GHANA’S  parliament has been adjourned indefinitely once again, after the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmakers failed to attend a key session on Thursday, just weeks before the presidential elections.…
GHANA’S cocoa sector anticipates a significant production rebound in the 2024/25 crop season, spurred by favourable weather and enhanced farming practices, say farmers, officials from Ghana’s Cocoa Board (Cocobod), and…
OUTGOING Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has faced public backlash after unveiling a bronze statue of himself outside the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi, in the country’s Western Region. The statue,…
LAGOS, Nigeria’s bustling commercial capital, has announced a tender for the construction of gas-fired power plants with a total capacity of up to 4,000 megawatts (MW). This ambitious move aims…
THE United Nations mission in Mali, which was ordered to leave by the country’s ruling junta, will complete its full withdrawal by mid-November, according to a statement from the…
IN a significant step towards stabilising its economy, Somalia announced that the United States has cancelled over $1.1bn of its outstanding debt, marking a quarter of the country’s remaining financial…
EXXONMOBIL has announced a delay in the final investment decision (FID) for its Rovuma liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in northern Mozambique, now pushing the timeline to 2026. This revised target postpones…
BARRICK Gold, the world’s second-largest mining company, expects to finalise negotiations with Mali’s junta-led government over a new mining code by the end of 2024, CEO Mark Bristow revealed in…
LEADING African business and technology experts gathered in Johannesburg for the SAP Now conference to strategise on leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and technology to accelerate growth and foster innovation across…
....Nigeria's National Grid Collapses for Ninth Time in 2024 NIGERIA's national grid has collapsed for the ninth time this year, exacerbating the country's perennial power crisis. This recurring issue…