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The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Sidi Ould Tah has said that Africa’s development must increasingly be shaped by African ambition, African institutions and African leadership.

A larger part of economic activities in Africa is in the informal sector. About 85 percent of employment is informal but offers limited job security and access to social safeguards, according to the African Economic Outlook 2026 published…

Ghana’s gold holdings fell from 31.4 tonnes in April 2025 to 22.3 tonnes in April 2026, according to the latest data released by the Bank of Ghana. 

Starting from January 1, 2027, all Africans entering the Republic of Congo, will not require a visa, the President Denis Sassou N’Guesso announced at the celebration of Africa Day on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African…

Travelling within Africa is not only expensive, but also grueling, stressful and painful. There are the mandatory visa requirements before departure and visa-on-arrival, which are also quite expensive.

Torgbui Adzonugaga Amenya Fiti V, Paramount Chief of Aflao Traditional Area and President of the Forum of Kings of Africa, has called for calm and renewed African solidarity following rising xenophobic tensions in South Africa.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has postponed the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa. 

In Ghana, these major El Niño events such as those of 1982-1983, 1997-1998, 2015-2016, and the recent 2023-2024 episode have been linked to prolonged dry spells, reduced rainfall, increased temperatures, and heightened risks of drought and…

Ghana requires an estimated $9.3 billion to finance climate mitigation and adaptation measures, the Financial Stability Review 2025 has stated. 

Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin, an Economist, says Ghana currently lacks the capacity to effectively manage and benefit from full-scale resource nationalisation.