The World Bank on Wednesday said it has given the go ahead for a program worth US$2.3 billion that will help countries in eastern and southern Africa counter the effects of food insecurity. According to the bank, over 66 million…

Bloomberg says Ghana faces a looming fuel shortage as the central bank rations dollars. According to the financial data and Media Company, the rationing follows a surge in oil prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The monthly fuel import bill…

Nigeria's Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige says the Federal Government has been meeting with the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) over its lingering strike. Ngige said this on Wednesday while briefing the press after the Federal Executive Council…

The Executive Director of Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Mr Olivier Langrand, has called on the government of Ghana to increase its budgetary allocation for biodiversity conservation. According to him, Ghana was a signatory to international treaties and conventions such as…

The politico-military and allied movements (MPMA) that are part of negotiations which began last March in Doha, Qatar, condemned what they described as “the maneuvers of the Chadian government” and threatened to withdraw from the talks.  The groups made the…

The newly appointed mediator from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to Burkina Faso, said authorities in the country only control 60 percent while the remaining territory is outside state control. Mahamadou Issoufou – former president of Niger…

The National Transitional Council (CNT) has adopted a new electoral law after one hundred and fifteen members voted in favor and 3 against it. This law was adopted last Friday after the members of the CNT made ninety-two amendments to…