The military junta in Niger has confirmed the arrival of 265 trucks carrying basic commodities from Burkina Faso, strengthening the ties between the two neighboring military-led governments. Minister of Commerce and Industry Seydou Asman received the convoy at the Niamey-Tillabery Regional Customs Directorate, noting that the shipment is part of a joint initiative to secure essential goods in response to …

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing a ban on tricycle operations within the Central Business District (CBD) following a violent confrontation between operators and security forces. The restriction, which was officially established in April 2023, aims to reduce chronic traffic congestion and frequent road accidents in the heart of Kumasi. Tensions escalated on August 1, …

Female farmers in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region are calling for urgent government intervention to modernize their agricultural practices. Primarily engaged in rice cultivation, these women have highlighted that their reliance on manual tools like hoes and cutlasses is severely limiting their productivity and causing physical exhaustion. They are appealing for the provision of tractors, spraying machines, …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has announced that the government is entering a new phase of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), which will now target pension funds and various energy sector liabilities, including debts owed to Independent Power Producers (IPPs). During the mid-year budget review, the Minister explained that while previous debt operations provided critical fiscal breathing room, further restructuring …

Northern Regional Minister, Shani Alhassan Saibu, has officially commissioned a €20 million wastewater treatment plant at Gbalahi, near Tamale. This facility, built by the Jospong Group of Companies in partnership with the Hungary Exim Bank, addresses a critical sanitation gap where an estimated 98% of fecal waste in the metropolis was previously dumped untreated onto farmlands, posing severe public health …

The legal saga of Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM1, reached another stalemate as the CEO of Menzgold Ghana Limited made his 36th court appearance without a trial commencing. On July 26, 2023, the Circuit Court adjourned the case once again to September 20, 2023, following a request from the police prosecution for more time to receive instructions from …

Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okeyere Darko-Mensah has revealed a critical sanitation gap in the region, noting that a staggering 90% of collected fecal waste is currently discharged into the environment without treatment. Speaking at the commissioning of the new Sekondi-Takoradi Fecal Sludge Management Plant in Asaake, the Minister highlighted that the region’s existing infrastructure has been severely overstretched by the …

In an effort to control rising domestic food costs, India has officially banned the export of non-basmati white rice. The decision follows a year in which local rice prices surged by over 11%, largely due to heavy monsoon rains damaging crops in northern states. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs noted that non-basmati white rice represents approximately 25% of the country’s …

The Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST), Edwin Alfred Provencal, is advocating for an upward adjustment of the BOST margin from nine pesewas to 12 pesewas per liter. The BOST margin is a specific tax embedded in the petroleum price build-up designed to fund the maintenance of fuel depots and facilitate infrastructure expansion.1 Mr. Provencal …

Elon Musk’s satellite internet firm Starlink has operationalised services in the Kenyan market, setting the stage for intensified competition with local players including Safaricom, Jamii Telecommunications Limited and Zuku. The multinational, an outgrowth of Musk’s space technology firm SpaceX, has further appointed local internet firm Karibu Connect as its first authorised reseller in Kenya with a promise to offer download …