Cocoa farmers in Ghana in deep distress: Calls on government to bail them out
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· Cocoa farmers in Ghana are disillusioned with the crop as their returns dwindle and finding difficulties in making...
Ghana to become headquarters of AfCATA
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) - the largest trade bloc in the world – has become a reality after protracted...
Mali Military leader refutes media reports on its plan to rule for three years
Colonel-Major Ismaël Wagué the leader of Junta that seized power in Mali formally denied the reports in the media that the junta proposed...
Mobile money interoperability transactions rise in Ghana
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· Significantly, the volume of Mobile Money Interoperability (MMI) transactions in Ghana increased over 444 percent in the first half of this...
Liberian government wants to print more money
Liberian President George Weah, has written to the Senate, to authorize the printing of new local currency (money) to replace the current one. He...
Gambia reopens borders; Banjul airport will remain closed till October 31
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The Gambia reopened its borders yesterday after a six-month lockdown necessitated by the covid-19 pandemic
Banjul airport, the main gateway of...
Outspan Nigeria Limited expands footprint in Nigeria; sets up collection centres closer to small...
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Outspan Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Olam Food Ingredients (ofi) is investing in the dairy sector in Backward Integration Programmes (BIP). Toward...
Shell begins its total divestment plan from onshore operations in Nigeria
The Federal government of Nigeria has started discussions with Shell Petroleum Development Company, about its plan for total divestment from onshore operations in...
Sierra Leone passes two bills to empower rural landowners and women
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Sierra Leone's parliament recently passed two laws- The Customary Land Rights Act and the Land Commission Act - to boost the rights...
Angola’s oil mining may get a boost
Angola the second largest oil producer in Africa after Nigeria is seemingly in a bell weather path. Its oil trade is expected...
