Ivory Coast Set to Raise Official Cocoa Farmgate Price
Ivory Coast, recognized as the premier cocoa exporter worldwide, is poised to elevate its official cocoa farmgate price from 1,000 CFA to 1,500 CFA francs […]
Ghana
63-year-old traditional Ghanaian priest sparks outrage by marrying 12-year-old daughter
A 63-year-old respected traditional priest in Ghana caused public uproar by taking a 12-year-old girl as his wife in a traditional ceremony last Saturday. The […]
Major Internet Outages Strike South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, and Ivory Coast
Significant internet disruptions have been documented across several African nations. South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana, and Burkina Faso have all experienced outages, with […]
Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Delays Signing Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Pending Supreme Court Verdict
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced his intention to withhold approval for anti-gay legislation until the Supreme Court delivers a verdict on its constitutionality. This […]
Ghana’s Finance Ministry Warns of Potential $3.8B Loss Due to Anti-LGBTQ Legislation
Ghana’s finance ministry has issued a warning that the country could experience a significant loss of funding from international banks, amounting to an estimated USD$3.8 […]
IMF praises Ghana’s ‘strong’ economic reform policies that begin to bear fruit
Ghana’s recent deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will remain unaffected despite the latest government reshuffle, President Nana Akufo-Addo assured, just as the global […]
Amendments to anti-gay bill to be concluded soon
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader in Parliament, is hopeful that the clause-by-clause amendment process of the bill concerning the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights […]
Ghana: Six people sentenced to death for attempted coup in 2021
Six Ghanaians, including three soldiers, were convicted and sentenced to death by hanging on Wednesday January 24 for their involvement in an alleged plot to […]
Liberia: Inauguration day for new President Joseph Boakai
Joseph Boakai will be officially inaugurated as President of Liberia on Monday, January 22. He will succeed George Weah for a six-year term after winning […]
US government agency supports Mozambique in environmental policies
The US government’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will support Mozambique in the development of environmental policies, clean energy production, and “responsible” mining, it was announced […]