Truck drivers in Tema are threatening to boycott transporting goods from Tema Port in protest of the abandonment of stranded colleagues at the border town between Benin and Niger, following the border’s closure.
This move is in solidarity with over 200 Ghanaians who became stranded after the borders were closed...
Some US$50billion will be required to finance interventions that enable Africa to connect millions of people without access to electricity to affordable and clean energy, as advocated by the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7, international energy expert Dr. Johnstone Chikwanda has said.
SDG 7 enjoins countries, including those in Africa,...
... as it launches 2023 Seeds for the Future Program
The 2023 Huawei Seeds for the Future Program aimed at nurturing young Information Communication and Technology (ICT) talents for a sustainable digital future has officially started.
This year’s program is an 8-day intensive online training expected to benefit 70 female...
In collaboration with the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and with funding support from the World Bank, Africa Skills Hub has launched a programme to develop the capacity of small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
The new initiative, dubbed the ‘Agri-Food Enterprise Programme’ (AFEP), is...
The total value of secured loans granted and registered by banks and special deposit-taking institutions (SDIs) grew by 15.5 percent year-on-year - reaching GH¢5.9billion at end of second-quarter 2023 (2Q23), fresh data from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) have shown.
The latest figure represents a 12.7 percent improvement over the GH¢5.26billion...
Julius Sikhuza has been named chief executive officer (CEO) of aYo Intermediaries South Africa.
aYo, an African Insurtech specialising in microinsurance solutions, is an insurance platform provider and is jointly owned by telecommunications giant MTN and insurance group Sanlam. The company launched in January 2017, and has 4.2 million active policies users...
The Cyber Security Authority's licensing and accreditation programme will establish the country as a hub for cyber-security professionals, according to Prince Adu, Certification Chair at ISACA Accra Chapter.
The move, he said, will drive economic growth with cyber-security experts, organisations and service providers contributing to the nation's progress by paying...
The Bank of Ghana has defended its breach (in 2022) of the limit on lending to government by appealing to section 30(6) of the Bank of Ghana Act (2002): "*In the event of any emergency*, the Governor, the Minister and the Controller and Accountant-General shall meet to decide the...
According to the 2022 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Report, at the end of 2020, “one-quarter of the global population” were “living in conflict-affected countries.” Forced displacements due to these conflicts continue to grow, with a record number of 100 million people being forcibly displaced across the globe.
The cost...
Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has withdrawn from the race to select a flagbearer for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Announcing his withdrawal in a statement dated September 5, 2023, the former trade and industry minister said: “In light of the foregoing, I wish to confirm that I am honourably withdrawing...