The United Nation’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs estimate that there will be 1.3 billion more Africans by 2050. From 2017 to 2050, it is expected that half of the world’s population growth will be concentrated in just nine countries: India, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan,...
UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, yesterday joined the rest of the world to celebrate African children in this year’s edition of the International Day of the African Child.
June 16 every year has been set aside by the United Nations as...
After ravaging the developed world, COVID-19 is now devastating developing and emerging-market countries, most of which lack the medical and financial capacity to combat the pandemic and its economic effects.
For advanced economies, the first line of defense has been social distancing, hand washing, face masks, and widespread lockdowns. But...
Most young people and graduates from the University and other tertiary institutions don’t usually know their career path even after school. That`s not a problem, it`s ok. In an exclusive interview with Dr. Carl Odame Gyenti, a banker by profession, Writer and Musician, he shares insight on his career...
Tourism is such an important industry in Africa, because of the direct and indirect jobs that it creates and sustains, as well as its strong foreign currency earnings
African hotel development had returned to growth at the start of 2020, with more than 78,000 rooms in 408 hotels in the...
MainOne, West Africa’s leading provider of Wholesale and Enterprise connectivity and data center services celebrates 10 years of delivering innovative, world-class service in West Africa. Ten years ago, the company launched its operations with the inauguration of the first private submarine cable on the West Coast of Africa.
The company...
The National Teaching Council (NTC) in collaboration with the Girl Child Education Unit of GES and support from UNICEF Ghana, is organising a refresher capacity building programme to equip teachers with relevant skills ahead of the implementation of Better Life for Girls (BL4G) project
The Better Life for Girls (BL4G)...
Worldwide, agriculture is the main source of income among the rural poor. Relative to other sectors, agricultural growth can reduce rural poverty rates faster and more effectively. As indicated in the Global Financial Development Report (GFDR) 2019/2020, one key avenue to achieve growth in the agricultural sector is access...
The Northern Command of the Ghana Armed Forces has been disinfected against the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease by Zoomlion Ghana.
The exercise which would also take place in the military barracks across the region forms part of the company’s corporate social responsibility is to ensure the safety of the security personnel,...
As the continent gradually eases restrictions on the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be interesting to zoom into the virtual webinar next week on July 7 that will discuss policy actions for Africa’s economic rebound in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) will host...