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Ken Ofori-Atta writes: Africa deserves more help for COVID-19

October 13, 2020 Ghana confirmed its first two COVID-19 cases on March 12; imports from Norway and Turkey. Africa has since recorded more than 1.5 million cases and counting, though in terms of infections...

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October 13, 2020 / Comments (0)

Illicit money flows from Africa near US$89 billion – UN study

September 29, 2020 Africa has lost nearly $89bn a year in illicit financial flows such as tax evasion and theft, amounting to more than it receives in development aid, a United Nations study has showed. The...

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September 29, 2020 / Comments (0)

Health chief hails African leadership in coronavirus fight

September 23, 2020 The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has praised African leaders for supporting a joint continental strategy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. John Nkengasong told...

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September 23, 2020 / Comments (0)

IMF prescribes new measures to govt

September 23, 2020 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the government to boldly contain debt service cost and increase revenue collections for the economy to return to the point where debt metrics...

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September 23, 2020 / Comments (0)

President cuts sod for recycling plant at Fiaso

September 11, 2020 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday cut the sod for the construction of an integrated recycling and compost plant at Fiaso, near Techiman in the Bono East Region. The...

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September 11, 2020 / Comments (0)

Ethiopia to make, export Coronavirus test kits with China’s help

September 9, 2020 As COVID-19 cases continued to climb sharply, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health on Sunday announced that the country will start manufacturing its own test kits with China’s help. The...

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September 9, 2020 / Comments (0)

Akufo-Addo elected ECOWAS Chairman

September 7, 2020 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He was elected at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit, which...

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September 7, 2020 / Comments (0)

AfDB 2020 Annual Meetings: Building Africa back better after the COVID-19 pandemic

August 26, 2020 For the first time in the history of the African Development Bank, its Annual Meetings will be held virtually to comply with the COVID-19 pandemic-related social-distancing guidelines. The...

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August 26, 2020 / Comments (0)

African Education ministers pledge access to Secondary Education

August 20, 2020 EDUCATION ministers in Africa have pledged to enhance collaboration to improve access to, equity and quality of secondary education on the continent. They said secondary education was...

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August 20, 2020 / Comments (0)

Non-Traditional Exports raked in US$2.9bn in 2019

August 18, 2020 The country’s Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) have yielded US$2.9 billion in revenue for the year 2019, a report by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has shown. The report, which...

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August 18, 2020 / Comments (0)