GHANAIANS are rallying behind calls for greater government investment in sporting infrastructure following the nation’s remarkable showing at the recently concluded 13th African Games held in Accra, the capital city. Fans and spectators lauded the achievements of Ghanaian athletes during…
SUPPORTERS of Cameroonian President Paul Biya are intensifying their calls for his candidacy in the upcoming 2025 presidential election, highlighting his perceived role in fostering peace and development in the country. In Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde, hundreds of Biya’s backers gathered…
TOGO has ushered in a new era with the adoption of a revised constitution, a move that extends presidential terms and could prolong President Faure Gnassingbe’s family rule, which has endured for over five decades. The newly enacted constitution, approved…
THE latest State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money by the GSMA underscores the meteoric rise of mobile money services, particularly in West Africa, and its transformative effect on financial inclusion and socioeconomic development. According to the report, global money transactions…
KENYA Airways announced on Tuesday that it swung to an operating profit of KSh10.53bn ($80.38 million) in 2023, marking a significant turnaround from the previous year’s loss. This achievement marks the airline’s first operating profit since 2017, attributed to a…
LIBERIA’S Mines Minister, Wilmot Paye, revealed on Tuesday that several individuals lost their lives in an accident at an abandoned gold mine in River Cess County, marking a tragic incident in the West African nation. Minister Paye disclosed that seven…
THE Commercial Bank of Ethiopia has successfully reclaimed nearly 80 percent of the cash lost due to a system glitch, recouping $14 million out of the initially reported $40 million. Abe Sano, the bank’s president, disclosed that the glitch allowed customers to…
THE official Italian financial institution for international development cooperation and Afreximbank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) for a 100 million euros facility to support food security in Africa. A statement issued by Vincent Musumba, Manager, Communications and Events, Afreximbank,…
At least 19 countries have restricted or banned the popular global cryptocurrency exchange platform, Binance. Trojan News reports that in Nigeria and some countries, Binance has been accused of fixing exchange rates and engaging in illegal transactions. Like other governments around the…
IN a significant turn of events following Sunday’s presidential election in Senegal, Amadou Ba, the candidate representing the ruling coalition, has conceded defeat to his opposition counterpart, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. This concession was confirmed by government spokesman Abdou Karim Fofana in a…
