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Brics Reshapes Global Economy Beyond Dollar

For nearly eight decades, the United States dollar has stood at the center of global finance, dominating international trade, energy markets and central bank reserves. But a new financial contest is emerging as BRICS nations push to build alternative systems that could

July 25, 2026

Business·World

Ghana ended 2023 with highest average inflation rate in 2 decades

The latest data released by the Ghana Statistical Service indicates that the inflation rate for December 2023 stood at 23.2%. This figure reveals a decrease from November 2023’s rate of 26.4%. However, a more detailed analysis shows a nuanced situation: certain items,

January 10, 2024

World

DR Congo court confirms President Tshisekedi’s re-election

DR Congo’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday rejected two legal challenges to the provisional results of a contested presidential election last month and declared President Felix Tshisekedi the final winner. The verdict paves the way for Tshisekedi to serve another five years as

January 10, 2024

Breaking News·World

Liberia’s Ex-Chief Justice sentenced to Life for Murder

Liberia’s former chief justice and justice minister Gloria Maya Musu-Scott has been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of her niece. It marks the fall from grace of one of Liberia’s most famous judges and politicians, who prided herself

January 10, 2024

Entertainment, Arts & Culture·World

Ghanaian Chef Failatu breaks World Cooking Record with 227 hours

Ghanaian chef Failatu Abdul-Razak appears to have broken the world record after cooking non-stop for more than 227 hours. Wrapped in her country’s flag, Ms Abdul-Razak brought the cook-a-thon to an emotional end with a salute to the crowd on Wednesday. Prior

January 10, 2024

Business·World

IMF chief Georgieva, USA’s Yellen to meet with Egyptian authorities

International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with Egyptian authorities in Washington on Tuesday, amid talks between Cairo and the IMF about expanding Egypt’s $3 billion loan program. “Secretary Yellen is looking forward to

January 9, 2024

World

Ethiopia-Somaliland army chiefs meet amid regional tensions

The army chiefs of landlocked Ethiopia and the self-declared Republic of Somaliland have been discussing military co-operation as concern grows over a deal that could give Ethiopia a naval base on the Gulf of Aden. The two sides signed a deal on

January 9, 2024

Entertainment, Arts & Culture·World

A book fair offers another look at African history

In Cotonou, the Obelisk aux dévoués stands in the Mathieu Gardens to salute the memory of Benin’s dead. In the past, successive presidents of Benin would lay a wreath on the graves of French soldiers who died in the name of colonization.

January 9, 2024

World

Pan Africanists rally youth to secure Africa’s future

Renowned pan-African advocates, Professor P. L. O. Lumumba, Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, and Peter Obi, have united to encourage African youth to persevere in shaping the future of the continent. Scheduled for January 7, the self-funded NGO event in Ghana faced an unexpected

January 9, 2024

World

Sierra Leone charges 27 soldiers over foiled coup attempt

A court in Sierra Leone has charged 27 soldiers with multiple offences over an alleged coup attempt. “The charges include mutiny, failure to suppress mutiny, murder, aiding the enemy, communicating with the enemy and other relevant offences,” theDefence Ministry said in a

January 9, 2024

Uncategorized·World

Nigeria’s Tinubu suspends humanitarian minister in Corruption Scandal

Nigeria’s president has suspended the minister of humanitarian affairs with immediate effect and asked the corruption watchdog to investigate financial transactions involving her ministry, the president’s spokesperson said on Monday. Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, is the

January 9, 2024

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