The Ladima Foundation is excited to announce that entries are now open for the 2026 edition of The Adiaha Award for Best Documentary by an African Woman.
Following on from last year's successful pivot to an online competition, this ye…
Junior Achievement (JA) Africa (https://JA-Africa.org) successfully concluded the 15th edition of the JA Africa COY Competition, held from December 3–5, 2025, in Abuja, Nigeria, bringing together Africa’s brightest young entreprene…
The story of Robben Asare, Ghana’s National Best Youth Farmer 2025, is a powerful testament to how Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) is transforming youth passion into profitable and nationally impactful agribusiness.
Robben’s journey with…
TECNO, official CAF global partner, introduces four intelligent tools designed to transform how fans watch, interpret and share the continent’s biggest football tournament
As preparations intensify for the Africa Cup of Nations 2025, TE…
The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) have launched a $5.2 million institutional support project to address a severe shortage of qualified public sector accountants and a…
When 32-year-old Zainab Issah found out she was pregnant in March, she never thought of carrying her fourth baby beyond the usual nine months.
After carrying her pregnancy for ten months and one week amid fears of stillbirth, the native…
Senegalese President H.E. Bassirou Diomaye Faye opened the 2025 edition of the MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power conference and exhibition in Dakar today, setting an ambitious tone for regional integration, energy sovereignty and shared prosperit…
Ghanaian-American journalist and founder of TheAfricanDream.net, Oral Ofori, delivered a stirring address at the 9th Pan-African Congress in Lomé, Togo, calling on Africa, and the continent's governing bodies to reclaim Africa's narrative …
School Farm Competition
What began simply as a learning activity providing inputs, mentorship, and guidance to students to spark their interest in agriculture has evolved into something far more powerful than we imagined. The KIC Scho…
Telecel Ghana’s Head of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME), Alfred Neizer, has called for a decisive national push to translate Ghana’s financial access gains in rural areas into more meaningful financial participation.
Speaking at the …
MTN Ghana has held its annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at the Accra International Conference Centre, bringing together customers, partners, staff, and invited guests for an evening of music, scripture, reflection, and celebratio…
Global conversations about artificial intelligence have been framed around the contest between the United States and China, as if innovation can only emerge from Beijing, Silicon Valley, or a narrow band of Western laboratories. Yet as the…
The crypto downturn has pushed a slew of Bitcoin miners to the brink of unprofitability, prompting operators to scale back the energy-hungry machines that keep the blockchain running.
A closely watched measure of mining revenue known as…
A tiny leadless pacemaker – the first of its kind in South Africa and a fraction of the size of a AAA battery – has been successfully implanted in the chamber of a patient’s heart in a sophisticated, minimally invasive procedure at Netcare…
ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) was founded in 1975 in order to consolidate West Africa’s trade channels, SADC (Southern African Development Community) formalised in 1992 in order to stabilise Southern Africa’s post-apa…
Global memory chip prices have been surging worldwide as supply tightens, making key components for phones, computers, and data centers harder to secure. The squeeze is being driven by demand for advanced memory chips from artificial intel…
Accra, December 11, 2025 – MTN Ghana has successfully graduated 80 young professionals from its 2025 Graduate Development Program, an initiative designed by the telecommunications company to promote the inclusion of women in the business.
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MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS
Q2, 2025 Real GDP Growth 6.3%
Average Real GDP Growth for 2025 6.3%
2026 Projected Real GDP Growth 4.8%
BoG Policy Rate 18.0%
Weekly Interbank Interest Rate 16.29%
Inflation for November 2025 …
The Vice-President of Columbia, Francia Elena Márquez Mina, has paid a visit to the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Museum in Accra to pay homage to the country’s founding President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
Accompanied by her delegation,…
Apple on Wednesday released its annual list of the most downloaded apps and games for the year. For the U.S. market, OpenAI’s ChatGPT topped the ranks of free iPhone apps (not including games) with the most installs in 2025.
The AI app …
THE State Housing Company Limited (SHC) and Republic Bank have developed a new mortgage partnership to help individuals to buy houses.
The agreement aims to improve access to affordable home financing and ease long-standing affordab…
Under the distinguished patronage of the Office of the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, and in partnership with the Presidential Committee on Economic & Financial Inclusion (PreCEFI), with the collaboration of the Inter-Governm…
Inspired by the raw beauty, vibrant culture, and laid-back spirit of Cape Town, Morea House, Autograph Collection, has opened its doors in Camps Bay. The new 90-room hotel joins Autograph Collection Hotels, Marriott Bonvoy’s divers…
Tribaverse, a grassroots environmental initiative, has announced the third edition of the Climate Ghana Conference, with the 2025 event set to place young people at the centre of Ghana’s climate action agenda.
