Ghana’s $3 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan-supported programme will proceed without extension if the country follows the planned implementation, Mr. Stéphane Roudet, IMF Mission Chief for Ghana, has said. He made this statement during a roundtable discussion with Ghanaian journalists on the sidelines of the recently concluded 2025 IMF/World Bank Group Spring Meetings in […]
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday there was no pressure on Russia to move forward towards a deal that would provide lasting peace in Ukraine. “I do not see pressure on Russia now and new sanctions packages against the aggression of the Russian Federation,” Zelenskyy said, speaking in Pretoria alongside South African president Cyril Ramaphosa. […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Ghana and other African economies to reinforce fiscal discipline and deepen structural reforms as global headwinds threaten growth. Speaking at a press conference during the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that while Africa’s long-term prospects remain strong, immediate policy tightening is needed to […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Ghana and other nations implementing debt reforms to build public acceptance of energy subsidies and pension adjustments. The Fund noted that such reforms, despite their long-term benefits, often faced resistance from the public, civil society organisations, labour unions, and opposition groups. It recommended effective communication and stakeholder engagement, […]
Kenyan President William Ruto has signed a $1 billion agreement with China as part of a five-day state visit aimed at deepening the strategic partnership between Nairobi and Beijing. The deal, announced Wednesday, focuses on accelerating key development projects under Kenya’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), including major investments in manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism. Ruto […]
Germany has been urged to reconsider its agricultural cooperation model for Africa and prioritise food sovereignty and agroecological practices. Africa’s reliance on external inputs had made smallholder farmers vulnerable, a policy brief, jointly authored by Power Shift Africa, Kenyan climate and development policy think tank, and Germanwatch, a German environmental and human rights organisation, said […]
Dr Oumar Alien Touray, the President of ECOWAS Commission, has bemoaned the low intra-regional trade, with trading hovering around 12 per cent among the West African member states. He, therefore, called for urgent reforms to dismantle non-tariff barriers, improve infrastructure, and boost productivity across member states to help attain the vision of the founding fathers. […]
Portia Dzifa Dzilah, a teacher at Pakro Anglican Basic School in the Eastern Region, has been named the Sub-Saharan Africa regional winner of the 2025 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards. She is the first Ghanaian to receive this recognition since the inception of the global award scheme seven years ago. Her selection was based on her […]
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is on a historic visit to South Africa, signalling a dramatic improvement in the once-strained relations between the two nations. The visit marks a diplomatic breakthrough for the Ukrainian leader in his efforts to counter Russia’s strong – and growing – influence in Africa. “I’m sure that Russia will be annoyed […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has advised Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to reconsider their decision to leave the regional grouping. It said the three countries that withrew from ECOWAS earlier this year to form the “Alliance of Sahel States” (AES), can automatically rejoin ECOWAS if they change their minds by July […]
