Nearly 385 Million Children Live In Extreme Poverty – UNICEF
Children are more than twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty, according to a new analysis from ...
Tag: sub-Saharan Africa
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. According ...
Ghana, Other African Countries Not At Risk of ‘HIPC’
The World Bank President says he does not think Ghana and other African countries with high debt levels are at ...
Ghana Is Not Yet Attractive Investment Destination – Ahomka-Lindsay
A former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay says Ghana is not yet an attractive ...
Kings, Priests, And Kinsmen: Essays On Ga Culture And Society
Book Review: Kings, Priests, and Kinsmen: Essays on Ga Culture and Society, by E. A. Ammah, edited by Marion Kilson ...
Energy Efficiency Project Saves 400 Gigawatts of Electricity
The saved about 400 gigawatts of electricity power within 3 years of the Refrigerator Energy Efficiency Program. This was announced ...
Sustainable Rice Systems Development In Sub-Saharan Africa Project Underway
Ten countries (Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda) met in ...
Ghana’s Ranking For Starting Business Drops
Regulatory reforms and the ease of doing business matter for long term economic growth and prosperity in Ghana, Mr Jim ...
How Hillary Clinton’s State Department Fought for Ghana’s Oil
In 2009, Kosmos Energy, a small oil exploration company in Texas, wished to cash in on its discovery of an ...
Lack of Knowledge About Investment Opportunities Holds Back Russian-African Engagement
For more than two decades, Russia has been struggling to regain its Soviet-era economic influence, but such efforts have hit ...
Africa’s Large Rice Imports Is Serious Food Security Concern
Despite the clear potential to boost rice production at the regional level in Africa, most countries on the Continent continue ...
What The African Banking Market Can (And Should) Learn From Europe
CHALLENGE: According to a 2015 KPMG report, banking penetration is as low as 36% in some of the larger African ...
Pressure Mounts On BoG To Cut Rates
Ghana’s headline inflation is likely to slow further downwards raising prospects of a series of interest rate cuts as the ...
UTAGs Press Statement Childish And Ridiculous!!!!
The recent press statement by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) regarding the issues of accreditation, promotion of university ...
Sankofa Gas Project Receives US$700m World Bank Guarantee
Ghana has received a US$700-million guarantee from the World Bank for its Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP)- Sankofa gas project ...
Gabon’s Bongo Asks National Unity After Re-Election Is Confirmed
Gabon's newly re-elected president, Ali Bongo, said Saturday that he would seek to form a new government based on a ...
Ghana Could Be Africa’s Fourth Biggest Oil Producer By 2020
Ghana could become the fourth biggest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa by 2020 once two new offshore fields come on ...
More Than $1 Billion In Power Africa Commitments Finalised
More than $1 billion in debt and financing commitments from US agencies and private investors is set to be announced ...
NPP Waiting For NDC’s Response To 170 Facts Presented By Dr. Bawumia
The Office of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has noted the discussions on his Public Lecture on the theme – “The State ...
Obama’s Advisors Give Final Recommendations On Doing Business In Africa
The President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) has issued its final recommendations to U. S.President Barack Obama ...