Liberia: World Bank Commits $490 Million to Support Liberia’s ARREST Agenda

Washington, D.C– The Management of the World Bank has committed to providing US$490 million in support of the Boakai-Koung-led government’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development through its upcoming Country Program Framework (CPF), signaling a...

World Bank Provides US$490M in Support of Liberia's ARREST Agenda

The Management of the World Bank has agreed to support Liberia’s Development Agenda through its New Country Program Framework (CPF) in the amount of four hundred ninety million United States Dollars ($490M). The New Country Framework, which would...

ECOWAS advocates reforms to improve intra-regional trade

By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, April 22, GNA – Dr Oumar Alien Touray, the President of ECOWAS Commission, has bemoaned the low intra-regional trade, with trading hovering around 12 per cent among the West African member states. He, therefore,...

Leaders and entrepreneurs honored at maiden Leadership Summit

By Francis Kwabena Cofie About 70 top tier leaders and entrepreneurs across Africa have been honored at the African Leadership and Entrepreneurship Conference/ Award and Peace Summit at a ceremony at the British Council in Accra. Awardees were...

West Africa’s bold trade experiment turns 50: an Ecowas repo...

The Economic Community of West African states (Ecowas) is set to mark 50 years in May 2025. It was established in 1975 by 16 member states. Though seven of the founding leaders had ascended to power through coups d'état, the initial focus was...

West Africa’s bold trade experiment turns 50: an Ecowas report card

The Economic Community of West African states (Ecowas) is set to mark 50 years in May 2025. It was established in 1975 by 16 member states. Though seven of the founding leaders had ascended to power through coups d’état, the initial focus was...

Historic pan-African road trip kicks off in Accra today to promote visa-free Africa by 2030

The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign has embarked on a historic 40,000-kilometre road journey across 39 African countries, starting from Accra on Monday, August 18, 2025. This groundbreaking initiative spans 163 days with the core objective...

Guinea-Bissau leader and metals tycoon Oleg Deripaska hosted by Putin

Embalo has said there have been two attempts to overthrow him, the most recent in December 2023. After that incident, which involved gunfire and clashes in the capital, he dissolved the opposition-controlled parliament, accusing it of passivity....

Women protesters attack Chinese-run mine in Guinea Bissau

Women protesters in Guinea-Bissau on Sunday attacked a Chinese-run site in the northwest of the country mining zircon, setting fire to equipment, the interior minister and witnesses said. One protester said they had acted after the authorities...

Guinea-Bissau’s Embalo in Moscow for Trade & Partnership Talks

Leeds now set to submit bid for £22m star who's become a "different player"

Leeds United are in the market for Premier League firepower and could now be about to step up their pursuit of a forward who proved his worth last term, according to a report. Leeds United set to welcome Dominic Calvert-Lewin After Lukas Nmecha...

Elon Musk's Starlink gains more ground in Africa with Guinea-Bissau approval

Guinea-Bissau’s National Regulatory Authority for Information and Communication Technologies (ARN-TIC) has granted official approval for Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, to operate in the country. The announcement was made by...

Ecowas mission leaves Guinea-Bissau after ‘president’s threat’

Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo threatened to expel a political mission sent to his country by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), the political and economic bloc said on Sunday. A dispute over when Embalo’s...

Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign launches from Accra, championing a visa-free Africa by 2030

The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign will embark on a historic 40,000-kilometer road journey across 39 African countries, starting from Accra from today, August 18, 2025. This groundbreaking initiative is a 163-day road journey across Africa...

Guinea-Bissau president makes first-ever visit to South Sudan

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló (left) being received by President Salva Kiir at the statehouse J1. [Photo courtesy]JUBA – Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló arrived in Juba on Thursday for a one-day state visit, marking the...

The African countries offering citizenship to diasporans

Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi led a US congressional delegation to Ghana from July 28 -31, 2019, to commemorate the “Year of Return” and mark 400 years since the first enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown,...

Leaders, entrepreneurs receive awards for their accomplishments

By Francis Kwabena Cofie Accra, April 15, GNA – Over 70 individuals have been given awards for their remarkable strides in leadership and entrepreneurship at the African Leadership and Entrepreneurship Conference/Awards and Peace Summit held in...

Guinea-Bissau president Sissoco Embalo visits South Sudan

Author: Chany Ninrew | Published: 6 hours ago President Kiir and Guinea-Bissau president Embalo inspect a guard of honor in Juba. (Photo: Office of the President). Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló made a surprise visit to South Sudan...

Researchers make disturbing findings about illegal trade operation: 'This is extremely worrying'

Photo Credit: Getty Images Researchers have found that the illegal trade of live western chimpanzees in Guinea-Bissau is more widespread than initially thought and factoring into the population decline of the animal. What's happening? An estimated...

Visualizing Global Trade Dominance: U.S. vs. EU (2000-2024)

Visualizing Global Trade Dominance: U.S. vs. EU (2000-2024) This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. From 2000 to 2024,...