The UK’s Minister of Armed Forces Mr James Heappey arrived in Accra for a three day visit to Ghana. Mr Heappey’s visit forms part of a short tour of the West African region.
Touching down Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said:
“Ghana is a vital security partner and the UK greatly...
The Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) Insurance Index, which tracks insurance stocks, recorded the highest gain of 29.77 percent in January 2021 as insurers rallied on the back of suspension of the insurance industry recapitalisation exercise.
The federal government had in December 2020, through the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), suspended the...
Behind all our efforts to build a more sustainable economy lies a stark and unavoidable reality. We waste too much for our current economic models to ever be sustainable. According to research by the United Nations, waste generation will drastically outpace population growth by more than double between now...
The United Nations has condemned the United States government and in passing the blind alignment of Cape Verde - in its strong-arm tactics with Venezuela, namely the inequity of the sanctions imposed on that Latin American country and the judicial persecution
The condemnation is on the basis of an absolutely...
The African Bar Association has criticized the Cape Verdean government for the continual detention of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab.
The Association says that the actions of the Cape Verdean authorities could bring the "ECOWAS and the African Union (AU) into disrepute" and also open way for "big countries to violate...
It is Independence Day again; and the Republic of Ghana is now 64-years old. At every Independence Day celebration, this Paper takes time to re-examine the progress made by the country thus far in various sectors to shape policy formulation; and also to remind leaders of the reality on...
The World Bank is preparing emergency financing to help about 30 African countries access COVID-19 vaccines, the global lender told Reuters, as the continent scrambles to secure doses and start immunising vulnerable groups.
Only a handful of African governments have launched mass vaccination campaigns, whereas some countries in wealthier parts...
The Central Bank of The Gambia has formally approved the rebranding of First International Bank (Gambia) Limited to Vista Bank (Gambia) Limited; with a formal launch of the new Brand to be announced in due course, Vista Group has announced.
According to the Chairman of Vista Group Simon Tiemtore, the...