The United States (US) Embassy is hosting women entrepreneurs from 14 African countries to help empower more women entrepreneurs in the global economy. The women are beneficiaries of the US global entrepreneurship training to support and empower women entrepreneurs to promote community-based businesses. The alumni ties has brought together participants from Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, […]
Mr. Birender Singh, the High Commissioner of India to Ghana on Wednesday sought for Ghana Support for India’s candidature to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) council election. The ICAO Council election slated for September during the General Assemble meeting in Montreal Canada. The ICAO is a UN specialized agency, established by States in 1944 […]
A Kenyan MP has been arrested after saying he would beat up foreign traders if they did not leave the country. Charles Njagua Kanyi said in a video that Tanzanian and Ugandan traders were taking Kenyan business and “enough is enough”. A diplomatic row erupted and Tanzania’s prime minister summoned the Kenyan high commissioner for […]
Internet connectivity has been cut in most parts of Mauritania, online rights group, NetBlocks; reported on Tuesday. The group said the outage was linked to post-election incidents in the country. “Mauritania is in the midst of a near-total internet blackout as of 3:30 p.m. UTC Tuesday 25 June 2019, following contested presidential elections held during the weekend. […]
Zimbabwe has banned the use of international currencies such as the US dollar, South African rand and British pound. Zimbabwe has not had its own fully fledged currency since 2009 when authorities abolished the Zimbabwe dollar due to hyperinflation. The ban comes in immediately and has caught locals by surprise. Shops and most businesses will […]
As the dust settles on what authorities in Ethiopia have described as an attempted coup in the Amhara region, many questions remain unanswered as to what exactly caused the death of five top officials. Ethiopia’s army chief, the president of Amhara state and three other top officials were killed in two separate attacks. While the […]
Ghana will host the rest of the world in September this year to celebrate the first International Coconut Festival in Africa. The event, to be held at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), is spearheaded by the African Coconut Group on the theme: “Promoting Export Diversification through a Robust Ghanaian Coconut Industry.” It will bring coconut […]
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks or meetings here Sunday with foreign ministers from eight African countries, who are here to attend the upcoming coordinators’ meeting on the implementation of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Beijing Summit outcomes. The foreign ministers are Sierra Leone’s foreign minister Nabeela Tunis, Gabon’s foreign […]
The chief of staff of the Ethiopian army, Gen Seare Mekonnen, has been shot dead by his own bodyguard in the capital, Addis Ababa. He and another officer died trying to prevent a coup attempt against the administration in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, PM Abiy Ahmed said. In Amhara itself, regional governor Ambachew Mekonnen was […]
The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Iain Walker, has stated that the government of the United Kingdom is committed to helping Ghana tackle and improve sanitation in the country. Meanwhile, he has commended the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources for the immense role it is playing in carrying through with the government’s policies […]
