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Tag: Ghana
VP Harris starts visits to three African countries Sunday in latest US outreach
US Vice President Kamala Harris will become the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit Africa when she begins a tour of Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia ... Read More
Africa’s palm oil sector to see prices falling in 2023 as output rises
Although palm oil production has been linked to environmental damage and human rights abuses, it remains an important industry providing jobs and contributing to economic ... Read More
Startups in Francophone Africa are closing gap with English-speaking “big four” nations
In the past few years, Francophone Africa has made huge strides in creating startups, although the startup market on the continent is still dominated by ... Read More
Ghana, Gambia join DCO seeking to build tech-based economies
Ghana and Gambia, both of which were recently welcomed as new members of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), are now gearing up for tech-based economies ... Read More
Burkina Faso denies paying Russian mercenaries with gold mine rights granted to Nordgold
Burkina Faso has denied claims that it awarded a mining permit to Nordgold just because it is a Russian company, its mines minister told the ... Read More
Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana cocoa growers step up fight to improve farmers’ pay
Although Côte d’Ivoire is the world’s top cocoa producing country, accounting for around 45% of the global cocoa beans production, the country receives just 4% ... Read More
Ghana, Burkina Faso re-affirm cooperation to fight terrorism against backdrop of diplomatic crisis
Ghana Thursday announced commitment to deepen cooperation with Burkina Faso in the fight against terrorism in the sub-region after a brief diplomatic crisis between the ... Read More
Ghana: Four men handed 10-year prison sentence for abducting two Canadian women
Four men have received each 10 years in prison for kidnapping back in 2019 two Canadian female volunteers in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi. The ... Read More
Burkina Faso debunks Ghana’s claims Wagner awarded gold mine in exchange for support
Burkina Faso’s Minister of Mining Tuesday branded rubbish Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo’s claims that the insecurity-dogged country has awarded a mining field to the Russian ... Read More
Ghana accuses Burkina Faso of paying Wagner mercenaries with mine proceeds
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has said he finds it "particularly worrying” that "Wagner mercenaries are at the northern border" of Ghana, operating in neighboring Burkina ... Read More