Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country’s vice-president has announced. He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Samia Suluhu Hassan said in an address on state television. Magufuli had not been seen in public for more than two weeks, and rumours have been circulating about […] The post Tanzania’s President

On March 10, the credit-rating agency Moody’s placed Ethiopia on review for a downgrade. The problem isn’t violence and repression in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region. Rather, Moody’s has concluded that the Ethiopian government’s commitment to engage with private creditors, as part of the G20 Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative, […] The post Credit-Rating

Director of Partnerships and Communications at the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Somachi Chris-Asoluka has stated that, the foundation has been able to train 9,000 entrepreneurs across 54 African countries. The beneficiaries, she announced cut across various sectors including agriculture which has 30% of entrepreneurs. Chris-Asoluka revealed through a zoom conference that the goal of the foundation […] The post 54

The establishment of a National Quality Assurance Program for COVID-19 testing laboratories, the first of its kind in the country, has raised the cut off point for laboratories doing COVID-19 testing to eighty (80) percent. This is to enforce adherence to safety and quality assurance protocols within COVID-19 testing laboratories as part of National Quality […] The post COVID-19

Director of Marketing and Corporate Relations at Absa Bank Ghana, Nana Essilfuah Tamakloe, has underscored the need for women in leadership to build a network of support systems if they are to be effective and successful in their roles. She was speaking at a virtual summit organised by Touchpoint Magna Carta as part of activities […] The post Build

The Bank of Ghana has granted Global Accelerex Ghana Limited – a payment service provider and platform operator – an enhanced Payment Service Provider (PSP) licence under the Payment Systems and Services Act, 2019 (Act 987). The licence permits Global Accelerex to offer POS devices and applications agency banking platforms, merchant payment collections, terminal management […] The post BoG

Surface Mining, Plant Hiring and Civil Earthworks Company, Beniwise Ghana Limited (BGL), has announced that it will expand its quality service delivery in the mining sector following their win as “Best Performer in Contract Mining” at the 6th Ghana Mining Industry Awards (GMIA) for the year 2019, which was held in December 2020. Speaking on […] The post Beniwise

“The elephant’s tusks come from its stomach.” – Akan proverb One would have thought that with all the knowledge in circulation in our age, our humanity would be more united than ever before. Sadly, the opposite is true. A recent United Nations global survey reveals a world of unprecedented division, polarisation and discord. The exercise, […] The post The Attitude

Historically, a few very large European companies have dominated the global dredging industry. Now a new challenge to the European domination has emerged from China. A Chinese Dredging Company- China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has been very active in Africa and Asia. However, it falls into a category of its own, where state support is […] The post An

  Africa’s collective debt now stands at 70% of the continent’s gross domestic product (GDP) African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, recipient of the 2017 World Food Prize, and Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, recipient of the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, have called for a quick and comprehensive plan for debt restructuring in […] The post  Adesina

Large-scale protests have swept Senegal since the beginning of March, reflecting widespread anger at corruption, high unemployment, and what many regard as a politically motivated rape charge against opposition leader Ousmane Sonko (he denies the accusation). President Macky Sall’s government has cracked down violently on the demonstrations – the West African country’s largest in a […] The post Fear

The Ladies Club of Golden Star Resources (GSR) Limited, in partnership with International Women in Mining (IWiM), as part of efforts geared toward commemorating International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021 has held a seminar on work-based diversity and inclusivity. Hosted bilingually in English and Twi, the seminar centered on the theme for IWD 2021 – #ChooseToChallenge […] The post Golden

Otumfuo on the Whine Everything talked about in this article will only really make sense when you picture Otumfuo & co. on a nationwide tour of self-pity. Just picture this: you, after a long, gruesome day of hard work, coming back home, switching on the TV to find Otumfuo, wife, or children, after majestically lifting […] The post Attempted Prophecies:

The Justice and Home Affairs advisor at the British High Commission, Kim Bridger, has underscored the need for government and security agencies to ensure that terrorist groups do not explore vulnerabilities to create footholds or organiSed crime networks and cause any instability within communities. According to her, the UK has a strong interest in supporting […] The post Gov’t

Making a million dollars does not mean you are wealthy. Wealth creation is about putting away enough money based on your current earning capacity and consciously making decisions that will help you keep afloat. Financial planning is very key in wealth creation, investing in life insurance, having a disciplined savings plan with an emergency fund, […] The post H.Insured

Setting up a company in Ghana requires a business entity to register their company in accordance with Ghanaian law. In this extensive three-part article series, we discuss the full process of incorporation in Ghana to help you understand the requirements, steps and costs involved. This article series is divided into the pre-incorporation stage, the incorporation […] The post How to incorporate

Lumi?re Creatif, a marketing communications and publishing company located at Accra, is launching its services and new business venue on Wednesday, March, 24 2021. The event, which will strictly be held as a private one is to engage its clients and stakeholders, and to open up the company to the general public. Having a niche […] The post Lumi?re Creatif launches services,

In the first part of this article, we broached the issue of cybercrimes taking on new and complex dimensions in the current state of digital banking. We also discussed security design, which balances usability and security, as part of the cybercrime mitigation controls. In this second part, I will elaborate on some of the measures […] The post Moving

The Netherlands government has commended the Akufo-Addo administration for its forthrightness in dealing with the pandemic since its outbreak in the country. The Ambassador of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, Ron Strikker, has praised  government for showing strong political will and taking very timely decisions in the interest of Ghanaian citizens’ safety and wellbeing. He […] The post Netherlands

Ghana’s leading non-alcoholic malt beverage, Malta Guinness has recently unveiled an iconic label to mark 30 years since its first sale in Ghana. Drinks with this special celebratory label are available across the country from November 2020. The spectacular label is the end result of a competition among nine Graphic Designers selected from advertising agencies […] The post The