With the worldwide demand for food estimated to double by the year 2050, the need to prioritise wellbeing of the farmer has become even more crucial.
The Ghanaian farmer is a noble hard-worker, responsible for guarantying quality food supply to millions of households - but sadly, a crucial aspect of...
Past and present governments have channeled some resources into establishing community and school Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centres. These ICT centres have been established purposely to enhance the learning of ICT in schools and communities. A typical ICT centre would have a set of computers and accessories with...
The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted social and economic activities across the globe. Experts have argued that COVID-19 is not only a health crisis but also an economic crisis. As part of the financial ecosystem, the RCBs are also susceptible to negative effects of COVID-19.
Given that RCBs are going concern...
Last week, we examined the need for continued assertiveness by bank staff despite the changing scenarios in banking under the new normal. Once again, I wish to emphasize the appreciation of readers to differentiate assertiveness from aggressiveness. When a person acts aggressively, they ignore the feelings of others and...
Here’s how we ensure Africa avoids that fate
Whether it's due to war, historical inequality, or racism, Black communities globally are most likely to suffer due to Covid-19 regardless of geography. In the United States, coronavirus has killed black and Latino people in New York City at twice the rate...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to merge the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DfID) with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is a deliberate slap in the face to developing countries. Worse, it comes just when African countries are crying out for international support to fight COVID-19 and...
Oil producing nations with a high average fiscal break-even, but also oil traders have been caught off guard by the plunge in oil prices this Spring.
Oil nations are forced to diversify faster or face the consequences.
The world’s largest oil trader has seen its first-quarter net profit...
Retrogressive teams are usually characterized by a lack in MOI, which is an acronym for Motivation, Organization and Information.
A lack of energy and drive can be detrimental to teams right after formation, considering that motivation is spawned in stages, team leaders should invest time and effort into keeping energy...
Across Africa the news that a former colonial power, the UK, is to take a more strategic, political, hard-nosed approach to the way it spends its overseas aid budget, has been greeted with a mixture of frustration and cynicism.
In announcing a merger between the Foreign Office (FCO) and the...