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Egypt Aims To Restore Leading Role In Africa

  • February 14, 2019

As Egypt takes over the chairmanship of the African Union (AU), the North African country will be keen to restore its erstwhile role as a driving force in the African continent- experts have said. On Sunday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took over the AU presidency from his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame. It is the […]

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Third German-African Business Summit Opens In Accra Tuesday

  • February 12, 2019

Over 500 German and sub-Saharan African high-ranking business executives and government representatives have arrived in Ghana for the third German-African Business Summit (GABS). The three-day Summit will focus on new opportunities and also learn from already existing experiences of German-African business relations. The German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Dr Gerd Muller and […]

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Akufo-Addo Urges African Leaders To Scale Up SDG Implementation

  • February 11, 2019

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Sunday, expressing his faith in a foreseeable prosperous Africa, urged the leaders to strengthen their commitment, and scale up momentum in their implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to meet the 2030 deadline. He said that would be the best way to guarantee the prospects for the continent’s […]

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Egypt President Sisi Takes Up AU Chairmanship

  • February 11, 2019

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi took up the chairmanship of the 55-member African Union (AU) from Rwandan leader, Paul Kagame at its 32nd ordinary session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday. During his tenure, el-Sissi is expected to concentrate on security and financial reform, but with no great plans to strengthen the AU’s multilateral powers. Instead, […]

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Ghana To Partner Cuban Artists To Mount Historic Sculptures

  • February 8, 2019

Mrs Catherine Abelema Afeku, the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, has announced the Government’s preparedness to partner Cuban artists to mount cultural and historical sculptures to promote tourism. The sculptures would honour individuals who have fought to leave a legacy in the history of the country and preserved the country’s customs, traditions and […]