Abdul Mumin’s stellar performances for Rayo Vallecano in La Liga have not gone unnoticed, as the Black Stars defender has been a standout player since returning to the starting lineup. The Ghanaian international has been instrumental in his team’s recent success, winning 7 ground duels and keeping three consecutive clean sheets. In their latest match […]
By Godson Kofi DAVIES In Africa, where the beauty of landscapes is as vast as its cultural diversity, a silent crisis brews in the realm of healthcare. The continent faces a dire shortage of healthcare professionals, a predicament most acute in the rural and underserved areas. According to the World Health Organization, sub-Saharan Africa bears […] The post
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has raised concerns over the country’s loss of port traffic from the Tema Port to the Lomé Port in Togo. While Tema Port’s traffic has increased, it has not been growing as rapidly as Lomé’s Port, which has seen a significant increase from 300,000 thousand containers per annum […] The post Ghana
In the realm of US-Africa economic relations, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) stands as a pivotal legislation designed to foster trade and investment between the United States and eligible Sub-Saharan African countries. Since its inception in 2000, AGOA has sought to support economic growth and sustainable development by providing duty-free access to the […] The post Assessing
Policy think tank, IMANI Africa, has called on the government to improve the information and data contained on the newly launched Performance Tracker. The think tank said the tracker is a good policy that needs data and information to improve it. The performance tracker was launched by the Minister of Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong […] The post Performance tracker vague,
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, Cameroon, Uganda, and Kenya are benefiting from a South Korean developmental initiative as a swift response to the danger over food security in Africa by helping these countries to increase rice production and reduce their reliance on imports. Known as the K-Ricebelt project, it is aimed at providing small farmers […] The post
The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has interdicted some staff following a recent cocaine smuggling incident at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The decision was contained in a statement Read More... The post Airport Staff Interdicted Over Cocaine
Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison has told the government to empower any of the commercial banks to take over the running of the ‘Gold for Oil’ porgramme. To him, any commercial bank will be able to do so if its capacity is built by the government. Dr Addison said this […] The post Empower a commercial bank to take over ‘Gold
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has received 14 out of 182 containers at the Tema Port holding essential medicines for antiretroviral, Tuberculosis (TB), and malaria treatments donated by the Global Fund (GF). The essential medical commodities, including antiretroviral drugs for HIV patients, were stuck at the Tema port for almost a year due to the […] The post MoH
Buem Member of Parliament, Mr Kofi Adams, has asked the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison whether there is any commercial bank in Ghana capable of running the Gold for Oil programme if the central bank decides to shift to the operations to them. This was after Governor Addison hinted that […] The post Is there any commercial bank
George Winful, the Director responsible for policy decisions at the Ministry of Finance (MoF), has attributed the delayed clearance of medical supplies from the Tema Port to the late receipt of information. Speaking on Friday, April 12, Mr Winful highlighted that the Ministry of Health (MoH) managed to clear 14 out of the 182 containers […] The post Lack
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has during the State visit of the President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló, announced the giant strides being made by Ghanaian products under the Guide Trade Initiative of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Following the maiden roll out of the Guided Trade Initiative, President Akufo-Addo said, over […] The post Over
The Executive Director of the Africa Center for Health Policy Research and Analysis, Dr. Thomas Anaba, has disclosed that the locked-up medical supplies donated by the Global Fund have led to a surge in tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS cases. The supplies which include antiretroviral drugs for HIV/AIDS patients and mosquito nets for pregnant women have […] The post Cases
The World Bank (WB) is expecting an upward progression of Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to hit 5.0% by 2026. This follows a projected 2.9% marginal GDP growth for Read More... The post Ghana To Return To 5.0% GDP Growth – WB appeared first on
The Supreme Court has postponed its judgement on the case against FDA’s directive which banned celebrities in alcoholic advertisements. The post FDA Alcohol Ad ban: Supreme Court postpones date for judgement to April 24 first appeared on 3News.
The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has interdicted all staff implicated in the recent cocaine smuggling incident at the Kotoka International Airport. The Herald Newspaper reported that the scandal emerged following the arrest of a significant quantity of illegal drugs at Brussels Airport in Belgium, with reports indicating that the cocaine was smuggled through KIA […] The post GACL
The World Bank has identified deep-rooted inequalities as a major obstacle to Africa’s economic progress, according to its chief economist for the region. Andrew Dabalen in an interview on Citi TV’s The Point of View, pointed to a lack of essential infrastructure and limited intra-African trade as key factors limiting growth. “The speed at which […] The post Structural
Andrew Dabalen, the Chief Economist for the Africa Region at the World Bank, has expressed optimism regarding the forecasted 3.8% growth in Sub-Saharan African countries by 2025. The World Bank’s Africa Pulse Report for April 2024 anticipates growth in Africa in the coming years. The report also suggests that domestic resource mobilization and international support […] The post Africa’s
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