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Tag: Ghana
Ghana raises cocoa prices by over 50%
Ghana’s president ordered an increase in farmgate cocoa prices by 58% amid a drop in output due to climate change. Ghana is the world’s second ... Read More
UK returns ancient artefacts to Ghana
The UK has agreed to return some 32 gold and silver artefacts that have been stolen from the court of Ghana’s Asante King in the ... Read More
Chocflation: Ghana mulls 100% cocoa price hike amid perfect storm of multiple crises
Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer, considers doubling farmgate price of the crop to combat smuggling amid a global shortage, as the country’s share of ... Read More
Avoiding ‘resource curse’: why Africans benefit little from big oil and gas finds
Senegal joins other African countries like Nigeria or Namibia that have struggled to manage their oil and gas resources discovered in recent years for the ... Read More
Ghana: six coup plotters sentenced to death by hanging
Six Ghanaians, including three soldiers, have been convicted and sentenced to death by hanging for their participation in an alleged coup conspiracy three years ago ... Read More
UN warns against Red Sea crisis escalation, as disrupted shipping prompts Africa price concerns
The United Nations has warned against escalation in the Red Sea following multiple airstrikes by US and UK forces targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen who ... Read More
US plans to set up drone bases in coastal West Africa to stem Islamist advance and counter China
The United States is reportedly seeking to set up military drones bases along the West African coast in an urgent effort to stop the spread ... Read More
CAF appoints four African legends ambassadors to promote African football
la Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), the football governing body of the African continent, unveiled Monday January 8 the first names that include Egyptian Ahmed ... Read More
Africa fueled with optimism with prospect of US interest rate cut in 2024
Emerging and frontier markets in Africa now have a reason for cautious optimism in 2024 following a recent announcement by The Federal Reserve (Fed) signaling ... Read More
Chinese workers in Africa and link with host political regimes (Ghana vs. Algeria) — study
Fresh allegation has resurfaced in Nigeria that Chinese firms operating in the West African country employ prisoners from China, but although the validity of the ... Read More