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Digital transformation, a game-changer for Africa in driving innovation and economic growth – Sarmiento

March 23, 2021 Bernardo Sarmiento, Director of the Trade Capacity Building branch of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, (UNIDO) says digital transmutation is a key driving force for...

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Netherlands Ambassador lauds gov’ts COVID-19 management

March 19, 2021 The Netherlands government has commended the Akufo-Addo administration for its forthrightness in dealing with the pandemic since its outbreak in the country. The Ambassador of the Kingdom...

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March 19, 2021 / Comments (0)

Ghana records two new variants of COVID-19

March 19, 2021 Two new variants of COVID-19 has been identified in Ghana. The new variants were found by the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) through a sequencing it...

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Africa CDC reviewing guidance on AstraZeneca vaccines amid safety concerns

March 17, 2021 The Africa Centres for Disease Control is reviewing its guidance on a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford after several European nations suspended...

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Africa’s growth prospects bullish despite pandemic constraints

March 17, 2021 Africa is expected to recover from its worst recession in half a century and reach 3.4 per cent growth in 2021, the African Development Bank said in its 2021 African Economic Outlook...

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AfCFTA Secretariat to remove transit challenges

March 10, 2021 The Secretariat of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is to establish a robust system that can help address challenges impacting growth of the transit business in Africa. To be...

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2021 State of the Nation Address [Full text]

March 10, 2021 Mr. Speaker, It is always good to be back in Parliament, and to discharge the duty, in accordance with Article 67 of the Constitution, of delivering to the House a Message on the State of...

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GIPC records surge in business inflows in 2020

March 10, 2021 The country recorded a significant surge in investment inflows in 2020, despite the ravaging impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. About 125 projects were registered in...

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Most African countries to start vaccination by end of March – WHO

March 5, 2021 Most African countries will kick-start their COVID-19 vaccination programs by the end of March as efforts to procure doses for the continent’s 1.3 billion people gather pace, the World...

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AfDB provides US$320,000 grant funding to mainstream gender under ECOWAS’ DFS

March 5, 2021 The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has awarded a grant of $320,535 to the West African Monetary Agency to mainstream gender in ECOWAS’ core digital financial services...

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