Category: Industry

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama today hit hard at Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the immediate past president and his administration in the delivery of his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) to Parliament today.

BRAZZAVILLE, Congo Republic// — Cholera cases in the Southern Africa region have risen by over seven times in the first six weeks of 2026 compared with the same period the year before due to severe flooding triggered by cyclones, infrastructure damage and inadequate water and sanitation among displaced populations, an analysis by the World Health […]

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama will this morning deliver his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) to Parliament. 

Pesalink, Kenya’s de facto instant payment network, has partnered with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) to ease cross-border payment and speed up regional financial integration.

Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has directed all importers, manufacturers, and distributors of alcoholic energy drinks to remove such products from the Ghanaian market by the end of March 2026, following a regulatory review that identified significant public health risks. 

Ivory Coast will have accumulated about 200,000 metric tons of unsold cocoa by the end of March, when its main crop concludes, unless the government cuts state-regulated farmer prices to unlock sales from farmers to traders, industry experts and global trading executives said.

Ivory Coast// — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) held a two-day orientation and information session in Abidjan to induct the 10- member Board of Directors of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Management Authority (ALCoMA).

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has interdicted five officers of its Customs Division with immediate effect pending the outcome of an internal investigation into alleged procedural breaches.

The International Monetary Fund  (IMF) has endorsed the government’s cocoa sector stabilisation measures, urging swift implementation of structural reforms at the Ghana Cocoa Board as authorities cut producer prices and overhaul the sector’s financing framework.

A bold new era for African youth entertainment is on the horizon as BASE Pulse, a dynamic new multiplatform youth culture channel, prepares to officially switch on across Africa soon on DStv Channel 322.