Output and new orders increase at much sharper rates Employment rises for third month running Signs of inflationary pressures easing Growth accelerated sharply in Ghana’s private sector as the second quarter of the year got underway. Both output and new orders rose much more quickly than had been the case in March, with the former […] The post Output growth strongest since Oct 2020 appeared

Morocco is linked to Europe on the strength of its auto sector and a trade pact. But its status as a connector country has become precarious in the trade war.

By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE The World Food Programme (WFP) and Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) have projected that up to two million Ghanaians could experience food insecurity by August this year, despite a slight improvement in the country’s overall food security rating. Approximately 2.4 million people (7.4 percent of the population) are currently classified as […] The post Food insecurity

… MPs warn of security threats, funding delays The Parliamentary Select Committee on Works and Housing has urged the government to expedite the completion of the Affordable Housing Project at Pokuase-Mayera in Accra. During a working visit to the project site on Monday, May 5, 2025, the Committee Chairman, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, underscored the need […] The post Stalled Pokuase-Mayera

Ghana’s economic recovery under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program is showing positive signs, according to Karen Kwarteng, Head of Global Market Sales at Stanbic Bank Ghana. Speaking in a recent CNBC Africa interview, Madam Kwarteng highlighted the country’s strides toward stabilization while acknowledging some fiscal challenges. According to her, Ghana’s latest two-week IMF review […] The post Steady

Human rights groups have called conditions in the country’s network of migrant detention centers “horrific” and “deplorable.”

On April 24, 2025, Ghana took a historic leap toward gender equity in education. The launch of the Free Sanitary Pad Distribution Programme by the government marks a watershed moment in the national fight against period poverty, and sends a clear signal: The education, dignity, and health of Ghana’s girls are not negotiable. In a […] The post Free Pads,

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, paid a visit to President Bola Tinubu in Abuja over the weekend, and lauded him for what he described as assembling a “capable leadership team” at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. During the visit, Dangote highlighted the appointments of Bashir Ojulari as Group Chief Executive Officer and Ahmadu Kida as Non-Executive Chairman. […] The post Dangote

A mild drama ensued on Tuesday at the resumption of the trial of the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, when the presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, barred Kanu’s sister-in-law for three sittings. The woman, identified as Favour Kanu, was accused of recording court proceedings […] The post Court Bars Nnamdi Kanu’s Sister-In-Law

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a Nigeria First economic policy targeted at prioritising the use of locally manufactured goods and services in all government procurements. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said this on Monday after the FEC meeting in Abuja. Mohammed said the policy would soon be backed by […] The post FEC Approves

Following the endless insecurity rocking states across the country, the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday adopted a motion to convoke a two-day security summit to proffer solution to the challenges. Sponsor of the motion, Senator Jimoh Folorunsho Ibrahim, representing Ondo South Senatorial District in the motion attributed insecurity to the global security challenges involving Russia and […] The post Insecurity:

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has won a parliament vote to become Germany’s next chancellor at the second attempt. Merz had initially fallen six votes short of the absolute majority he needed on Tuesday morning – a significant blow to his prestige and an unprecedented failure in post-war German history. As it was a secret ballot […] The post Germany’s

A new people-smuggling route opens up crossing a lake into Kenya, but it is proving deadly for some Eritreans.