By Makhtar Diop AS more than 120 world leaders converge on New York this week for an unprecedented UN climate summit, one highly significant voice needs to be heard. That voice belongs to Africa.
Category: Africa
Developing Countries Fuel Growth Of Smartphones
A key new report by GSMA Intelligence, the research arm of the GSMA has revealed that Smartphones will account for two out of every three mobile connections globally by 2020.
Ghana To Cut Power Production To Safe Hydro Dam
Ghana’s Volta River Authority (VRA) has announced that it will cut back on power generation next month due to the low water levels in the Akosombo Dam.
Pensions Regulatory Authority Warns Employers
GHANA’S National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) says any employer who fails to register his/her employees under the new national pension scheme by the close of this year will be sanctioned.
Hosting Of 2017 AFCON Will Boost Economy-Sports Minister
GHANA says the hosting of the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament will boost the country’s economy, hence the country’s decision to bid for the hosting rights.
Ghana Orders Foreign Traders To Leave Markets
GHANA has issued a 30-day ultimatum to foreigners in the country’s retail sector to leave 48 designated markets across the country.
Nigeria Church Building Collapsed: TB Joshua Escapes Ban
THE death toll in the six storey building that collapsed at the Synagogue Church of All Nation, Lagos, has hit 80, says the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA.
New Africa Wide Programme To Boost Seed Sector Out
A new Africa-wide programme aims to support the development of a vibrant, market oriented and pluralistic seed sector in Africa has been launched in Nairobi, Kenya.
Ebola Crisis: Sierra Leone Begins 3-day Lockdown
A three-day curfew has begun in Sierra Leone to enable health workers to find and isolate cases of Ebola.
Official: 84 South Africans Killed In TB Joshua’s Church
THE number of South Africans known to have died in the collapse of a multi-storey megachurch in Lagos last week has risen to 84, Pretoria’s high commissioner to Nigeria said on Friday.