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First Phase of Accra Eco-Park Commences In 2018 – Lands Minister
Ghana has advanced plans to establish the first Eco-park in West Africa to attract tourists into the country. The first...
Fidel Castro Stood Tall In Life And Still Does Now In Death
By Dr. Michael J. K. Bokor Sunday, November 27, 2016 Folks, a friend of mine sent me a private message, expressing...
S. Africa Divided Over ICC Withdrawal
South Africans are divided over the country's decision to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Last...
Malawian ‘hyena Man’ Guilty of Ritual Sex
An HIV-positive Malawian man has been found guilty for having unprotected sex with newly bereaved widows. The practice...
Mugabe Opens $150m China Funded Victoria International Airport
The airport is expected to be able to handle up to 1.5 million passengers each year Zimbabwean President, Robert...
SACU Launches ‘onestop Shop’ Trade Data Platform
The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) has launched an online platform that will provide economic and trade data on...
GCB Wins 2016 Best Retail Bank
GCB Bank Limited has been adjudged the Best Retail Bank in Ghana for the year 2016. The fourth annual West Africa...
Bringing Renewable Energy To Businesses In Rural Areas In Africa
Investors have identified opportunities to develop renewable energy in rural areas in several African countries,...
Shatta Wale, Bisa Kdei, Efya, Others Win @ 2016 AFRIMMA Awards
Ghanaian acts, Shatta Wale, Bisa Kdei and Efya made Ghana proud at the just ended 2016 African Muzik Magazine Awards...
Stanbic Boss Projects Growth Prospects For Ghana In 2017
Chief Executive of Stanbic Bank Alhassan Andani has projected positive growth prospects for the country in 2017. At the...
Investors Urged To Explore West African Markets
Investors across the globe have been urged to explore the large pool of opportunities in the West Africa sub-region....
She Wants To Take Ghanas Chocolate Industry By Storm — An XYZ Africa News@8 Exclusive
She wants to take Ghana’s Chocolate industry by storm -- an XYZ Africa Exclusive By E. K.Bensah Jr The first thing...
Level of Political Temperature High
A Sudanese-British mobile communications entrepreneur and billionaire, Dr Mo Ibrahim, has urged Ghana to reduce the...
Significance Of Undressing By Women In African Culture
Women undressing as a way of showing dissatisfaction, is regarded immoral in many global cultures. However, in Africa,...
Kwesi Nyantakyi Sweeps To Gain FIFA Council Seat
Kwesi Nyantakyi swept onto the FIFA Council with on Thursday when securing 31 votes in a very close race in Cairo. The...
Mugabe Must Step Down
Zimbabwe's 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe should step aside without delay and allow new leadership of a country...
Vindictiveness Couple With Indiscipline Has Impeded Liberias Developmental Progress!!!!!
I may sound not palatable to earring of those reading these frustrated but painful wording that elders, opinion leaders...
Finding The Sweet Spot Of Africas Agriculture
Africa is a continent where, at least outwardly, we like to celebrate our diversity—the rich variety that can be...
Kenyan Wins 2016 Norman Borlaug Award For Field Research And Application
A Kenyan research scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute based in Nairobi has won the 2016 Norman...