Afreximbank urges prioritisation of export trading companies to drive African small and medium enterprises (SME) participation in global trade

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has called on African countries to prioritise the development of public and private export trading companies (ETCs) in order to position the continent’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to participate effectively in global trade. In an address to the Africa International Exhibition, which opened yesterday on the sidelines of the […]

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Kenya and US sign defense agreement ahead planned Haiti deployment

Kenya and the United States have inked a defense agreement aimed at bolstering Kenya’s capacity for security deployments, particularly in its role as the leader of a multi-national peacekeeping mission to Haiti, aimed at combating gang violence. The agreement, signed by Kenya’s Defense Minister Aden Duale and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during a meeting […]

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Mali Postpones Presidential Election Citing Technical Reasons

The military junta in Mali has officially announced the postponement of the presidential election, previously scheduled for February, citing “technical reasons.” According to government spokesman Col Abdoulaye Maiga, a new date for the election will be announced, and parliamentary polls will be held separately. The decision to delay the election stems from various issues, including […]

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Ghanaian Gospel Singer Christiana Hati Launches Music Career and TV Program

In a remarkable event held in Accra, Ghanaian Gospel Singer Christiana Hati celebrated the official launch of her music career. The ceremony featured the much-anticipated premiere of the music video for her debut single, “Testimony.” Alongside her musical debut, Hati took the opportunity to introduce her TV program, “Hati Testimonies TV,” a forthcoming online show […]

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Ghanaian event organisers spend $3.5M on Nigerian artists in December says Baba Sadiq

According to Baba Sadiq, a music, media entrepreneur, and politician, event organizers in Ghana spend approximately $3.5 million exclusively on Nigerian artists during the month of December. This revelation came ahead of the inaugural Guinness Accravaganza event, a celebration of black culture and creativity held on September 20, 2023, at the newly established Barndoor Beer […]

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The Assorko Chief expresses anger over his exclusion from the committee investigating the Anto-Aboso quarry explosion.

Sixteen days following the tragic Kobina-Andokrom-Anto-Aboso quarry explosion, which claimed the lives of six individuals, the Assorko community in the Shama District has expressed profound discontent over their exclusion from the recently formed nine-member committee tasked with investigating the calamitous quarry explosion. Nana Brekrom, the Chief of Assorko, conveyed this dismay during a press conference […]

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