GH¢4bn debt: Outstanding payments to cocoa buyers not new – COCOBOD
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has acknowledged that it has outstanding payments to licensed cocoa buying companies but says the
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DRC: Copper price rises 0.51% on international markets
The price of copper has risen by 0.51% on international markets, reaching $14,535.25 per tonne, compared with $14,461.25 the previous
Ato Forson eyes first-week November for 2027 Budget, promises jobs and major infrastructure push
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has hinted that the 2027 Budget will be presented to Parliament in the first
Aliko Dangote hails refinery IPO as ‘historic day’ for Africans
Africa’s richest man hailed Monday’s share sale of his Nigerian oil refinery as an opportunity to create value for millions
Cape Verde’s President Neves to run for re-election in November
Cape Verde President Jose Maria Neves will run for a second five-year term in the country’s November elections, he announced
Mahama summons security, port agencies after major drug seizures linked to Ghana
President John Mahama has summoned key security, aviation and port-sector institutions to a high-level meeting to review Ghana’s border-control systems
AG to introduce Legal Practitioners Standard Board Bill in Parliament
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has announced plans to introduce the Legal Practitioners Standard Board Bill to
$2bn ready to commence Accra-Kumasi Expressway – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that $2 billion has been set aside to finance the construction of the Accra-Kumasi
Presidents of Guinea and Ivory Coast agree to strengthen cooperation
Guinea’s President Mamady Doumbouya, arrived in Abidjan on Friday for talks with his Ivorian counterpart, Alassane Ouattara. During a meeting
DRC Ebola outbreak passes 7,000 cases but officials say spread may have peaked
More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst outbreak of the deadly disease