Tag: February
South Africa’s tertiary institutions to end 2020 academic year in February 2021
As the risk of COVID-19 still remains, South Africa's tertiary institutions' 2020 academic year will only be completed in 2021, Higher Education, Science and...
Higher food prices push up Ghana’s inflation to 7.8 percent in February
The annual rate of inflation for Ghana increased 0.1 percentage point to 7.8 percent in February, compared with the 7.7 percent recorded in the...
UK retail sales down 0.3 percent monthly in February amid extreme weather
Britain's retail sales fell by 0.3 percent in February on a monthly basis, with a range of retailers reporting the negative effect of extreme...
Higher food prices push up Ghana’s inflation to 7.8 percent in February
The annual rate of inflation for Ghana increased 0.1 percentage point to 7.8 percent in February, compared with the 7.7 percent recorded in the...
Kenya traveler bookings down 6 percent in February, continued fall expected
Kenya's witnessed a decline of 6 percent in traveler bookings in February and 10 percent so far in March, the head of Kenya Association...
Trump campaign, RNC raise over US$86 million in February
U.S. President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) raised over 86 million U.S. dollars in February, the RNC announced on...
Italy migrant arrivals in February 20 times of same month last year
The number of migrant arrivals (by sea) in Italy in February rose about 20-fold compared to the same month last year, the sixth consecutive...
UK house price growth hits 18-month high
Britain's house price growth reached its highest level for 18 months at 2.3 percent in February, Nationwide Building Society has announced in a report.
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Asante Mampong “NPP Concerned Delegates” threatens to sue Party Executives
A group calling itself “Concerned NPP Delegates of Asante Mampong, are threatening to file a legal suit against the National...
AMISOM to cut 1,000 troops from Somalia by February despite recent attacks
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) military commanders have resolved to cut another 1,000 troops from the regional peacekeeping force despite increased attacks...
China cancels IELTS, TOEFL, GRE tests in February
China's Ministry of Education announced Monday that English proficiency exams Chinese students take to get enrolled by foreign universities will be cancelled nationwide during...
Accra to Host Mega Finance Technology Summit in February
Over 100 finance and accounting professionals are scheduled to meet in Accra for the maiden Ghana CFO (Chief Finance Officers) Summit on 27-28 February...
Kenya to host wellness festival in February
Kenya said on Monday it will host a family wellness festival in early February to promote healthy lifestyles and counter the growing burden of...
Local currency depreciation pushes up Ghana’s March 2019 inflation
Annual Inflation, the measure of the rate of change in prices of consumer goods and services over a period of time inched up 0.1...
Ghana recorded 5.4 percent producer inflation in February
The rate of change in prices received by manufacturers of goods and services for their products and services at the factory gate (Industry Inflation)...
Ghana’s Inflation Rate for February Edged Higher
The year-on year inflation rate measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February 2019 was 9.2 per cent, up by 0.2 per cent...
Consumer inflation rate inches up in Ghana in February
Ghana's consumer inflation rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 9.2 percent year-on-year in February, compared with the 9.0 percent year-on-year recorded a month...
Zambian businesses show signs of recovery in February
Businesses in Zambia showed signs of recovery in February, with both output and new orders returning to growth during the month, a survey released...
Kenya’s overall inflation rate decreases to 4.14 percent in February
SKenya's overall inflation rate decreased to 4.14 percent in February from 4.7 percent in January, the statistics bureau said on Thursday.
The Kenya National Bureau...
Uganda’s inflation rises to 3 percent in year ending in February
Uganda's inflation rate has continued to trend upwards with both annual headline and annual core inflation rising three percentage points due to rise in...
Rebellion, emigration and the development of Pan-Africanism
International Dimensions in the Resistance to the Atlantic Slave Trade and Colonialism
Commentary
African American History Month Series No. 5
Beginning in the early decades of the...
2019 Election Results: When Nigeria Needs A Jonathan
The outright rejection of the results of the 2019 national election by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), even before the final votes were counted,...
Women’s Suffrage and African Emancipation During the 19th Century
African American History Month Series No. 3
From Seneca Falls to the Civil War and Reconstruction the struggle for national liberation and gender equality took...
NDC Polls Comes Off This Saturday February 23
Barring any last minute hitches, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) would go to the polls on Saturday, February 23, to select a leader for...
ECG Scheduled Take-Over Fixed for February 27
The formal handover of the electricity distribution assets and operations of the Electricity of Company of Ghana (ECG) to the Power Distribution Services Limited...
Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 Comes with Boss Storage and Sleek Look
Huawei, a global telecommunication giant has launched the all-new HUAWEI Y7 Prime 2019. The new Y7 Prime 2019 builds on the foundation of HUAWEI...
LOAD-Ghana Rehabilitation Facility to Commence Operation by February
Mr Roger Atambire Abaa, the Executive Director of Life Out of Alcohol and Drugs Ghana (LOAD-Ghana), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has said its Rehabilitation Centre...
Ghana’s GMO Court Hearing Adjourned to 11th March 2019
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) appeared before the Accra Human Rights High Court on Tuesday, 12 February 2019, in Ghana’s first landmark case concerning biotechnology,...
February 22 Set Aside for Greater Accra Tourism Awards
The Greater Accra Regional Tourism Awards is slated for Friday, February 22 to honour players in the hospitality industry, Mr Charles Obeng, Greater Accra...
SSNIT Tasked to Implement Computation of Past Credit by End of February
The Forum of Public Sector Registered Pension Schemes on Monday expressed concern over the computation of past credits and gave the Social Security and...