Ethiopia has requested the United States to restore its status under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) that allows the East African nation to access the U.S. market with duty free goods.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana says that the new Jamestown Fishing Harbour will create jobs and empower the domestic economy. Inaugurating the facility, the President said that apart ...

As the countdown to the 2024 Africa International Investment Summit and Trade Exhibition (AITE), holding in September in New York and Atlanta, Georgia, begins, the confirmation that First Bank, ...

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has ranked Ghana as a Tier One entity on the 2024 Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) which was released last Friday. Ghana scored 99.27 per cent on the ...

Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, Somalia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, over the weekend was quoted as saying that “If the Ethiopian government is pushing the effort to implement the agreement with Somaliland, his ...

Several districts of the Senegalese capital Dakar were suddenly cut off from the electricity supply in the middle of the day, with disturbances reported for several hours. Other parts of the country ...

The Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, has faulted the proposed nationwide ban on single-use plastics, warning the ban portends doom for many ...

The United States over the weekend announced that it wil not recognise Ethiopia’s port access deal with Somaliland, and called for a diplomatic resolution of ongoing tensions with neighbouring Somalia ...

The forum will officially commence on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, on the banks of the Ebrie Lagoon. This year’s event, organized in collaboration with the AU, will take place in Abidjan from October ...

The ECOWAS Gender Development Center (EGDC), has launched the Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions (GES-PI), after the capacity building workshop for the ECOWAS Gender Equality Committee (GEC) ...

Health officials in Botswana have initiated enhanced health surveillance measures at the country’s entry points in response to the declaration of Mpox as a public health emergency. The move comes as ...

Heavy rains and flooding have caused significant disruptions to essential services, including electricity, drinking water, and telecommunications. The worst-affected regions are Tata, Tiznit, and ...