Accra, Ghana// — Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has disclosed that the government has already released 85 per cent of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s approved 2026 budget to accelerate food production, strengthen agro-industrialisation and improve food security across the country.
Kampala, Uganda// — The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Executive Directors today endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Uganda, a 10-year strategy (2026-2035) designed to accelerate a private sector-led economic transformation and expand opportunities for the country’s rapidly growing population.
London, United Kingdom// — Africa Finance Corporation (www.AfricaFC.com), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has successfully raised a record US$2 billion syndicated loan, underscoring strong global investor support for AFC’s rapid buildout of integrated infrastructure and industrial platforms shaping Africa’s next phase of economic growth.
As African leaders are demanding that former colonisers compensate the wealth and power built through slavery, the French President Emmanuel Macron is continuing his Africa charm offensive despite refusing to take responsibility.
London, UK — The District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) and Wahu Mobility announced this week a national electric-mobility programme to roll out 5,000 smart electric motorcycles across the country — beginning with a pilot of 280 eMotos placed across every one of Ghana’s 261 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
Accra, Ghana//-West African leaders and partners ended the West Africa Rice Investment Roundtable with a clear and strong message: the region needs more investment in rice to boost food security, cut imports, and create jobs.
New York, USA// – Geoeconomic fragmentation is imposing an annual cost of $213–$307 billion on the global economy, according to a new World Economic Forum report released today.
Accra, Ghana// — HMD Ghana Ltd. and its partner brand Tuboshu today officially launched ForLife — the first lifetime heavy equipment protection programme of its kind — on the opening day of WAMPEX 2026 at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra.
Geneva, Switzerland// — UN human rights experts* today expressed deep concern over the resurgence of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, warning that the deadly virus predominantly impacts Indigenous Peoples.
Accra, Ghana// — Africans continue to rely on both formal and informal justice systems to resolve legal disputes, and many question whether the courts deliver fair, affordable, and timely justice, the latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa Profile (https://apo-opa.co/3PCQJRy) showed.
