The World Bank Group has launched the Business Ready (B-READY) Report in Ghana, providing a comprehensive assessment of the country’s business environment and identifying key areas for reform.  The report highlighted Ghana’s strengths in labour market regulations and utility services but ... Read More

Ghana has selected the United States and China as vendors for its first nuclear power plants, though no formal contract has been signed.  The U.S.-based NuScale Power and Regnum Technology Group, in partnership with Japanese firms, will construct Small Modular Reactors ... Read More

The successful conduct of elections in Ghana and Senegal in 2024, has gone a long way to strengthen democracy in West Africa, Mrs Levinia Addae-Mensah, the Executive Director of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), has stated.  “I think the ... Read More

The United States Embassy in Accra has announced the rescheduling of all visa appointments originally set for Monday, March 31, 2025, due to its observance of the Eid-Ul-Fitr holiday.  The changes affect both immigrant and non-immigrant visa applicants, who have been ... Read More

French prosecutors on Thursday requested a seven-year prison sentence and a 300,000-euro (around $325,000) fine for former President Nicolas Sarkozy, in connection with allegations that his 2007 presidential campaign was illegally financed by former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s government. The National Financial ... Read More

An International Monetary Fund delegation, headed by Edward Gemayel, traveled to Senegal from March 18 to 26 to assess the Audit Office's report published on February 12. In light of these findings, the IMF recommends urgent reforms to strengthen transparency ... Read More

Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Sudan's military leader, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has visited the presidential palace in Khartoum, after landing at the city's international airport, just hours after it was recaptured by the army. Surrounded by cheering soldiers at the venue - ... Read More

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed In an effort to quell rising tensions in its troubled Tigray region, Ethiopia's prime minister has said he will appoint a new leader in the area. Tigray's interim President Getachew Reda fled to the capital, Addis Ababa, earlier ... Read More

Mr. Stephane Miezan, President, Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has established a renewed commitment and strategic collaboration to overcome longstanding trade challenges and accelerate economic integration across the continent. He said the high logistics costs, fragmented regulatory frameworks, ... Read More

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday appointed the country's army chief as sports minister. A statement from the presidency Tuesday said Anselem Sanyatwe had been retired and reassigned to head the sports docket. The sports vacancy became available this month after Kirsty Coventry was ... Read More