China and South Africa, whose top leaders met in Beijing, agreed to promote balanced trade and discussed boosting two-way investments between their industrial and commercial communities, a joint statement on Tuesday showed. President Xi Jinping and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa met on Monday, ahead of the ninth forum on China-Africa cooperation. Both sides […]
Sixty percent of African youth are looking to leave because unchecked corruption threatens their future, according to a poll of more than 5,600 youngsters in 16 countries released Tuesday. Corruption is seen as the “single greatest hurdle” they face to achieve their own potential and a better life, said the Johannesburg-based Ichikowitz Family Foundation, which […]
Switzerland became Ghana’s number one export partner with exports from Ghana to Switzerland amounting to $3 billion in 2023. The bilateral trade volumes shot up from $1.5 billion in 2019 resulting in over $3 billion recorded in 2023. Madam Simone Giger, the Ambassador of Switzerland to Ghana, speaking at a reception to celebrate the 733rd […]
A Ghanaian Agribusiness delegation made up of members of the Ghana-Nebraska Agribusiness Growth and Trade Relations Chamber of Commerce (GNEBCHAM) will be in the United States for the Husker harvest days. The delegation will also include some government officials and private sector players within the livestock, crops, Irrigation, fertilizer, grains, agro-processing, education, finance, technology and […]
African Union (AU) senior officials are in Accra to validate a coherent and harmonised plan of action on the global impact of migration (GCM) hinged on respect for human rights and dignity. The two-day workshop is to examine the scope of the draft policy identify key priorities for the continent concerning the GCM and develop a clear […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Botchwey, has concluded three days of meetings in Tonga with leaders of the Pacific Islands. Ms Botchwey, who is a candidate for the position of Commonwealth Secretary General, also addressed a plenary session of the region’s leaders. She shared her vision for “a new Commonwealth that […]
China has vowed to beef up its vast Belt and Road global infrastructure initiative, promising “high-quality cooperation” ahead of a summit with African leaders in Beijing starting Wednesday. Africa is already a key Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) region, with Chinese companies signing contracts there worth more than $700 billion between 2013 and 2023, according […]
African leaders descend on China’s capital this week, seeking funds for big-ticket infrastructure projects as they eye mounting great power competition over resources and influence on the continent. China has expanded ties with African nations in the past decade, furnishing them with billions in loans that have helped build infrastructure but also sometimes stoked controversy […]
