No African city made it to the Top 100 City Destinations ranking released a week ago by research firm Euromonitor International. This is because interconnectivity among African cities is poor, as there are few direct flights between countries by the continent’s airlines.
instance, a traveller from East Africa to the...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced global passenger traffic results for October showing that demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres, rose 7.2 per cent compared to the same month last year.
Capacity grew 6.2 per cent and load factor climbed 0.8 percentage point to 80.8 per cent, which...
‘Heat tolerant’ durum wheat discovery can help eradicate poverty
Research wins international Food Security prize
A ‘crazy idea’ has resulted in the ability to grow durum wheat in the extreme heat of famine-affected Senegal, Mauritania and Mali, potentially boosting the income for 1 million farming families, and therefore winning the...
Leading indigenous Oil Marketing Company GOIL has been adjudged the Third-Largest Company in the Ghana Cub 100 list of companies in Ghana for the year 2016, and the Second-Best Listed Company at the Ghana Stock Exchange.
Speaking to B&FT following the company’s successes at the Ghana Club 100 and Ghana...
Nestlé has been awarded the Top Food and Beverages Sustainability Award in Ghana, by the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Millennium Excellence Foundation at the Maiden edition of the Ghana Expatriate Business Awards.
A citation accompanying the award states: “The prize is awarded to Nestlé by the government...
The government’s agenda to transform the agriculture sector has received backing from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), which has committed about US$1.2million in support of ongoing efforts to develop the sector, Country Head for AGRA Mr. Forster Kwame Boateng has said.
AGRA, which is keen on...
Despite a booming shoe and other leather works industry in the country, it is sad and surprising to learn that not even a single leather tannery exists to supply these small businesses with leather - leaving them at the mercy of importers.
The situation is even more worrying if a...