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Afua Kyei, the chief financial officer of the Bank of England has been named in the 2023 list of 100 Most Reputable Africans. The list by Reputation Poll International (RPI), a leading global reputation firm (reputationpoll.com), named nine other Ghanaians selected in the areas of governance, entertainment, human rights/advocacy, education …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is working towards a debt cancellation programme for Ghana and other countries amid a global economic recession scare this year. The other countries are Ethiopia, Zambia, Chad, Lebanon, Surinam, and Sri Lanka. The move, Madam Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF Managing Director, said was …

The University of Ghana has been ranked Ghana’s topmost university for the year 2022, and ranked 1,124th in the world ranks. The ranking which was done by Webometrics.com is aimed at promoting web publication and their primary target is to support Open Access initiatives, electronic access to scientific publications and …

Brazilian football legend Pele, arguably the greatest player ever, has died at the age of 82. He is credited with scoring a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career, including 77 goals in 92 matches for his country. The only player to win the World Cup …

Two Gambian military officers linked to an alleged plot to overthrow the government of President Adama Barrow have been arrested over the weekend, Gambia’s government spokesperson has said. The government said on 21 December that a group of soldiers had been arrested in connection with an attempt to stage a coup …

Former Ghana coach Sellas Tetteh has opened up on how the West African nation has refused to fulfill promises after clinching the 2009 FIFA U20 World Cup in Egypt. Tetteh guided the Black Satellites of Ghana to win Africa’s first-ever World title at the male U20 level after defeating Brazil …

Ghana will finish the year in the 58th position in the FIFA ranking after moving three spots up following their involvement at the just-ended World Cup. Ghana began the competition as the lowest-ranked team among the 32 teams, having been relegated to the 61st position.   The surge in their …

Qatar official, Hassan Al Thawadi, has explained why Argentina captain Lionel Messi was made to wear a traditional Arab robe (bisht) before he lifted the 2022 FIFA World Cup trophy on Sunday evening. The 2022 World Cup final match ended 2-2 at 90 minutes and 3-3 at extra-time and was …

The new look of banknotes featuring the image of King Charles has been unveiled by the Bank of England. The portrait will be the only change to existing designs of £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes and will start to enter circulation from mid-2024. New notes will feature the King’s …

Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has alleged that the government of neighbouring Burkina Faso has given Russian mercenaries a mine as payment to help fight an insurgency in their country. President Akufo-Addo, who is in Washington for the US-Africa Leaders Summit, raised the claims at a meeting on Wednesday …