World University Rankings 2023: Africa rising

World University Rankings 2023: results announced Browse the full results of the World University Rankings 2023 Download a copy of the World University Rankings 2023 report African universities are increasing their scores at a higher rate than the global average, and the number of African countries represented in the latest Times Higher Education World University

Cameroon, Nigeria request to join Ivory-Ghana cocoa initiative | Business and Economy News

If Cameroon and Nigeria join, the initiative will represent about two-thirds of global cocoa production. Cameroon and Nigeria requested to join the Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI), a joint body spearheading the interests of the two countries in the cocoa trade, the head of the initiative Alex Assanvo said on Wednesday. The initiative was set

Why Jet fuel, petroleum products crisis may persist in Africa | The Guardian Nigeria News

•ARDA, Stakeholders Canvass Strict Regulations, Standards Amid Growing Demand•Eight Refineries Project To Boost Africa’s Jet-A1 Supply By 95%  Africa’s import dependent aviation fuel market and the drastic reduction in capacity utilisation across refineries on the continent may compound the Jet-A1 crisis in Africa. Stakeholders at the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) are also worried

African Continental Free Trade Area launches guided trade initiative for seven countries

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat based in Accra, the capital of Ghana, late Friday launched a guided trade initiative for seven member countries. These seven countries which have signaled their readiness to start trading under AfCFTA were Tanzania, Mauritania, Kenya, Egypt, Cameroon, Rwanda, and Ghana. Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Wamkele Mene said

10 Things Nigeria must do to become Africa’s aviation hub 

One of the cardinal targets of the Federal Government in the past 20 years has been to make Nigeria the Aviation hub of Africa, but over the years, this dream has failed to become a reality.  Nigeria has natural endowments that fit the bill such as occupying a central location in Africa. While it takes

‘Skills4Success’ training for lecturers, students ends

A three-day training dubbed “Skills4Success” aimed at equipping lecturers from colleges of education and universities as well as student tutors with advanced knowledge and skills in digital literacy and factual writing has ended in Accra. The project which is a collaborative effort between the British Council, Wikimedia Foundation and the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC)

GIZ/Kumasi Hub Business Idea Competition 2022 for young Ghanaian Entrepreneurs

Application Deadline: 12th October 2022 The Migration and Employment Promotion Project (MEP) under the Programme for Sustainable Economic Development (PSED) seeks to provide and promote alternatives to irregular migration through fostering of entrepreneurship and self-employment opportunities.  The project is being implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Ghana on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and

Can Africa Prioritize And Address Its Food Security Challenges? – OpEd – Eurasia Review

Global food security, especially in Africa, has been in the media publications these past few months. While a few outspoken African leaders shifted blames to Russia-Ukraine crisis, others focus on spending state budget to import food to calm rising discontent among the population. Some experts and international organizations have also expressed the fact that African