Koa, Ghanaian-Swiss start-up has taken steps to scale its impact in the cocoa sector by inaugurating its second cocoa fruit factory in Akim Achiase, in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It was done together with 600 guests, the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Embassy of Switzerland. The new facility will allow Koa to […]
France’s ambassador to Niger will stay in the Sahel country despite pressure to leave from leaders of a recent coup, President Emmanuel Macron has said. On Monday, he also reiterated France’s support to Niger’s overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum, whose decision not to resign Macron called courageous. Macron also said Paris would support any military action […]
Ghana has been described as a shining example to Africa, and the rest of the world, in light of its efforts towards spearheading child online protection activities. The Global Chief Child Protection Specialist at the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Headquarters in New York, Afrooz Kaviani Johnson, lauded Ghana for putting in place […]
Russia pledged at the United Nations on Monday to keep providing “comprehensive assistance” to Mali, where about 1,000 fighters with Russia’s Wagner mercenary group are helping the West African state’s junta fight an Islamist insurgency. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash last week and Russian President Vladimir Putin then ordered Wagner fighters to sign […]
The British Council in Ghana has launched its UK Alumni Awards to recognise outstanding achievements and contributions of members in their respective fields. The Awards, known as the Alumni UK, target successful former graduates, who have made outstanding achievements and contributions to their professions, society and country as a result of the skills and qualifications […]
Sudan’s military ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Monday dashed hopes of talks to end a months-long war, denouncing the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as “traitors” and promising a decisive victory in a speech to soldiers. Millions have been driven from their homes and a humanitarian crisis has escalated since the conflict between the […]
Forty Ghanaian exporters have expressed readiness to export their products to the European Union (EU) markets, adhering to the strict regulations required to transact business on the international front. The exporters, drawn from small and medium-scale companies, received training from experts on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and its requirements. The series of trainings were […]
Political analysts and watchers in Sunyani, the Bono Regional capital, have called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to upscale public education on its protocols for better understanding by the people in the sub-region. The people in the sub-region ought to be conversant and understand the ideals and protocols upon which the […]
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Niamey Saturday in support of last month’s coup, a day after the country’s new military rulers gave France’s ambassador to Niger 48 hours to leave the country. The Seyni Kountche stadium, the largest in Niger with a capacity of 30,000 seats, was two-thirds full and the sound of […]
Sixty Ghanaian students have been selected for the European Union’s (EU) Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree (EMJMD) to pursue higher education in some top universities across Europe. This year’s number of beneficiaries of the EMJMD, the highest since its inception, is an increase of over the 45 who participated in the programme last year. The […]
