By COP29 Media
At the Russian side event at COP29 in Baku titled "Russia's Contribution to Strengthening Global Food Security," Sergey Tverdokhleb, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Climate Policy and Carbon Regulation of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, delivered a compelling argument on how closely the climate...
By Christabel DANSO ABEAM
In a strategic move to revolutionise trade education and professional development in Africa, the Africa Trade Academy (ATA) and Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) have entered into a groundbreaking collaboration.
This partnership is set to overturn trade education and capacity building by equipping African trade professionals...
By Professor Douglas BOATENG
The world is in the midst of a profound transformation, driven by the relentless pace of digitalisation. Across continents, nations are building bridges to a future powered by technology, while others risk being stranded in irrelevance.
Africa, a continent of vast potential and boundless resources, stands...
Niyi Onifade, Sector Head of Heirs Insurance Group, Nigeria’s fastest-growing insurance group, has called for the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to revolutionise insurance in West Africa.
He delivered the keynote address and theme paper at the West African Insurance Companies Association Conference in Accra, Ghana, on November 18, 2024,...
By Etse SIKANKU (Prof)
The Centre for Alternative Politics & Security West Africa (CAPS-WA) marked its inaugural event with a highly engaging webinar titled “Beyond Ghana’s 2024 Elections: Business as Usual or A New Path Towards People-Centered Politics?”.
The virtual event, which was organised in partnership with the State Capacity and...
By Chris KONEY
Leading to the much anticipated American elections on December 7, I had conversations with various friends and professionals representing diverse American sectors on the possibility of Kamala Devi Harris becoming the next and first female president of the United States of America.
A member of the Democratic Party...
By Juliet ETEFE ([email protected])
Blessed S. Agyemang is a name rapidly gaining recognition in the fields of supply chain management, sustainability and global leadership.
With a passion for problem-solving and a relentless drive to make a tangible impact, Blessed has emerged as a transformative force in not only the supply...
By Samuel AKOTO
Since March 2014, the European Union (EU) has progressively imposed restrictive measures (sanctions) against Russia - initially in response to the alleged illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol and deliberate destabilisation of Ukraine.
On 23 February 2022, the EU expanded its sanctions in response to recognition of non-government controlled areas of...
By Christabel DANSO ABEAM
At the recent graduation ceremony of the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in Accra, Virginia Evelyn Palmer, United State of America's (U.S.A) Ambassador to Ghana, called on women entrepreneurs to capitalise on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to expand their businesses internationally.
AGOA is a...
By Rachel GYABAAH
In 2012, as I sat in class discussing global financial systems, the concept of BRICS (i.e Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) was introduced as a counterweight to the Western-dominated international monetary system.
I examined the International Monitoring Fund’s Working Paper on BRICS' Development Philosophies (2012) and the European Parliament's...