GHANA’S consumer inflation rate eased for the fourth consecutive month in July, declining to 20.9 percent year on year, down from 22.8 percent in June, according to the latest data released by the Ghana Statistical Service on Wednesday. Addressing…
IN a significant step towards bolstering Africa’s vaccine production capabilities, Ghana’s Minister of Health, Bernard Okoe-Boye, led a delegation to South Africa on August 12, 2024. The visit, hosted by Biovac and the African Vaccine Manufacturing Initiative (AVMI), aimed to…
THE economic growth forecast for Africa over the next two years is no more than 4 percent per annum. For a continent whose population, one-third of whom lives on less than $2.15 a day, is itself growing at more than…
THE Rwanda Atomic Energy Board has entered into a strategic partnership with the US-based company Nano Energy to develop a nuclear energy programme, with plans to introduce small modular and micro reactors in the country. This agreement, signed on Wednesday,…
RWANDAN President Paul Kagame has re-appointed Edouard Ngirente as the country’s prime minister, the president’s office confirmed on Tuesday. The decision comes just days after Kagame’s inauguration for another five-year term in office. Ngirente, an economist by profession, has…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged for Africa to be granted a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, advocating for reforms to correct historical injustices and better reflect the modern global landscape. The Security Council, currently dominated by five…
SENEGAL experienced a total media blackout on Tuesday as newspapers ceased publication and television and radio broadcasts went silent. The action was a coordinated protest by media organisations against escalating threats to press freedom, particularly those posed by newly appointed…
TENS of thousands of Rwandans gathered at Amahoro National Stadium on August 11, 2024 to watch President Paul Kagame, whom they consider the hero that defeated the 1994 anti-Tutsi genocide, take his oath of office for his fourth term. Before Kagame spoke, Elite soldiers…
A TRANSFORMATIVE shift is occurring in the African automotive industry as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) begins to take effect, creating new opportunities for growth and investment across the continent. The automotive sector, valued at $30.44bn in 2021,…
A UGANDAN court on Tuesday found Thomas Kwoyelo, a former commander in the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), guilty of numerous crimes against humanity, marking the conclusion of the first war crimes trial held in Uganda. This landmark case has…
