Tag: Jan. 5
Chinese FM holds talks with Nigerian counterpart
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama on Tuesday during an official visit to...
China and Nigeria reach 7 consensuses on deepening bilateral cooperation – Wang Yi
Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Tuesday that China and Nigeria have reached seven important consensuses on deepening...
JUST IN: World Bank projects global economy to grow by 4 percent in 2021...
The global economy is on track to grow by 4 percent in 2021, assuming vaccination for COVID-19 becomes widespread throughout the year, the World...
Global Economy to Expand by 4 Percent in 2021
; Vaccine Deployment and Investment Key to Sustaining the Recovery
Development risks remain as economic activity, incomes likely to stay low for extended period
The...
Kenyan flower producers decry new Cess on agricultural produce
Kenya's cut flower industry on Tuesday urged the government to halt its newly introduced agricultural produce Cess levy which it said is the biggest...
6 killed, 9 injured in south Nigeria road accident
Six people were killed and nine others injured on Tuesday in a road accident involving a truck and a bus in Nigeria's southwest region.
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Chinese COVID-19 vaccine could fuel Sino-Africa ties
Chinese COVID-19 vaccines could fuel Sino-Africa ties, a Kenyan scholar said on Tuesday.
Cavince Adhere, an international relations expert on China-Africa relations,...
Tanzania suspends private television station over airing offensive content
The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) on Tuesday suspended a private entertainment television station Wasafi for six months after it aired offensive content.
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Somalia welcomes Saudi Arabia-Qatar deal to reopen border
Somalia on Tuesday lauded the Kuwaiti government for its reconciliation efforts in resolving diplomatic disputes between Saudi Arabia and Qatar as they reopened their...
Uganda arrested 60 Rwandese, Congolese nationals over illegal entry
Ugandan police on Tuesday said it has arrested 60 Rwandan and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) nationals over illegal entry into the east African...
Zambian government says VAT zero-rating averts fuel price increase
The Zambian government said on Tuesday that the decision to zero-rate value-added tax on fuel has averted a price increase of the commodity.
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Zambian president hold talks with African diplomats
Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday held talks with African diplomats accredited to the country where they discussed wide-ranging issues.
The Zambian...
Government of Ghana eases restrictions on football behind closed doors
The government of Ghana has eased restrictions on playing football behind closed doors that were imposed in March last year, Sports Minister Isaac Kwame...
Senegalese experts commend China’s success in fighting poverty
Senegalese experts have highly commended China's successful efforts in its fight against poverty.
Senegalese academic Ibrahima Niang, who visited China several times, said in an...
Botswana official says Chinese FM’s visit to further strengthen bilateral ties
The upcoming visit by Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi later this week to Botswana will see China further consolidate its relations...
3 killed, 17 wounded in bus-truck crash in southern Egypt
At least three people were killed and another 17 were wounded on Tuesday in a bus-truck crash on a desert road of Aswan...
Nigeria shuts down over 4,000 pharmaceutical premises in 2020 over non-compliance
Nigeria authorities have shut down 4,219 pharmaceutical premises and two open drug markets in 2020 over non-compliance with official rules, a top official said...
Ghana plans to invest US$17 billion to revive economy battered by COVID-19
Ghana plans to invest 100 billion Ghana cedis (about 17 billion U.S. dollars) to revitalize the post-COVID-19 economy, said Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa...
Ghana freights first AfCFTA cargo
Ghana freighted its first consignments of goods under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), officials disclosed Tuesday.
Two local firms, Kasapreko...
Parents express worry over class sizes as schools re-open
Some parents in Koforidua have expressed worry over the usually large number of children who study in a class, especially in public schools.
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Ghana begins trading under the AfCFTA agreement
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday officially signalled the beginning of Ghana's trading relationship with other African countries under the Africa Continental Free Trade...
Kumasi residents happy about the reopening of schools
Some residents in Kumasi have applauded the directive by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo to reopen schools in the country, saying it is...
You cannot seek election petition reliefs in a human rights’ action – Deputy AG
Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, a deputy Attorney General says one cannot seek election petition reliefs in a human rights’ action.
Speaking to the Media after...
President Akufo-Addo’s last SONA unimpressive – Ras Mubarak
Mr Ras Mubarak, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu, has described President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s last State of the Nation Address (SONA),...
All AfCFTA functions transferred from Ethiopia to Ghana
The African Union has transferred all functions related to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Accra, Ghana.
The...
Put in place succession plan towards election 2024 – NPP pressure group
Power Brokers, a Pressure Group in the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has called on the party’s leadership to craft a succession plan to groom...
Domestic fire outbreaks on the rise in Ghana
Domestic fire outbreaks are on the rise in Ghana following statistics of fire outbreaks in 2019 and 2020, which projected 1,822 and 1,910 fires...
Ghana’s reputation high among comity of nations – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the country’s reputation has risen high among the comity of nations in the last four years.
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Supreme Court quashes High Court injunction against Amewu
The Supreme Court has quashed an interim injunction of a Ho High Court that sought to prevent Mr John Peter Amewu, Member of Parliament-elect...
We’ve been able to stabilize the economy – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesady said the government has been able to stabilize the economy, exit the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme,...