Accra, Ghana//-Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama will officially launch Ghana’s first electronic visa service on Sunday, 25 May 2026, at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra.
Category: Economy
Afreximbank Posts Robust Q1 2026 Results with 25% Growth in Net Income and Improved Profitability
Cairo, Egypt// — African Export-Import Bank (“Afreximbank” or the “Bank”) (www.Afreximbank.com) and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) announced its results for the three months ended 31 March 2026.
Soil Mapping for Resilient Agrifood Systems Programme Scales up Soil Fertility Monitoring through Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy
Accra, Ghana/// — A three-week training on advanced soil monitoring using Mid-infrared spectroscopy (MIR spectroscopy) has been launched at the FAO/IAEA Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Laboratory of the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear techniques in Food and Agriculture, in Seibersdorf, Austria.
Ebola Response Support: UN Agency in DR Congo Airlifts Nearly 30 Tonnes of Equipment to Bunia
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo/// — Following the official declaration of the 17th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on May 16, 2026, response efforts have intensified in Ituri province.
Rendeavour Becomes African Continental Free Trade Area’s Inaugural Implementation Partner for industrialisation, Trade Infrastructure
Lome, Togo// — The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has partnered with Rendeavour, Africa’s new city builder, to support the implementation of the AfCFTA through infrastructure-led industrialisation, integrated economic zones and trade-enabling urban development across the continent.
African Dev’t Bank Commits €200 Million to Boost Employability, Develop Future Skills
Rabat, Morocco// — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved €200 million in financing for the implementation of the “Cap Compétences 2030” programme, aimed at improving employment opportunities for young people and women.
HMD Ghana and Tuboshu Game-Changing Announcement at WAMPEX 2026
Accra, Ghana// — West Africa’s leading heavy equipment dealer, HMD Ghana Ltd., is preparing for a major announcement at WAMPEX 2026.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans for biggest IPO in history to shake Wall Street
SpaceX’s IPO filing – the biggest in history – shows AI’s next trillion-dollar trade is infrastructure, not software, affirms the CEO of global financial advisory giant deVere Group.
Ghana “over impressed” IMF with Deep Expenditure Cut in 2025 –Economist
Professor of Finance and Economics at the University of Ghana, Godfred Bokpin, says the government exceeded expectations under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme through aggressive expenditure cuts, but warned that the gains may not be sustainable in the long term.
Ghana: FDA Intensifies Checks on Imported Frozen Chicken, Meat and Fish to Boost Food Safety
The Food and Drugs Authority (Food and Drugs Authority) has intensified regulatory checks on imported frozen chicken, meat, and fish following renewed national concerns over food safety, including the recent ban on “chofi” in parts of the country.