UNESCO has inscribed 26 new locations onto its list of World Heritage sites. They include ancient ruins in Turkey to wildlife havens in Sierra Leone. In Turkey, the site to get on the list this year is Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe. It is the ruins of a powerful Iron Age civilisation […]
For many Ghanaians, the country’s energy crisis is synonymous with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). From frequent power outages and billing discrepancies to frustrating customer service and metering issues, ECG is the visible face of the sector’s challenges. But a new report by the International Perspective for Policy and Governance (IPPG)warns that focusing solely […]
Ghana will host the 2025 China–West Africa Medical and Health Industry Expo and AI Diagnosis Deployment Summit to advance healthcare reform and digitalisation. Scheduled for August 20–22 at the Accra International Conference Centre, the event will convene over 500 hospitals and clinics, 1,500 merchants and stakeholders, and delegations from 16 ECOWAS member states. The summit, […]
US President Donald Trump is ramping up his tariff agenda, announcing plans to impose new duties of over 10 percent on imports from smaller nations, including several in Africa and the Caribbean. The move marks a sharp shift in US trade policy, aimed at what Trump describes as “reciprocal” treatment. Several African countries are already […]
The Duke of Sussex met with the Angolan President on Tuesday during a surprise trip to raise awareness about a land mine clearing charity that both he and his mother Diana have championed. During the meeting, Angola’s President João Lourenço reaffirmed his support for HALO Trust, that has cleared mines in Angola since 1994. The […]
The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ghana, Niloy Banerjee, has underscored the urgent need to create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive in order to attract sustainable investment to strengthen the local economy. He indicated that complex regulations, high lending costs and lack of equal opportunities continued to discourage investors […]
President John Dramani has reiterated that Africa’s Reparations call is now w unified demand. “Africa’s call for reparative justice is no longer a whisper—it is a unified demand grounded in historical truth, moral clarity and our unwavering commitment to dignity,” he said. He added: “As we implement the 2025 Theme of the Year on Justice […]
Ghana’s financial sector is showing significant signs of stability and recovery following the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). According to the IMF, most of the banks have met or exceeded their recapitalization targets by the close of 2024. This positive assessment comes from a recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) report on Ghana’s financial sector. The […]
The world’s oldest head of state, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 92, has said he will run once more for re-election in October aiming to extend his 43 years in power. “Rest assured that my determination to serve you matches the urgency of the challenges we face,” he said in a post on X. He added that […]
Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will be buried in the compound of his house in the northern state of Katsina on Tuesday, the state’s Governor Dikko Radda told BBC Hausa. Radda was with Buhari’s family in London, where he died in a clinic on Sunday aged 82. According to the schedule announced by the governor, […]
