Suspected Boko Haram rebels have attacked the convoy of the governor of Nigeria’s Borno state in the country’s northeast and killed at least three people, officials said. Two security sources told Reuters news agency on Wednesday that three people died. … Read more →
The Asantehene and Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has inaugurated the three-member committee tasked to investigate the October 2018 riot in the university after violent protests by students. Inaugurating the … Read more →
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has announced that Ghana’s overall crude oil production is expected to more than double over the next four years. This comes after Aker Energy ASA confirmed a significant offshore resource base in Ghana with a … Read more →
The African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT) in its bi-weekly “Africa Terrorism Bulletin” recorded a total of 283 deaths resulting from 59 terrorist attacks across Africa between the periods of 16-31 January 2019. In all, a … Read more →
The Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development for Germany, Dr Gerd Muller, has lauded the Akufo-Addo government’s “impressive progress on the economic front” which has made the West African country one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Ghana … Read more →
Organizers of anti-government demonstrations in Sudan have reiterated their determination to continue mobilizing people until they overthrow the regime, excluding any dialogue with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Driven by a deep economic crisis, Sudan has been shaken since December 19 … Read more →
President Muhammadu Buhari’s party has issued a stern warning to the United States and other foreign allies for allegedly making “unguarded” public statements ahead of Nigeria’s presidential polls this weekend. The US, Britain and the European Union have in recent … Read more →
February 14 has been declared in Ghana as National Chocolate Day to coincide with the celebration of Valentines’s Day. However, the consumption of locally made chocolate remains low, despite the fact that the celebration of the (National Chocolate) Day has … Read more →
Inflation rate dropped to 9 percent, from the 9.4 percent recorded in December 2018. The rate of 9.0% is the lowest since January 2013. The drop was largely consistent with the inflation trend recorded in January for the last 5 … Read more →