The conference, schedu…
The EU–ECOWAS Scholarship Programme for Sustainable Energy, funded and launched in September 2022 by the European Union in partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and delivered by the British Council, is cel…
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that the Republic of Equatorial Guinea has officially acceded to membership, becoming the Corporation’s…
The United States Green Building Council and Green Business Certification Inc has certified the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) (https://Afreximbank.com/) Abuja African Trade Centre (AATC) the prestigious LEED Platinum c…
Speakers at a dialogue on children have urged government agencies, district assemblies and community leaders to strengthen child protection structures, improve law enforcement, and expand resources for social services to respond to clima…
Eritrea has withdrawn from East African regional bloc Igad, accusing the organisation of "becoming a tool against" countries like itself.
In a statement on Friday, Eritrea's foreign ministry said Igad had strayed from its founding pri…
At least 15 civilians have been confirmed dead in Sunday's shooting attack at Bondi beach.
Many were attending an event to mark the first day of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
Authorities have confirmed that two rabbis, a Holocau…
The IGP Special Operations Team last Saturday arrested 17 persons in a swoop at the Waterworks area in Tamale in the Northern Region.
The arrests were made during an operation carried out within the Tamale Metropolis and the Tolon D…
Google on Thursday introduced a new AI experiment for the web browser: the Gemini-powered product Disco, which helps to turn your open tabs into custom applications. With Disco, you can create what Google is calling “GenTabs,” a tool that …
Chile has elected the far-right wing José Antonio Kast to be its next president, after an election campaign that was dominated by themes of security, immigration and crime.
Kast beat the governing left-wing coalition candidate Jeanett…
Ghana’s Ambassador to South Korea, Kojo Choi, has presented his Letter of Credence to President Lee Jae-Myung, signalling the start of his official duty.
At the ceremony yesterday, Mr Choi, South Korean by birth, but who has now natur…
Italian cooking has been awarded special cultural heritage status by the United Nations' cultural agency Unesco.
National favourites including pizza are already on Unesco's list of "intangible cultural heritage", but now Italian cooki…
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has expressed profound appreciation to the Government of Ghana for scrapping Value Added Tax (VAT) on exploration activities, an intervention the industry describes as timely, strategic, and essential for sus…
YouTube TV is launching more than 10 genre-specific channel packages in early 2026, the Google-owned company announced on Wednesday. The move will mark the first time YouTube TV breaks up its cable-like channel bundle.
The new packages …
The Cyber Security Authority (CSA), in collaboration with National Security operatives, has arrested 32 individuals in a major operation targeting cybercrime activities at Kasoa–Tuba in the Central Region.
The arrests were carried o…
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), in collaboration with key partners in the creative and cultural ecosystem, has announced the grand launch of 100 Years of Highlife, a historic celebration honoring Ghana’s most iconic and globally inf…
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed claims that the United Nations pays Ghanaian peacekeeping troops $300 per day, describing the assertions as a deliberate attempt to incite personnel against the military high command.
Speak…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed claims circulating on social media alleging a “secret” recruitment exercise and the sale of teaching appointments within the Service, describing the assertions as false and misleading.
In …
Three defeats in a row under a new manager. Beaten in the past two domestic cup finals. Trailing in the Scottish Premiership.
These turbulent times are not what those associated with Celtic are used to. Add to the above list an up a…
"I have to tell you, I love that kid."
Ruben Amorim's first public observations on Mason Mount after his appointment as Manchester United head coach just over a year ago have stood the test of time.
It has taken longer than hoped…
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is unlikely to get any "protection" after making cryptic comments seemingly aimed at the club's ownership, says former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.
The Italian described the build-up to Saturday's Pr…
England have overlooked spinner Shoaib Bashir for the crucial third Ashes Test against Australia in Adelaide.
The tourists, who need to win to keep alive hopes of regaining the urn, have made one change from the team beaten in the s…
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has described hearing gunshots during Sunday's terror attack at Bondi Beach as "terrifying".
Vaughan, who is in Australia commentating on the Ashes, was locked inside a restaurant "a few hundre…
Women are rallying behind Oscar-winning actor Catherine Zeta-Jones after she faced criticism on social media over her looks at a recent red carpet event.
Zeta-Jones, 56, attended a Netflix event in Los Angeles on 9 November where a Ti…
Nollywood actress Regina Daniels says she has no plans to remarry, admitting she feels “traumatised” by the idea of marriage following her ongoing marital crisis with her estranged husband, Senator Ned Nwoko.
Regina revealed this foll…
Spotify announced on Wednesday that, for the first time, it’s giving users more control over the streaming service’s algorithm. That’s at least how the company is framing the launch of its new “Promoted Playlists,” a feature that will init…
Some 200 West African soldiers, mainly from Nigeria and Ivory Coast, are in Benin to support the government following Sunday's failed coup, Benin's foreign minister says.
The attempt was foiled after Nigeria deployed fighter jets to d…
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