Team Europe reaches €300 billion target for Global Gateway investments ahead of time

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today at the opening of the Global Gateway Forum, President von der Leyen laid down her vision for strengthened partnerships in a radically changing...

Summit of Ewe chiefs advocate preservation, eloquent use of Ewe language

A Conference of Ewe chiefs in Ghana, Togo and Benin has been held in Ho, with a renewed call on Ewes in the three countries as well as in Nigeria, to preserve their language and to impart the language’s rich cultural values to their children. The...

Bringing fund domiciliation home: Unlocking Africa's capital potential

Africa’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) form the backbone of the continent’s economies, accounting for nearly 80% of formal employment in emerging markets. Yet despite their importance, they continue to face a staggering $940...

Minority Blows Alarm Over NDC Foot Soldiers’ Recruitment

Rev. Ntim Fordjour The Minority in Parliament has criticised proposals by some Majority Members of Parliament (MPs) calling for an increase in the enlistment age into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), describing it as an attempt to smuggle “overage...

Google AI Plus is now available in 40 more countries

After announcing two weeks ago for one emerging market, the Google AI Plus subscription is now available in 40 more countries. Compared to Pro and Ultra, Google AI Plus “designed to help more people do more with Google AI for less.” You get 200 GB...

Chinese demand for timber and wildlife in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts

Issue Brief October 6, 2025 • 8:30 am ET Print this page Chinese demand for timber and wildlife in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts By Ebagnerin Jérôme Tondoh, Roland Balgah, Caroline Costello, Moses Fayiah, Jean-Luc...

Scientist born to Palestinian refugee family shares Nobel Chemistry prize

Three scientists were announced as the winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for their work on molecular constructions that could help solve “some of the challenges” the world faces, the award-giving body said. Omar Yaghi, Susumu...

Sandwich shop owner appointed to Scotts Valley Council

As Greg Wimp, the owner of multiple area Togo’s sandwich shop locations, stepped up Oct. 1 to address Scotts Valley City Council about why he should fill the seat left vacant by the sudden resignation of the prior vice mayor, Allan Timms, he...

Paramount delivers 12 Marshall riot vehicles to SAPS

Aerospace and defence group Paramount South Africa has handed over the first batch of 12 new Marshall internal security vehicles to the South African Police Service (SAPS). The armoured vehicles will be deployed by public order policing units. The...

Togbi Tenge Dzokoto Gligui donates to support dialysis unit at Keta Municipal hospital  

By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu, GNA Keta (VR), Oct. 8, GNA – Togbi Tenge Dzokoto Gligui VII, the Dufia of Anyako and the Paramount Chief of Amugo-Vego Traditional Area in the Volta Region, has donated some consumables to support care at the dialysis...

What Ogunlesi investing in Nigeria after his UK conquests wo...

When Nigerian-born billionaire Adebayo Ogunlesi sat down with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja recently, it was not merely a courtesy visit. It was a symbolic homecoming wrapped in business ambition, an acknowledgment of Nigeria’s pressing need for...

Business News | President of the Gambia, H.E. Mr. ADAMA BARROW to Inaugurate the 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025, Being Held in the Gambia

BusinessWire India Banjul [The Gambia] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 8: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, will conduct the 12th Edition of their annual conference, "Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary", in...

President of the Gambia, H.E. Mr. ADAMA BARROW to Inaugurate the 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025, Being Held in the Gambia

Business Wire India The 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary will be officially inaugurated by The President of the Republic of The Gambia, H.E. Mr. ADAMA BARROW, and attended by African First Ladies. The conference is being...

No justification for higher GAF entry age – Col. Festus Aboagye (Rtd.)

Retired military officer and security consultant, Colonel Festus Aboagye (Rtd.), says there is no strong justification to increase the age limit for enlistment into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), following recent calls by Members of Parliament Sam...

BUET student Sony murder convict arrested over arms trade: RAB

Staff Correspondent 19 September, 2025, 19:18 Members of the Rapid Action Battalion have arrested Mushfiq Uddin Togor, who served life term imprisonment for murdering Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology student Sabekun Nahar Sony,...

Sam George, Dafeamekpor push for upward review of age-limit for military recruits, cite global trends

Communications Minister Sam Nartey George has renewed calls for Ghana to revise the age limit for enlistment into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The proposal, made in a Facebook post, was supported by Rockson‑Nelson Dafeamekpor, Member of...

UN, Gates digital ID, fast payments, data sharing 50-in-5 campaign hits 30 countries

The 50-in-5 campaign to accelerate digital ID, fast payment systems, and data exchanges in 50 countries by 2028 reaches a 30 country milestone. Launched in November 2023, the 50-in-5 campaign is a joint effort of the United Nations, the Bill and...

10 years in office, what has changed in INEC under Prof. Yakubu?

From: Ismail Omipidan, Abuja When Professor Mahmud Yakubu was named the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in October 2015, he pledged to reform the commission and introduce necessary changes that would help...

New Digital Public Infrastructure program from World Bank aims for inclusivity

The World Bank has released its annual report on the Identification for Development (ID4D) Initiative, marking ten years of the program. In tandem, it celebrates five years of the Digital Government-to-Person Payments (G2Px) Initiative. “Through...

Nigeria@65: ‘Chevron’s partnership with Nigeria for socio-economic development’ 

As Nigeria celebrates her 65th independence anniversary, Chevron companies in Nigeria are proud of our partnership and contribution to the social and economic development of the country. In over six decades of operation in Nigeria, Chevron Nigeria...