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Ghana Traders Question New Defence Deal with Burkina Faso Over Security Concerns
The Ghana National Tomatoes Traders and Transporters Association has expressed skepticism about a newly signed defence cooperation agreement between Ghana and Burkina Faso,...
Ghana Cocoa Farmers Push Back Against New Law That Could Jail Them for Using Their Own Land
Ghanaian cocoa farmers are pushing back against a newly passed law that restricts how they can use their own land, urging President John...
Abia to Host South-East’s First National Park as Otti Approves Establishment
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has given his full backing to the establishment of the first National Park in Nigeria’s South-East geopolitical zone,...
Zimbabwean Businessman Lands US$4.6 Billion Construction, Mining Deal in Burkina Faso
Zimbabwean conglomerate Prevail Group, owned by businessman and Presidential adviser Dr Paul Tungwarara, has signed a landmark agreement with Burkina Faso’s National Bureau...
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon Form Alliance to End Raw Cocoa Exports
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon have signed the Abuja Declaration, forming an alliance that aims to end the exports of raw cocoa...
Nigeria’s Manufacturing Sector in Free Fall Years After Obasanjo’s Saturday Meetings Ended
When former President Olusegun Obasanjo held mandatory Saturday meetings with manufacturers at Aso Rock, the sessions served as a direct pipeline for industry...
Guinea Bans Unrefined Gold Exports in Push for Local Processing, Following Zimbabwe’s Lithium Move
Guinea has imposed a ban on the export of unrefined gold, joining a growing list of African nations seeking to extract greater value...
Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique Agree to Fix Border Delays and Cut Transport Costs Across Southern Africa
Representatives from Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique have launched a new initiative to remove persistent bottlenecks on regional transport corridors, acknowledging that border delays,...
World Bank and IMF face accusations of hypocrisy over opposition to Dangote’s East African refinery plan
A fierce debate is brewing across African energy and economic circles after claims emerged that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund...
Ghana Sells 3.6 Million Tonnes of Lithium Owned by Australian Company to America
A lithium mining deal in Ghana has come under intense scrutiny after details emerged revealing that the country will receive as little as...
Ibrahim Mahama Positioned to Take Over Damang Mine in Ghana
Ghanaian businessman Ibrahim Mahama is on the verge of a major breakthrough in the country’s mining sector as his company emerges as a...
Fire Destroys 140 Tonnes of Cotton in Western Burkina Faso
A major fire has destroyed more than 140 tonnes of cotton in western Burkina Faso, dealing a significant blow to dozens of farmers...