Car maker, Nissan has announced the appointment of Japan Motors as its local partner in its vehicle assembly plant in Accra, Ghana. Nissan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ghana government in 2018 to set up the assembly plant in the country. According to Nissan, the first model to be assembled at the … The post Nissan
For African countries the impact of changes in US administrations are not always self-evident. However, as with other developing countries, there are prospects of Africa benefitting from renewed multilateralism, not only in climate and health issues such as responding to global pandemics, but also on the question of illicit financial flows, through reopened debate on … The post Time
The COVID-19 related death toll in the African continent has reached 49,412, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the total reported cases of COVID-19 cases in the continent has reached 2,057,001 as of Sunday afternoon. A total of … The post COVID-19
There is hope for Nigeria to recover from its current economic recession which is widely seen as the worst recorded by the West African nation in almost four decades, said local experts. Official data released on Saturday showed that Nigeria’s economy slipped into recession for the second time in four years as oil prices plunged … The post Nigeria’s
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said the leadership of the Group of 20 (G20) is vital in the global struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our greatest defense against COVID-19 is solidarity and cooperation,” the UN Chief was speaking at a virtual summit of G20 leaders under the theme “Building an inclusive, sustainable and resilient future,” … The post G20
Pope Francis says he can relate directly to Covid-19 sufferers given his own near-fatal brush with death from a respiratory disease decades ago. Francis was hospitalised in his native Argentina in August 1957, when he came down with a lung infection. He was in his second year of seminary, aged 20. “For months, I did … The post I know
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana has kept the policy rate unchanged at 14.5 per cent for the fourth consecutive session, citing improved outlook to growth and inflation. Addressing a press conference in Accra, Dr Ernest Addison, the Governor of the Central Bank, said inflation had eased following the spike to 11.4 … The post Bank of Ghana keeps
Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) experienced modest gains in deposits mobilization and thereby, positioned the rural banking industry firmly in the country’s financial sector. The total deposits of RCBs grew from GH¢2.85 billion in 2017 to GH¢3.83 billion as at the end of 2019 and further climbed to GH¢4.32 billion by the end of June, … The post Rural and community
Mr John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reiterated his promise to build a brand new modern hospital in the Bawku Municipality. He said even though there was a missionary hospital in Bawku serving the health needs of the people, it was critical for the area to benefit from … The post We are
Ghana will host the 2021 West Africa CelebrateLAB conference in Accra in collaboration with the West Africa Scientists to provide knowledge for medical laboratory professionals. The Conference is scheduled to take place from April 20 to 22, 2021 on the theme: “Combating emerging and re-emerging infections through standardization of laboratory practice across West Africa”. The … The post Ghana
The former boss of carmaker Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, should receive compensation from Japan because his detention there lacked legal grounds and ran counter to fair trial rules, a panel of UN human rights experts has found. “The deprivation of liberty of Carlos Ghosn from November 19, 2018 to March 5, 2019 and from April 4 … The post Ghosn deserves
Tottenham Hotspur Chairman, Daniel Levy, announced on Monday that the Premier League club had a £63.9 million ($85.5 million) loss for the financial year in June 2020. The total revenue for the year was £402.4 million, down from £460.7 million in the previous year where they made a profit of £68.6 million. All football clubs … The post Tottenham Hotspur
Polls for combined presidential and general elections in Burkina Faso have closed as scheduled at 1800 hours local time on Sunday, and provisional results are expected on Monday. Incumbent President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, seeking a second term of office, has faced 12 other candidates, while 10,652 candidates were vying for 127 parliament seats. As … The post Polls
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