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President Akufo-Addo has emphasized that Africa should never face poverty given the abundance of natural resources on the continent. Speaking at the second edition of the Africa Prosperity Dialogues in Peduase, Eastern region, on Thursday, January 25, 2024, President Akufo-Addo highlighted Africa’s extensive resources, including oil, gas, minerals, ample sunlight, …

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pledged government commitment to implementing a visa-free policy for all Africans traveling to the country. According to him, the initiative, set to be realized this year, aims to foster easier movement within the continent, adding that special arrangements have been made …

Argentina and Ghana have sealed an agreement to play an international friendly match set to take place in March 2024. The 2022 World Cup champions have strategically chosen fixtures against both China and the Black Stars during the upcoming March international window. According to reliable sources, Argentina will first clash …

The Vice President of Ghana, H.E Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is on a five-day working visit to the Republic of Estonia from Wednesday, 24 January to 27 January 2024. Estonia is one of the most advanced digitalized countries in the world, and Vice President Bawumia will use the visit to explore …

The second tranche of IMF cash has hit the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) account today January 23, 2024. This is what Joy Business has picked up from persons with knowledge of the IMF programme. The IMF Mission Chief for Ghana, Stephane Roudet at the Joint Press Conference between the IMF, …

Ghanaian journalists covering the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire clashed with players and officials of the Ghana national team, following their draw with Mozambique, which has now left the team staring at yet another group stage exit at the competition. The Black Stars two late goals in …

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is heating up, and while some teams such as Cape Verde and Senegal are firmly on their way to the knockout stage, others such as the Black Stars of Ghana, Egypt, and Cameroun are clinging to hope by a thread. For those who finish …

Ghana needs to beat Mozambique to progress to the round of 16 stage at the 2023 AFCON in Cote D’Ivoire and that isn’t lost on Black Stars head coach Chris Hughton. The veteran coach accepted this reality in his post game presser after seeing his side blow away multiple leads …

Comoros President Azali Assoumani has won a fourth term with 62.7% of votes despite opposition marking his re-election as fraudulent. After attempting a coup d’etat in 1999, Assoumani was President of Comoros in 2002, 2016, and 2019 and is currently the African Union chairperson. President William Ruto of Kenya withdrew …

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu spent 3.4bn naira (US$3.5million; £2.7million) on domestic and foreign travel during his first six months in office, local reports say, citing data from the GovSpend portal. The spending means President Tinubu and his team exceeded the 2.49bn naira travel budget allocated for the entirety of 2023 …