As a further major step to strengthen relations, President Joe Biden plans to host African leaders in the White House in mid-December. According to reports, the US-African summit will discuss the emerging global order, changing geopolitical and economic issues and also offer enormous funds for various development projects as...
Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), H.E. Wamkele Mene is advising Africans to Develop agricultural food value chains, eliminate tariffs and non-tariff barriers to trade in basic agricultural products and take advantage of the AfCFTA to achieve food security in Africa and uplift small holder...
There are many aspects of African culture that are admirable and have tremendous merits, e.g., our respect for age, our appreciation of community, recognition of marriage as a union of two families and not two individuals, etc. However, there are aspects of our culture that contribute directly to our...
At the opening ceremony of the 2023 Africa CEO Forum held in Abidjan, key policy chiefs emphasised the importance of balanced public-private partnerships (PPPs) to achieve economic transformation in African nations, including Ghana.  Under the theme 'From 300 to 3,000: how to deliver the next generation of African champions,’ the...
In an official report after their landmark meeting, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Sergey Katyrin, and the Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Ghana, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwah, have discussed the current state and future prospects for developing bilateral...
By Peter DOYLE Exiting a longstanding currency union – as Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger propose to do by leaving the CFA franc zone, comprised of West African states that use the French-backed currency pegged to the euro – is not a decision to be taken lightly. For the departing...
Africa is becoming a new COVID-19 epicenter. In recent weeks, South Africa reported a 60% increase in natural deaths, suggesting a higher COVID death toll than reported. And the World Health Organization recently warned that cases are proliferating across Sub-Saharan Africa, including my country, The Gambia. Unless the European...
Rwanda and Ghana have resolved to tighten bilateral relations with a broad, varied economic agenda at the core. This week, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda,  Dr. Vincent Biruta travelled from Rwanda to Ghana to take part in a series of events that...
One-third of all African stories in news outlets on the continent are sourced from foreign news services One-third of all African stories in news outlets on the continent are sourced from foreign news services according to a new report from Africa No Filter The ‘How African Media Covers Africa’, highlights the fact...
When Europeans or Americans ask about Ivory Coast, we locals may sound a little bit like we are quoting Charles Dickens. We have, after all, lived through the best and the worst of times. This week’s parliamentary election will play a major role in determining which we will face...