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Ghana’s Health Project Under Agenda 111 Almost Complete

Ghana’s Health Project Under Agenda 111 Almost Complete

(3 Minutes Read) The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Ghana, has revealed that 92 per cent of the government’s Agenda 111 health...
Ghana’s Business Association Urges Government to Follow Proactive Industrial Policy

Ghana’s Business Association Urges Government to Follow Proactive Industrial Policy

(3 Minutes Read) Stephane Abass Miezan, President of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), made the call during a forum and exhibition organised...
Standard Chartered Bank of Ghana Declares Dividend Payout

Standard Chartered Bank of Ghana Declares Dividend Payout

(3 Minutes Read) The payout comprises GH¢1.67 per ordinary share, amounting to GH¢225.16 million, and GH¢2.77 million in preference share dividends.   Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC...
Senegal Navy Intercepts West African Migrants

Senegal Navy Intercepts West African Migrants

(3 Minutes Read) While migration to Europe has been steadily declining, the Atlantic Ocean crossing between West Africa and Spain's Canary Islands has resurfaced since 2020. Nearly 47,000 people landed in...
For over 20 years, Nigeria’s HIV response has relied heavily on international donors like PEPFAR and the Global Fund. These contributions—almost USD 8 billion from PEPFAR alone—scaled up testing, treatment, and awareness, particularly for vulnerable groups.

Community Resilience Fills the Gaps as Nigeria’s HIV Funding Declines

(3 Minutes Read) For over 20 years, Nigeria’s HIV response has relied heavily on international donors like PEPFAR and the Global Fund. These contributions—almost USD...
Mali’s Strongman General Assimi Goita Grants Himself a Five-Year Term

Mali’s Strongman General Assimi Goita Grants Himself a Five-Year Term

(3 Minutes Read) The law, which Goita approved, allows him to lead the West African nation until at least 2030, despite the military government's initial...
Cocoa Harvest

West Africa Faces Another Poor Cocoa Harvest as Structural Challenges Deepen Global Supply Concerns

(3 Minutes Read) The world's primary cocoa-producing region—West Africa—is bracing for another disappointing harvest, with fresh projections signaling a significant 10% drop in cocoa output...
The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), in collaboration with the African Union Commodity Strategy, the European Union (EU), and Global Gateway, has called on the government of Cameroon to fully leverage its extensive mineral resources to catalyse national industrialisation. This call was among the key recommendations presented after a week-long review mission held in Yaoundé.

Cameroon Urged to Harness Vast Mineral Wealth to Drive Industrialisation and Economic Transformation

(3 Minutes Read) The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), in collaboration with the African Union Commodity Strategy, the European Union (EU), and Global Gateway, has...
Liberia Faces Severe Resource Crunch with Winding Up of USAID

Liberia Faces Severe Resource Crunch with Winding Up of USAID

(3 Minutes Read) The ties between the two countries are stronger than most know. Liberia itself was established in the early 1800s to relocate freed...
Chad’s Former PM Succès Masra Appeals to French President for Fair Trial

Chad’s Former PM Succès Masra Appeals to French President for Fair Trial

(3 Minutes Read) Masra is accused of orchestrating the massacre of 42 herders in the southern town of Mandakao in May 2025. He has denied...

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