... Read More

King Charles III welcomed the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu III to the Sandringham House in the United Kingdom on Tuesday. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is currently in the UK as part of his Silver Jubilee celebrations. This is the first visit of ... Read More

The government has signed an agreement with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) to strengthen cooperation in the prevention of terrorism and transnational organised crime. The Letter of Agreement (LoA) is intended to accelerate the delivery of technical assistance to ... Read More

A delegation from Tanzania made up of government institutions is in Ghana to understudy the country’s carbon market operations.  Ghana is one of the few countries in Africa to have developed a comprehensive carbon market operation, with three bilateral cooperative ... Read More

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina – AfDB President Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group, says African countries must build coordinated partnerships with the Arab region to address critical developmental challenges limiting the Continent’s sustainable growth.  He said the key nagging issues are ... Read More

Regional analysts have voiced skepticism about a so-called standby counterterrorism force announced Sunday by West African bloc ECOWAS. The critics say despite the comments from Nigeria’s president suggesting the force is ready for deployment, ECOWAS has not provided any details ... Read More

Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, has engaged members of the Arab Coordination Group to support the Government’s growth strategy which targets an investment of $12 billion.  The Government, having successfully undergone both domestic and external debt ... Read More

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a broad climate change act that will set caps for large emitters and require every town and city to publish an adaptation plan. The Climate Change Bill aims ... Read More