The gold price surged to a record high on Monday, fuelled by the novel coronavirus pandemic and geopolitical tensions between China and the United States. The new high of 1,944.71 dollars per troy ounce (31.1 grams) – compares to a previous record of $1,921. In addition to persistent global economic uncertainty amid the pandemic, renewed […]
President Akufo-Addo will on Thursday embark on a trip to the West African country of Mali. This will be the first foreign trip after he announced restrictions including the closure of borders in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The president and his colleagues from Niger, Senegal and Ivory Coast have been tasked […]
The President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has been re-elected for a second term of two years by his peers. The Vice President of the Court, Justice Gberi-be Ouattara was also re-elected for another term of two years. A statement issued by the Court said the pair retained their […]
Kanye West has officially launched his campaign for the 2020 US presidential election, with an unorthodox rally in Charleston, South Carolina. West, 43, is running as a candidate for his self-styled “Birthday Party”. At the event, the rapper seemed to make policy decisions off-the-cuff and made several rants, including on abortion and on abolitionist Harriet […]
Though Boeing now anticipates US federal approval to unground its 737 Max in September, company data released Tuesday shows that in the first half of this year the manufacturer lost just over 800 orders for the troubled airplane. With the Max unable to be delivered and with the Covid-19 pandemic killing demand for all other […]
Ghana and Mexico, Wednesday, held their second consultation under the Bilateral Political Consultations Mechanism towards building a stronger bond. Mr Charles Owiredu, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration co-chaired the meeting with Mr Julian Ventura, his Mexican counterpart.They discussed regional and global issues of common interest and reiterated the commitment of their […]
As time ticks slowly towards 31st August, the end of tenure of office for the beleaguered President of the Africa Development Bank, Dr Adesina Akinwumi, the rumpus at our continent’s apex bank on who becomes its next President from August 31st, 2020, has generated deep sentiments among its major shareholders. The crux of the matterThe […]
Mr Christoph Retzlaff, the German Ambassador to Ghana, has said Africa remains at the heart of the European Union’s (EU) global response to COVID-19. “As ‘Team Europe’, we stand with our neighbouring continent to respond to the immediate priorities of African states, societies and people in need in this crisis”, Mr Retzlaff said in a […]
The World Health Organization has said that the coronavirus pandemic isn’t easing down anytime soon if countries fail to adhere to strict healthcare precautions. The WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from the U.N. agency’s headquarters in Geneva on Monday that the crisis isn’t over yet. He said “Let me be blunt, […]
Technology giant, IBM Corporation has appointed Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh as Regional Head for North, East and West Africa where she will be responsible for IBM operations in over 40 countries in Africa including Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda, Ghana and Tunisia. Before her appointment, Ms. Kyerematen-Jimoh was Chief of Staff to the Senior Vice President in […]
