Armed men demolish residence of Nigeria’s high commissiooner in GhanaNigeria — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News
A residential building in Nigeria’s diplomatic premises in Ghanaian capital city Accra was attacked twice, Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister said on Sunday. Geoffrey Onyema said unknown persons demolished the building using a bulldozer. He did not say when the demolition was carried out. “We are engaging the Ghanaian Government and demand urgent action to find […]
FDI to Ghana drops by 22% in 2019
Share this with more people! Overall foreign direct investment (FDI) to West Africa decreased, and FDI to Ghana also dropped in 2019, the latest report of the United Nations Commission on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2020 released last week and copied to Ghana Business News says. According to the report, FDI to […]
GHACHIFA appreciates China-Africa summit on COVID-19
The Ghana China Friendship Association (GHACHIFA) has expressed appreciation at the holding of the virtual extraordinary China-Africa summit on solidarity against COVID-19. The GHACHIFA, commending the organizers, said the video conference which was jointly initiated by China, South Africa and Senegal, was important in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The summit was attended by […]
US-China feud can help grow jobs in Nigeria, Africa
By Debo Onifade Though Mexico and Canada will continue to be the top two trading partners of the United States for many years, the rising US-China feud over trade and corona virus can certainly help grow jobs in Nigeria and other African countries if African politicians brace up to rival China. US President Donald Trump […]
COVID-19: Ghana has fourth-highest confirmed cases in Africa
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced that African Union member states have reported 275,327 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of June 19, 2020. According to the Africa CDC figures, there have been 7,395 deaths and 125,316 recoveries in the region. Most cases in Africa South Africa has recorded the […]
Duapa Africa initiates ‘Beyond COVID-19’Project
Duapa Africa, a high-impact and high-growth Pan African business and development firm dedicated to the socio-economic transformation of Africa through innovative solutions has impacted several lives with its six weeks virtual initiative dubbed ‘Beyond Coronavirus’. The virtual initiative comprising webinars, community engagements, discussions, and experience sharing engaged various high profile experts, policy makers, business people […]
Ramaphosa launches platform for Covid-19 supplies in Af…
South African President and African Union Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photos: Gallo Images / Media24 / Deaan Vivier | African Union Flag / Wikipedia) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched an online one-stop-shop to address the scarcity and high prices African countries have been confronting in trying to procure critical medical supplies and equipment to […]
Jabi Lake Mall Board Denies Authorising Naira Marley Concert
Naira Marley Peter uzoho The senior management and the Board of Directors of the Jabi Lake Mall Development Company have expressed shock and disappointment over what they described as the unauthorised Naira Marley concert that took place in the outdoor parking last weekend. THISDAY gathered that the board has condemned this illegal action in the […]
6 Kenyan Startups Chosen for Google’s Startups Accelerator Africa 2020
Google has announced the new class of startups that have been selected for this year’s Startups Accelerator 2020, which was formerly known as Launchpad. This year, they will be hosting a combined class with 20 startups instead of 12. Due to the unique nature of 2020 thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Africa Class 5 […]
South African Rand Leads Laggards
Friday, June 19, 2020 / 1:23 PM / United Capital Research / Header Image Credit: Bloomberg Monetary Policy in Africa: Shooting for growth In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, global monetary policy authorities have launched several expansionary programs, to cushion the virus’ negative economic effect on growth. African economies were no different, as the […]