Ashanti Gold trainer Bashiru Hayford has reportedly applied for the vacant coaching role at Kenyan Premier League side AFC Leopards. The former Black Princesses Coach is in hunt for the job after the...
Emirates, the title sponsor of the Emirates FA Cup in England, is bringing the top trophy on its first-ever tour to Africa. The airline, which sponsors some of the world’s biggest sporting events...
Uganda has rescheduled the completion date for its planned crude oil refinery plant in Kabaale, Hoima district, by two more years after a lead investor pulled out of the project at a crucial stage of...
The Addis Ababa light rail that officially began its services in November 2015. Photo Anadolu Agen Ethiopia’s economy is expected to overtake Kenya’s this year, buoyed by massive government...
Kenya's surprise decision to nominate the Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed for the job of African Union (AU) Commission chairperson will test the lobbying skills of the country's diplomats and its...
Investors across the globe have been urged to explore the large pool of opportunities in the West Africa sub-region. According to Senior Partner and Head of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Ghana, ?Mr...
Militant Islamist group al-Shabab says it has killed six Christians in north-eastern Kenya in an attack aimed at forcing them out of the region. The grenade and gun attack was launched on a...
It is with much delight I write this rejoinder to a publication by Dr. K. Nsiah in the Friday, September 9, 2016 issue of THE PIONEER on page four with the title “My Personal Observation And...
The size of the Ghanaian economy (including oil) shrunk from US$38.5 billion recorded in 2014 to US$36.7 billion in 2015, a difference of $1.8billion, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has...
After a successful release of his hit single ‘Otega’ with Sonnie Badu, the royal child, Royal Chris has finally parted ways with Vodafone and is set to release his next single titled...
Suspected Islamist militants from the Somali group al Shabaab killed six people in an attack in northeast Kenya on Thursday, a regional governor said. The Mandera region on the Somali border has...
Ethiopia and Djibouti have launched the first fully electrified cross-border railway line in Africa. It links Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port of Djibouti - a stretch of more than...
Ghanaians will continue to use toxic fuel containing high levels of sulphur for a long period of time. This is because the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) does not have the capacity to reduce the sulphur...
Police in Kenya have arrested a man after he allegedly boasted on Facebook about having sex with an underage girl, sparking outrage on social media. "Today I had sex in the bush with a standard four...
Ghana will continue to import toxic fuel said to be containing high levels of sulphur for at least three more years. This is because the country’s oil refinery the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR)is yet to...
Communications Minister, Dr. Omane Boamah, says more credible research exists which endorses government's view that Ghana is making significant progress. He has rated a United Nations Development...
The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) wants the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to further review downwards, its maximum sulphur content requirement for diesel products imported into the...
Ten countries (Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda) met in a two-day technical workshop from 22 to 23 September 2016...
Amnesty International has accused the world's wealthiest nations of shirking responsibility towards refugees, saying they host the fewest and do the least. Ten countries which account for just 2.5%...
Ghana’s ICT sector has seen high double-digit growth over the past 12 months, supported by new infrastructure and value-added mobile services. Growing penetration helped the ICT sector outpace...
