Renewable energy will be a critical driver of Africa’s post-COVID-19 growth recovery and economic prosperity, panellists in a 2021 UK Africa Investment Summit event said on Wednesday, as they called for a stronger partnership between the United Kingdom and Africa.
The panel, themed UK & Africa: Partnering in Sustainable and...
Distributors that are able to perfect the practice of serving the ecommerce sector will gain an edge over their competition. They’ll be perfectly placed to take advantage of a market that will inevitably continue to boom.
Courier services are very critical to the growing ecommerce activities we have all witnessed...
Out of the 46 members submitted by President Nana Akufo-Addo as a list of ministerial nominees to Parliament for approval, there were only 8 women - a far cry from protocols and conventions the country has signed onto to which require equal participation of women in governance and decision-making...
The 72nd Annual New Year School and Conference has ended with a call on government to establish a health infrastructure fund.
Through such a Fund, resources could be dedicated for the creation of more laboratories, isolation and treatment centres, infectious disease control units, and public health facilities across the country.
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Africa's coronavirus case fatality rate has risen alarmingly to 2.5% - higher than the global level of 2.2%, the head of the continent's disease control body said on Thursday.
Earlier in the pandemic, Africa's rate had been below the global average, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
COVID-19 continues to battle all aspects of our Ghanaian economy, not sparing the agricultural sector, which we have described in many instances, as our national backbone and lifeline. The fact is, all African countries are being adversely affected by the pandemic, as, continent-wise, 60 percent of the population is...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proven an unlikely countervailing force to the disrepair of international institutions exposed by the pandemic and worsened by nationalism and populism.
For decades, the IMF had been excoriated for its loans conditional on fiscal austerity policies and adopting “one-size fits all” measures resulting in...
What is good leadership and which leadership style works most efficiently? I get asked these questions on a regular basis. There is no perfect leadership style. In fact, leadership is a fluid practice. We are always changing and improving the way in which we help our direct reports and...
One of the key economic and political challenges that confronted the first Akufo-Addo Administration was destruction of the environment and the pollution of major rivers through illegal mining, commonly called ‘galamsey’.
So entrenched and destructive was illegal mining that it needed political will and perhaps, at the risk of political...
Imagine you wanted your child, Kofi, to take a swim class. You hire the best tutor you can find, Teacher Ama. She then proceeds to teach Kofi every single muscle movement necessary to make him an expert swimmer. Kofi learns breathing techniques, body positioning, arm-and-leg coordination, and he memorises...