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UNDP Empowers 200 Ghanaian MSMEs On AfCFTA  

  • August 29, 2022

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has trained 200 young Ghanaian entrepreneurs to enable them to tap into opportunities offered by Africa’s flagship free trade market agreement. The entrepreneurs operating Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) received training to leverage digital technologies to transform their businesses and access the market that would connect 1.3 billion people […]

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‘We’re Ready To Help Stabilise Ghana’s Economy’ – IMF Boss Says After Meeting With Ken Ofori-Atta

  • August 29, 2022

The Chair and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva-Kinova, says her outfit is willing to assist Ghana to put the country’s economy on a better footing. The Bulgarian economist made this known in a tweet on Friday, August 26, 2022. According to her, the IMF’s decision to support Ghana stems […]

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Humanitarian Ship Rescues 268 Migrants In Mediterranean

  • August 29, 2022

The Ocean Viking, a humanitarian ship of SOS Mediterranee, has rescued 268 people since Thursday during five rescues of migrants mostly found in overcrowded wooden boats between Libya and Malta, the NGO announced Friday. “Many have high levels of exhaustion and dehydration” and “severe sunburn,” said the NGO, whose headquarters are in Marseille. Several minors, […]

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UN Condemns Airstrike In Ethiopia That ‘Hit Kindergarten’

  • August 29, 2022

The U.N. children’s agency UNICEF on Saturday condemned an airstrike that “hit a kindergarten” in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, killing at least four people, including two children. Friday’s strike in the Tigray capital, Mekelle, came days after fighting erupted on the region’s southern border between government forces and rebels, ending a five-month truce. “UNICEF strongly condemns […]