Africa Must Diversify Its Markets
The World Bank’s Chief Economist for Africa, Mr Albert Zeufack, says there are enormous potential for Africa to develop by diversifying its markets and exports. He said while it was important for...
Tag: sub-Saharan Africa
Vaccine Shortage For Nigeria Meningitis Outbreak
Nigeria is facing a major shortfall in vaccines to contain an outbreak of meningitis that has claimed 282 lives since November last year, senior health officials said on Thursday. The head of the...
Meningitis Outbreak Kills Nearly 270 In Nigeria
Nearly 270 people, most of them children, have died in the past five months during the latest meningitis outbreak to hit Nigeria, public health officials said Wednesday. "Presently we have 1,828...
Protecting the Environment: INSPOCCE In Focus
The task of providing quality education to students requires effective partnership and participation of all stakeholders, including donor bodies. This article does not have the métier to list all...
UBA Profit Grows By 32%
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, the pan-African financial services group, operating in 19 African countries, has released its audited 2016 full year results, showing significant growth in gross...
New Vaccine Against Rotavirus Could Curb Child Deaths
A new vaccine that is cheap to make and does not require refrigeration has shown promise in preventing rotavirus, a contagious and fatal disease that disproportionately strikes children in Africa,...
World Water Day: One In Four Children Will Live With Water Scarcity By 2040
One in four of the world’s children will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040 as a result of climate change, the UN has warned. Within two decades, 600 million children...
Africa Makes Progress In Water Delivery
Africa can be proud of many remarkable achievements in recent decades. Giving 427 million more people access to improved drinking water since 1990 – an average of 47,000 people every day across...
Protecting the Environment
The task of providing quality education to students requires effective partnership and participation of all stakeholders, including donor bodies. This article does not have the métier to list all...
Happiness Report: Norway Is the Happiest Place On Earth
Norway is the happiest place on Earth, according to a United Nations agency report – toppling neighbour Denmark from the number one position. The World Happiness Report measures “subjective...
World Bank Pledges $57 Billion For Projects In Africa
The funds will go towards a vast number of projects over the next three fiscal years The World Bank has announced that it will commit a record $57 billion in financing for sub-Saharan Africa....
World Bank Announces $57 Bln In Financing For Africa
The World Bank on Sunday announced $57 billion in financing for sub-Saharan Africa over the next three fiscal years. Of that total, $45 billion will come from the International Development...
Amandi Orders 200MW Power Plant To Shore Up Ghana’s Energy Deficit
General Electric (GE), the world’s premier digital industrial company, has announced the order of a 200MW combined-cycle power plant to be operated by Amandi Energy Limited in Aboadze, Ghana. The...
Cape Coast University Provost ‘schools’ Napo
Education Minister’s cheeky and abrasive response to remarks by pro-Vice Chancellor of University of Cape Coast, Prof George Kwaku Toku Oduro on government’s proposed “Free SHS” policy has...
Musician Youssou Ndour Backs Senegal’s War On Malaria
Youssou Ndour, Senegal's most famous musician, is throwing his weight behind malaria eradication in his homeland to combat an illness that has for too long held back Africa's economic development....
UK Firms Now Willing To Do Business In Ghana
Many firms in the United Kingdom (UK) are now willing to do business in Ghana to take advantage of the government’s pro-business policies, a senior government official of the UK has said. Mr Adam...
Moves To Push For New US Africa Trade Policy
The President of US-Africa Business Centre at the US Chamber of Commerce, Mr Scott Eisner, has expressed the resolve of the chamber to make Africa the frontline of President Donald Trump’s...
GE To Provide 200MW Turnkey Power Plant At Aboadze
GE, the world’s premier digital industrial company, has announced the order of a 200MW combined-cycle power plant to be operated by Amandi Energy Ltd in Aboadze, Ghana. The plant will help to add...
FDA Denies Poisonous Drugs On the Market
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) on Thursday said, there was no poisonous drugs on the Ghanaian market as being speculated in the media. “The FDA wishes to inform the general public especially...
FDA Denies Poisonous Drugs On the Market
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) on Thursday said, there was no poisonous drugs on the Ghanaian market as being speculated in the media. “The FDA wishes to inform the general public especially...