Members of the Northern Caucus of Ghana’s 9th Parliament in collaboration with the Northern Development Authority(NDA) and other key stakeholders development Partners including Members of Parliament(MPs) from the five Northern Regions, held the First Northern Region Development Conference, in the Northern Regional’s Capital of Tamale. Hosted under the theme: “A Conference of Northern People, Leaders and Partners”, the event was intended to lobby President John Dramani Mahama and his ministers for fair resource allocation to accelerate development in northern Ghana. Majority Leader and MP for Bawku Central, Hon Mahama Ayariga, said…
Day: July 25, 2025
Sierra Leone and African Development Bank Target $90 Billion in Annual Illicit Financial Flows
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, July 25, 2025/ — A four-day high-level seminar concluded last week with concrete recommendations to combat the estimated $90 billion that Africa loses annually to illicit financial flows, as the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and Sierra Leone Government intensify efforts to strengthen natural resource governance. More than 70 stakeholders from government, civil society, private sector, and international organizations gathered at The Place Resort in Tokeh under the theme “Harnessing Africa’s Wealth: Curbing Illicit Financial Flows for Resilient Growth and Development.” Illicit financial flows are among Africa’s…