China has announced $60bn (£39bn) of assistance and loans for Africa to help with the development of the continent. President Xi Jinping said the package would include zero-interest loans as well as scholarships and training for thousands of Africans. The Chinese leader made the announcement at a major summit between China and Africa in Johannesburg. […]
The Dean of the School of Information and Communication at the University of Ghana, Professor Audrey Gadzekpo has stated that the poor remuneration of Ghanaian Journalists leads them into taking ‘soli’.‘Soli’ (short form for solidarity) is the practice in which journalists, who cover programs and events are given money, apparently to “cover the cost of
Ghana has the second highest interest rate in the whole world, a report by tradingeconomics has said.Ghana came second on a list of 150 countries with an interest rate of 26%. Ghana’s central Bank recently adjusted the policy rate upwards by 100 base points from 25% to the current 26%.Malawi topped the list with an
Ghana’s President John Mahama has congratulated President-elect of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Kabore.“Mr Kabore’s victory will open a new chapter in the constitutional history of Burkina Faso and lead the country into a golden era of democracy, good governance and prosperity,” Mr Mahama, who is seeking re-election in Ghana’s 2016 elections, said in a statement.He
Newmont Mining Corp has said it expects to keep profitable production of between 4.5-million and 5-million ounces of gold a year over the next five years.In a statement released in Denver on Wednesday December 2, about the firm’s long-term operating outlook, the biggest US-based gold producer said it expects to keep all-in sustaining costs below
The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has asked the Government to implement Act 715, which guarantees and safeguards the rights of Persons Living with Disability (PwDs).In a statement to mark World Disability Day, which falls on December 3, 2015, under the theme: “Inclusion matters: Access and Empowerment for People of all Abilities”, the CDD said:
Ghana’s ace undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas is one of this year’s 100 leading global thinkers.The Today Foreign Policy magazine named the Ghanaian journalist alongside Pope Francis, Banksy – English-based graffiti artist, political activist and film director whose real identity is unknown – Chai Jing, a Chinese journalist, host, author and environmental activist, German Chancellor
At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Malta last week, Nigeria’s President Buhari made a controversial statementabout the late Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi. The statement suggested that Buhari was in support of the late dictator Muammar Gaddafi, but upon a closer look, it seems Buhari has a point. “The rise of terrorism in Africa
Finance Minister Seth Terkper has accused Dr Mahamudu Bawumia of lying with his claim that public sector workers will lose their jobs in 2017 per the country’s three-year deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).According to Mr Terkper, the former deputy governor of the Bank of Ghana peddled inconsistencies and cynicism with his press statement
