Oil Marketing Companies Collapsing
AOMCs says the development has made it difficult for their members to repay debts The Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) of commercial banks, is likely to worsen if government fails to stop the illegal...
Tag: Mali
No Ghanaian Soldier Hurt – GAF
Ghanaian soldiers have on many occasions been commended by the UN The Ghana Armed Forces has denied reports that Ghanaian soldiers in peacekeeping operation in Mali have been attacked. The supposed...
Nana Addo Hints of Use of ROPAL In Local Elections
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians living abroad of his commitment to ensure the full implementation of the Representation of the People’s Amendment Law (ROPAL) to give...
Over 80 West Africans Share Knowledge On Responsible Mining
Over 80 West Africans who have previously attended Australian-funded mining courses met on 27 April in Accra to share knowledge and understanding of current challenges and opportunities in the region...
Jihadists Claim Mali Attack That Killed UN Peacekeeper
A UN peacekeeper killed in a rocket and mortar attack in Mali was identified Thursday as a Liberian soldier, as a powerful jihadist alliance claimed its latest high-profile operation. Nine other...
Fuel Smuggling Killing OMCs – GOIL
The Managing Director of GOIL, Patrick Akorli, has said Oil Marketing Companies (OMC’s) are shutting down and laying off staff due to the activities of some individuals who smuggle petroleum...
Rocket Attack On UN Camp In Mali Kills One, Wounds 9
Shelling and rocket fire on a UN camp in the troubled Malian city of Timbuktu killed one person and wounded nine peacekeepers, the United Nations mission in the country said Wednesday. "A mortar and...
Ghana Risks Losing GH?1bn To Oil Smugglers In 2017 – OMCs Warns
If Ghana does not map out strategies to curtail the activities of oil smugglers, it will lose a whooping amount of GH?1billion in 2017, the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs) has warned....
Ghana U-17 Coach Satisfied With Preparations Ahead of Gabon Tournament
Head Coach of the Black Starlets Paa Kwasi Fabin says he is pleased with his side’s preparations towards the African Under 17 Championship in Gabon. Fabin’s provisional 25 man squad will leave...
Arrest BNI Officials, Dismiss GRA Staff At the Ports – COPEC Demands
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) Ghana is demanding full scale investigations into the proliferation of black market trade in the petroleum downstream sector that allegedly caused the...
Gov’t Votes $75m For Reconstruction of Buipe, Yapei and Daboya Bridges
Government has voted an amount of 75 million dollars for the reconstruction of the Buipe, Yapei and the Daboya bridges in the Northern Region. According to the Minister of Roads and Highways, Akwasi...
Niger Gold Seekers Dig Deep For Bullion Dreams
Arriving on motorcycles and donkeys, in cars, or even on foot, hundreds of people have flocked to a site in southern Niger hoping to strike gold. The news spread like wildfire: gold had apparently...
Nine Malian Soldiers Killed In Central Mali Attack
Nine Malian soldiers were killed and five wounded in an area regularly targeted by jihadist groups, as the commander of France's counter-terrorism force for the region said an operation on the...
France Says ’20 Fighters Killed’ In Northern Mali
France says it has killed about 20 suspected fighters in a forest near Mali's border with Burkina Faso. French Mirage fighter jets bombed several suspected arms depots in the Foulsare Forest,...
Ghana Loses GHc850m To Illegal Fuel Importers
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has disclosed that Ghana loses about GH¢850 million annually in taxes due to the increased activities of fuel smugglers in the country. The illegal act is said...
Lily M To Feature Angelique Kidjo, Salif Keita In New Song
Sensational Ghanaian Traditional/Afro pop musician,Lily M has revealed emphatically that she will be featuring Grammy award winning Afro-pop singer Angélique Kidjo from Benin and multiple...
French Forces Kill Militants In Mali Forest
France has deployed about 4,000 soldiers in the region France says its forces in West Africa have killed or captured more than 20 militants in a forest near Mali's border with Burkina Faso. A...
Around 20 Jihadists Killed Or Captured In Mali’s North
French soldiers killed or captured about 20 jihadists in Mali's restive north where a French soldier was killed on April 5, the French chief of staff said on Sunday. Troops from Operation Barkhane, a...
Mali To Play At 2017 CAF U17 Nations Cup After FIFA Lifts Suspension
Mali have been cleared to play in next month's African Junior Championship after FIFA lifted the suspension on its football federation (FEMAFOOT). They were due to be replaced by Ethiopia if the...
CAF Confirm Mali’s Suspension Has Been Lifted By Fifa
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed that the suspension of Mali’s Football Association (FEMAFOOT) has been lifted by the sport’s world body Fifa. Mali were originally banned...