Africa’s economies are projected to grow at 4.2 percent in 2026, moderating slightly from 4.4 per cent in 2025, before rebounding to 4.4 percent in 2027. The findings of the 2026 African Economic Outlook, released Tuesday at the African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings in Brazzaville (www.AfDB.org), underscore the continent’s continued resilience in the face […]
Industrial policy —the use of government interventions to support or develop specific firms and industries —has grown more popular in recent years, especially in response to crises.
In many communities across Ghana, families begin their day unaware of a hidden danger around them. Children play near mining sites where illegal gold operations have contaminated the soil with heavy metals. In homes, meals are prepared with locally manufactured aluminium cooking pots commonly known as Dadesen.
Washington, US — The World Bank today approved $500 million in financing for the Ghana Market Access and Connectivity Project (GMACP), a major initiative to improve rural road connectivity, strengthen agricultural value chains, expand economic opportunities, and create short-term direct jobs for rural communities across Ghana.
BBC Eye investigates the global expansion of the manosphere, and the social media algorithms driving young men towards increasingly extreme views on gender, relationships and masculinity.
In a definitive macro-economic warning issued at its annual meetings in the Republic of the Congo, the African Development Bank (AfDB) revealed that Africa’s post-pandemic economic momentum is facing critical headwinds from the ongoing Middle East geopolitical crisis.
L S/Unsplash Kelly Richards, Queensland University of Technology and Emma Hussey, Queensland University of Technology Warning: this article contains distressing quotes from perpetrators of child sexual abuse. Researchers have long tried to answer the question: why do some men sexually abuse children? We recently set out to find an answer. In the largest study of […]
Ghana has ranked 17th among 193 United Nations (UN)-recognised nations in a newly released comprehensive audit of global business process outsourcing (BPO) ecosystems, placing the country among the world’s elite investment destinations.
Accra, Ghana//-The first batch of Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa touched down safely in Accra on Wednesday, as the government launched a coordinated effort to bring citizens home amid rising xenophobic tensions.
Accra, Ghana//-The inaugural Communicating Africa Summit organised by Africans Communicating Africa, a Pan-African foundation committed to strengthening authentic African storytelling and nurturing a new generation of African communicators today, attracted seasoned professionals.
