Tag: 2021
Ghanaian Low Fee Private Schools Benefit from IDP Foundation
Financial assistance to school proprietors provides urgent loan interest relief crucial to supporting schools in Ghana to reopen and prevent vulnerable schools from closing
Phased...
Modulus Unveils AI-Enhanced Blockchain Host of Services
This morning, Modulus, a US-based developer of ultra-high-performance trading and surveillance technology that powers global equities, derivatives, and digital asset exchanges, announced that it...
Spotify Launches in Ghana
The world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service is now available to listeners in Ghana for free
Launching revolutionary audio discovery of...
TuneCore Launches Operations in Africa
TuneCore, the leading digital music distribution and publishing administration company for independent artists, has launched operations in Africa. Jade Leaf has been hired as...
Laws Still Restrict Women’s Economic Opportunities Despite Progress – Study
Economic and social impact of COVID-19 pandemic reinforcing gender inequalities
Countries are inching toward greater gender equality, but women around the world continue to...
Gambia: Truth Commission Hearings on 2005 Migrant Massacre
More than 50 West Africans Killed Under Ex-President Yahya Jammeh
Gambia's Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) will hold hearings at its current session, which...
Three Speeches in Detroit (1963-1965): Malcolm X from the Grassroots to the African Revolution
Lessons delivered then have implications for the 21st century
Note: These remarks were delivered at an African American History Month virtual webinar hosted by the...
Miner optimistic of diamond industry performance in Botswana in 2021
Canadian miner Lucara Diamonds is optimistic about the diamond industry's performance this year, as the company plans to expand its Karowe Mine in Botswana.
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Dudutech acquired by Bioline Agrosciences
Dudutech, a division of Flamingo Group International, announces that they have been acquired by Bioline Agrosciences, a subsidiary of InVivo Group. By joining up...
The first pan European and African Digital Innovation Hub focusing on smart logistics launched
The European Commission (EC) has granted EUR 1.9 million to DIGILOGIC, a three-year Horizon 2020 project to boost cooperation and long-term, sustainable partnerships between...
Ayisi sets the right tone for 2021 with ‘Blessings’
There’s that mystique when he’s about to release a song and there should be. The quality that is attached to his name is his...
Lisa Yaro set to grace Ghana on monumental media tour
After working on a series of groundbreaking projects including songwriting credits on a Grammy-nominated album (Mya’s ‘’Smoove Jones’’), multi-talented singer-songwriter, Lisa Yaro is set...
AU to Secure 300 million Sputnik V Vaccines
The Africa Vaccine Acquisition TaskTeam , set up by the African Union to acquire additional vaccine doses so that Africa can attain a target...
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Played an Integral Role in Founding African Studies
Puerto Rican born advocate of national independence and historical reclamation sought to document the contributions of Black people worldwide
Born in 1874 in Puerto Rico,...
Enam drops new single ‘69nine’
Ghanaian Afrobeat singer, Enam has dropped her first release for 2021. The songwriter starts off this year with an exciting new video to accompany...
Complete ban of wildlife use in traditional medicine is the only way to save...
As the world marks, World Pangolin’s today, pangolins remain the most trafficked mammal in the world surpassing elephants and rhinos. They are...
Moor Sound drops visuals for ‘Machine’
After the successful release of his debut album, ‘’Summertime Sound’’ in 2020, Ghanaian music producer, Isaac Bempong known by his stage name, Moor Sound...
King Fallou and Jeff Jae share new Hip-Hop stunner ‘Yebe Pie’
Back on scene after his booming 2020 EP ‘’YDFM Vol. 1’’ (Yesu Don’t Forget Me), Tema native, King Fallou drops yet another motivational stunner...
dESH.DUBS unleashes a timeless string of jams on new album ‘’Above the Wicked’’
Fresh off an 8-month hype rail, dESH.DUBS’ highly anticipated 10-track album, ‘’Above the Wicked’’ is officially out for staunch fans and critics alike to...
‘’Vibes For Days’’: a 6-track hits galore by Kwamz & Flava
Good music comes in many flavors and on this new mixtape by the multi-talented duo, Kwamz & Flava, they served fans with a sonic...
Makhtar Diop Appointed IFC Managing Director and Executive Vice President
World Bank Group President David Malpass today announced the appointment of Makhtar Diop as Managing Director and Executive Vice President to head the International...
Shabazz walks the talk on his new single ‘Speaking’
Alternative Ghanaian rapper, Shabazz keeps showing growth over the years. Collaborations with the likes of Asi Renie, Almighty Trei, $pacely and more have set...
Africa Prize selects 2021 shortlist of entrepreneurial innovators shaping the continent
Sixteen talented entrepreneurs have been selected from Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, The Gambia
Shortlist will compete...
Acclaimed Energy Dignitaries to Exchange Opinions at Upcoming Africa Energy Indaba
This year’s Africa Energy Indaba is set to introduce attendees to some of the most influential figures the energy sector has seen. Such acclaimed...
Africa Begins Large-scale Vaccinations Distribution
South Africa trial results raises questions about Oxford AstraZeneca effectiveness
Several countries within the African Union (AU), a 55-member body encompassing independent states and the...
Key Issues to be Addressed at 13th Annual Africa Energy Indaba
The Africa Energy Indaba conference is the definitive energy event for the continent delivering an annual programme that influences energy policy for Africa. Pivotal...
Brazil Africa Institute highlights climate change and sustainable development in seminar focused on renewable...
On March 30, the Brazil Africa Institute (IBRAF) will hold the “Seminar Renewable Energy in Brazil and Africa: The Clean Engines of Economic Development”....
Ashleigh Bankx drops visuals of new single ‘Angel’
London-based singer, Ashleigh Bankx is the latest soul/R&B singer to come out of the UK’s thriving scene and she’s making a statement at the...
Blackout GH drops ‘2paddy’ featuring Chymny Crane
Lyrically loose canon, Blackout fires a familiar, yet super-hot record off his 2020 smash EP, ‘’Da Blackout’’ mixtape featuring Chymny Crane. A remix to...
Bitcoin to hit fresh highs – but standby for regulator-triggered price swings
The Bitcoin price nears $50,000 and will continue to reach new highs in this first quarter of 2021 – but investors should also expect...