South Africa’s national budget presentation was abruptly postponed on Wednesday due to a dispute within the country’s coalition government, marking an unprecedented delay in the post-apartheid era. National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza told lawmakers that such a postponement had never occurred in the past 30 years. The budget is now expected to be tabled on […]
Beset by debt and billions of dollars in unfunded priorities, African leaders have approved a fund to provide concessional lending to cash-strapped governments. The facility, known as The African Financial Stability Mechanism (AFSM) will be managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), Reuters reported Tuesday. It will have its own credit rating and will be […]
Fifteen different research projects being implemented by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are on the verge of “extinction” following cutbacks in America’s foreign aid agency spending. The projects, which the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) is implementing as parts of efforts to boost productivity of the agriculture sector, are funded by the […]
Mr Issifu Seidu, Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability has announced plans to localise climate change issues to help build resilience and sustain livelihood, especially for the vulnerable. In that regard, he said the government would be working with relevant bodies to undertake advocacy, educate the public and stakeholders, and build capacity of relevant agencies […]
South Africa will host a meeting of foreign ministers from the G20 group of major economies later this week, but the chief diplomat for the world’s largest economy, the U.S., is skipping it. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on X earlier this month that he would not attend the meeting, taking place Thursday and […]
Regional analysts are calling for the swift implementation of resolutions made at the recently concluded African Union (AU) Summit in Ethiopia. The summit was dominated by discussions on escalating conflicts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan, as well as concerns over the impact of U.S. aid cuts on the continent. African […]
The spokesperson for the United Nation’s Secretary-General said Monday that the humanitarian situation in Sudan remains “extremely worrying.” “We are especially deeply concerned about the impact of violence on civilians in and around the Zamzam displacement camp in Al Fasher, the capital of North Darfur,” said Stéphane Dujarric. Zamzam is one of the areas in […]
The German Development Cooperation (GIZ) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise their collaboration. The partnership would help address challenges associated with both regular and irregular migration, improve migration governance and promote sustainable development across the country. The cooperation would also focus on key areas […]
A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Stéphane Roudet, has concluded a four-day visit to Ghana, engaging with government officials and stakeholders on key economic issues. At the end of the visit which lasted February 10-14, Mr. Roudet issued a statement highlighting the discussions held with Ghanaian authorities. “The mission team […]
The leaders of Ethiopia’s Tigray region have called for the full implementation of the Pretoria agreement that ended the conflict between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray rebels in 2022. The bloc released a report about the agreement during the African Union Summit over the weekend in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The two main leaders […]
