THE Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has unveiled its ambitious plan to establish startups in every district across the country by the end of 2025. Over the past nine years, the number of startups in India…
BUOYED by their success, gold smugglers on the Sudanese-Egyptian border are now trafficking a wide array of goods, including fuel, weapons, and human beings. But they have been met with a brutal response from the Egyptian military, which has…
AS the trade war between Russia and the United States intensifies, outgoing president Joe Biden has admitted that the latest sanctions targeting the Russian oil industry could potentially backfire as it could lead to a rise in gas prices. On…
THE US House of Representatives on Thursday passed its first major foreign policy bill of the 119th Congressional session – in which both chambers are Republican-controlled – to sanction officials at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for issuing an arrest…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has argued that regulating harmful online content is not censorship. He emphasised that hate speech and divisive social media posts have “real-world consequences.” He also stated that there is a responsibility to…
Devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have claimed 11 lives, destroyed over 10,000 homes, and displaced thousands since igniting earlier this week. Authorities are battling to contain multiple blazes as strong winds fan the flames, compounding the destruction across iconic neighbourhoods,…
UGANDA’S outspoken army general Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Yoweri Museveni, has deactivated his X (formerly Twitter) account, marking yet another social media exit following a string of controversial posts. His announcement comes just days after sparking national outrage with…
SUB-SAHARAN Africa’s economic growth is projected to rise to 4.2 percent in 2025, up from an estimated 3.8 percent in 2024, thanks to increased investments in energy, infrastructure, and services, according to a report by Moody’s Ratings. The agency upgraded its…
AFRICA is an exciting, vibrant and creative place to do business. But make no mistake, it has its challenges. Currency devaluation, political instability, and service disruptions are endemic. Africa is not for sissies, as the saying goes. In navigating those…
IF you are of a certain age and know Accra a bit, you must know Shangri-La. A cute, low-rise, hotel along the northern stretch of the Liberation road, and on the doorstep of what later became the Israeli-built Tetteh Quarshie Interchange and,…
