BoG holds policy rate at 14% as Middle East conflict fuels inflation risks
The Bank of Ghana has maintained its monetary policy rate at 14%, citing heightened global uncertainty, renewed inflationary risks and […]
Trump says US has ‘no interest’ in meeting with Iran until Tehran ready for ‘meaningful’ talks
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Washington has “no interest” in meeting with Iran until Tehran is ready for
9 weeks after IMF exit, gov’t is back for $1bn in loans – Oppong Nkrumah questions fiscal strategy
Ranking Member on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has questioned the government’s fiscal strategy. He argues that
Gold boom pushes Ghana’s export earnings to record $18.2bn in first half of 2026
Ghana’s export earnings have surged to a record $18.2 billion for the first six months of 2026, driven largely by
Africa CDC urges U.S. to lift Uganda Ebola travel restrictions
Africa’s top public health agency is urging the United States to lift travel restrictions on Uganda, arguing the country has
Senegal: President faye’s backing of Macky Sall signals a political shift
Welcomed as a victory by Macky Sall’s supporters, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s decision to back his predecessor’s bid for
Iran confirms receiving proposals from mediators amid war with US
Iran said Monday it has received proposals from mediators as back-and-forth attacks with the United States continue. “Proposals have been
South Africa signs $1.5bn World Bank loan for infrastructure development
South Africa has secured a $1.5 billion World Bank loan to support reforms aimed modernising its infrastructure and creating hundreds
U.S. funding cuts have gutted global AIDS program, report finds
Cuts to a major U.S.-funded AIDS program have forced clinics to close, staff to lose their jobs, and HIV services
Six jailed Ivory Coast opposition party officials freed after months in detention
A lawyer for six local opposition party officials jailed last year said they were freed on Monday following a hearing