Ghana agrees to restructure $5.4 billion in debt with new MoU
Ghana has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with bilateral creditors, including China and France, to restructure $5.4 billion of debt. This agreement is crucial […]
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Ghana’s Cocoa Authority to Secure $1.5 Billion Loan for 2024-25 Cocoa Bean Acquisitions
Ghana’s cocoa regulator, COCOBOD, is planning to secure up to $1.5 billion in loans by September to finance cocoa purchases for the 2024/25 season and […]
Ghana seeks nuclear power plant
Ghana plans to select in December the company that will build its nuclear power plant to close electricity supply gaps. The bidders include France’s EDF, […]
Efforts to Boost Smartphone Adoption in Africa Spark Opportunities and Concerns
In Ghana’s capital, Anita Akpeere relies on her smartphone to receive orders for her food business. Professor Jenny Aker says internet-enabled phones play a transformative […]
Transforming Africa’s Fintech Terrain: Advocating for Foundational Digital Public Infrastructure
In an impassioned address, leaders within Africa’s financial technology (fintech) domain rallied behind a bold initiative aimed at expediting the continent’s fintech evolution and seamlessly […]
Cameroon: chocolate-makers squeezed by high cocoa prices
At his plantation in Muyuka, southwest Cameroon, Chief Orok John diligently inspects his young cocoa plants, grappling with pod diseases that have plagued his crops […]
Ghana Unable to Secure Debt Agreement with Global Bondholders
Ghana’s attempts to restructure its $13 billion international bond debt have hit a snag, according to government sources on Monday, dealing a setback to its […]
UK Returns Looted Asante Gold Artifacts to Ghana After 150 Years
Over 150 years after being looted, the UK has returned dozens of artifacts to present-day Ghana, now housed temporarily in the Victoria & Albert Museum […]
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 […]
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 […]