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 […]
The European Commission added Saudi Arabia, Panama, Nigeria and other jurisdictions to a blacklist of nations that pose a threat because of lax controls on terrorism financing and money laundering, the EU executive said on Wednesday. “The European Commission adopted today a list of 23 third countries with weak rules against money laundering and terrorism […]
In a bid to solve the massive ICT and technology issues that the country is facing while also creating more jobs in the fast pace growing IT world, Rwanda is set to open its first smartphone factory making it the first in Africa to locally manufacture phones that will meet the demand of the African […]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has been awarded as part of the African Union, AU’s, African Gender Awards 2018. The Office of the Prime Minister showed the plaque sitting on the table of the Premier during the closing ceremony of the 32nd AU Heads of State summit that ended in Addis Ababa on Monday. […]
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 […]
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pointed out peace and security as well as climate change as the two major challenges the African continent presently faces. The UN chief made the remarks on Sunday while addressing the opening session of the 32nd African Union (AU) assembly summit, which is underway from Feb. 10 to […]
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 […]
The United Kingdom (UK) is using over 150 years of mining heritage to secure sustainable economic development in Africa for the next 150 years and beyond. A statement issued by the British High Commission in Accra and copied to the Ghana News Agency said on the 6th of February, visitors to the biggest mining conference […]
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, […]
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 […]
