THE World Bank Group (WBG) and African Development Bank(AfDB) Group are partnering to provide no fewer than 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030. This is contained in a statement issued by the World Bank Online Media…
IN a swift and heartbreaking turn of events, Dame Touré found herself hastily gathering her belongings as bulldozers advanced into her neighbourhood in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Alongside her three children, she scrambled to salvage what they could, but their efforts…
THE United States has taken a decisive step against corruption in Malawi, announcing entry bans on four former government officials implicated in significant graft, the State Department revealed on Wednesday. The officials named in the sanction include Reyneck Matemba, former solicitor general…
IN Ghana, the relentless surge in inflation continues to take its toll on families across the nation, as the cost of goods and services skyrockets, leaving many struggling to make ends meet. Mercy Adobea, a 43-year-old hospitality worker, lamented the…
KENYA has taken a significant step towards bolstering its energy capacity and reducing CO2 emissions with the unveiling of a strategic plan aimed at establishing the country’s first nuclear power plant. Expert analysis suggests that this initiative aligns with Kenya’s…
IN a significant development for Marula Mining’s operations in Kenya, the Africa-focused mining and exploration company’s Kenyan representative has obtained a mineral dealer’s trading licence, valid until December 31, 2024, and renewable annually. This licence empowers the company to conduct…
EVERY few weeks global fast fashion brands mass produce their latest clothing, pumping out garments to be sold around the world. There is growing criticism that it’s socially irresponsible to produce such large volumes of clothes so often. It leads to surplus and waste that takes…
GHANA has unveiled a bold plan to levy taxes on the foreign incomes of resident Ghanaians in a bid to counterbalance a significant revenue shortfall resulting from the cancellation of value-added tax (VAT) on electricity earlier this year. The decision…
NO fewer than 14 people have been killed in the city of Chernihiv in Northern Ukraine by a Russian missile attack. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the missile attack, which hit an eight-storey building in a densely populated area,…
O.J. Simpson’s longtime attorney, who was named executor of the former NFL star’s will ahead of his death last week, has said he will ensure that any claim the parents of Ron Goldman make to retrieve the millions they were…
