GHANA is testing a cutting-edge system to trace cocoa beans from farm to port as it prepares for the implementation of a new European Union law that bans the import of commodities linked to deforestation. The law, set to…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) liability candidate for the Edo State gubernatorial election slated for September 21st, Monday Okpebholo has been burying his head in the sand like the ostrich. At every turn of his campaign across the 18…
THE streets of Conakry, Guinea’s capital, came to a standstill on Thursday as protests marked three years since the military seized power in a 2021 coup. The protest movement, called by opposition groups, aimed to denounce the military-led government’s crackdown…
SEVENTEEN young pupils tragically lost their lives after a dormitory at Hillside Endarasha Academy, a private boarding school in Nyeri County, Kenya, caught fire late Thursday night. The devastating blaze, which broke out around midnight, has also left 14…
THE mineral-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is often portrayed as a victim of exploitation by China, the US and Europe in their competition for its minerals, which are critical for the energy transition. But our research has…
IN a controversial move, a top German official on migration has suggested sending migrants to Rwanda if repatriating them to their home countries proves difficult. Joachim Stamp, Berlin’s special representative for migration agreements, made the proposal during an interview…
SOUTH Africa’s Justice Minister, Thembi Simelane, has firmly denied any corruption allegations tied to the collapse of VBS Mutual Bank, a scandal that saw thousands of retirees lose their life savings. Responding to accusations that she benefited from unlawful dealings with…
UNITED Bank of Africa (UBA) pensioners have slammed the Chairman of the Bank, Mr Tony Elumelu, whom they accused of insensitivity to their plight, Some of the pensioners embarked on a protest to the head office of the Bank in…
OPERATIVES of the Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigation of a vessel: “Bravo Alero” suspected to belong to oil thieves in the Niger Delta area. The vessel, arrested by Nigerian Navy…
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has announced the appointment of Coscharis Technologies as a distribution partner in Nigeria and Ghana, with the aim of further providing customers convenient access to Vertiv’s IT infrastructure…
