Category: Africa-Caribbean News

Drinking From Poisoned Well,The Manufactured Thirst: A Call to Human Contentment and Freedom

Mr Mohammed

Author: Alice Frimpong Sarkodie, Director: Nobel Heights School MsSark Lifecoach Exec. Sec. Women’s League Platform Co-Founder: Women Leaders International There is a silent sickness running through the world; a thirst that is never quenched. It creeps through nations, whispers through advertising screens, and feeds upon the hearts of both the powerful and the powerless. It is the thirst that convinces the full they are starving, the clothed they are naked, the safe they are insecure. It is the most refined form of control ever crafted: the manufacture of discontent. The…

Factoring Clay Bricks and its Allies into Ghana’s Green Buildings Transition

Mr Mohammed

BITMOG Leads the Charge By: Mohammed A. Abu Background Once upon a time, there was this deliberate first Republican government policy to boost the use of bricks for many national projects by constructing at least 1 brick factory in each region for mass production of bricks for housing construction was a laudable initiative. This, then government of the day’s pragmatic action had come on the back of the use of burnt clay bricks and its allies in building construction long before Ghana’s independence as could be seen in many old…

Israel and Hamas will exchange hostages and prisoners after agreeing to a pause in the war in Gaza

Mr Mohammed

By  SAMY MAGDY, MELANIE LIDMAN and WAAFA SHURAFA Updated 2:55 PM GMT, October 9, 2025,AP Leer en español CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners — a breakthrough greeted with joy and relief Thursday but also caution. Uncertainty remains about aspects of the broader ceasefire plan advanced by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump — such as whether and how Hamas will disarm and who will govern Gaza. But the sides appear closer than they have…

Pan Africa PR gets a further boost…..As APO Group Selected as Emirates’ Public Relations Agency for Africa

Mr Mohammed

APO Group, the leading pan-African communications and news distribution consultancy, has been selected by Emirates, one of the world’s largest international airlines, as its public relations partner of record for Africa with immediate effect. Under the partnership, APO Group will support Emirates by providing strategic counsel, integrated public relations, and stakeholder engagement in South Africa, Kenya, Tunisia, Uganda, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Congo, Guinea, Tanzania and Egypt. The collaboration is designed to reinforce Emirates’ visibility in the region and ensure consistent, insight-led communications that support brand and commercial objectives. By leveraging…

Pan Africa PR gets a further boost…As APO Group Selected as Emirates’ Public Relations Agency for Africa

Mr Mohammed

APO Group, the leading pan-African communications and news distribution consultancy, has been selected by Emirates, one of the world’s largest international airlines, as its public relations partner of record for Africa with immediate effect. Under the partnership, APO Group will support Emirates by providing strategic counsel, integrated public relations, and stakeholder engagement in South Africa, Kenya, Tunisia, Uganda, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Congo, Guinea, Tanzania and Egypt. The collaboration is designed to reinforce Emirates’ visibility in the region and ensure consistent, insight-led communications that support brand and commercial objectives. By leveraging…

President Mahama welcomes UDS trophy-winning football team to Jubilee House

Mr Mohammed

President John Dramani Mahama today hosted the University for Development Studies (UDS) football team at Jubilee House, following their historic victory at the 2025 FISU World University Games. The visit celebrated UDS’s remarkable achievement on the global stage, marking a proud moment for Ghanaian sports and tertiary education. President Mahama praised the team for their dedication, discipline, and national pride, and encouraged continued investment in youth and sports development. Following this feat, President John Dramani Mahama  honored the University for Development Studies (UDS) with a GH¢500,000 prize. UDS secured the title by…

GOIL to Commission Additional 12,000 Metric Tons of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Storage Capacity in Ghana

Mr Mohammed

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, October 7, 2025/ — GOIL PLC, Ghana’s leading oil and gas marketing company, is planning to commission an additional 12,000 metric tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage capacity in the next year, anchored by a $50 million investment. Speaking during a panel at Africa Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2025, Edward Abambire Bawa, Group CEO and Managing Director of GOIL PLC, said the company was spearheading a transformative expansion in LPG storage capacity to address growing domestic demand and to strengthen the country’s…

EIB and European Commission support Palestine’s economic resilience with €400 million facility for local businesses

Mr Mohammed

  Financing is part of the European Commission’s Multiannual and Comprehensive Programme for Palestinian Recovery and Resilience, aiming to boost economic stability and job creation. EIB facility to strengthen Palestinian local micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises by improving access to affordable financing. Partnership with the Palestine Monetary Authority and local financial intermediaries to channel resources to private sector. After the approval of the European Investment Bank (EIB)’s Board in July, today, the EIB and the European Commission have announced at the UN General Assembly in New York the signature of a €400 million financing facility with the…

Financing in the WAEMU Region to Scale up…..As BOD Strengthens Financing Capacity

Mr Mohammed

The West African Development Bank (BOAD) (www.BOAD.org) has taken a major step in strengthening its financing capacity by increasing the size of its sovereign, portfolio credit-insurance policy signed in June 2023 says an official statement issued in Lome,Monday. The policy,subscribed with a pool of leading private insurers,the statement disclosed,now amounts to XOF297.6 billion (approximately EUR 454 million). This transaction is part of strategic plan Djoliba, which aims to optimize risk management and expand financing for WAEMU member countries. This expansion,it noted, underscores the credit insurance market’s renewed confidence in the…

Elevating the Greening of Africa’s Real Estate/Built Environment

Mr Mohammed

Need for Integration,Strategic Partnerships et al, echoed…. As ACEACRES 2025 ends in Accra By: Mohammed A. Abu The Third edition of the Africa Construction, Engineering, Architecture, & Real Estate Summit (ACEACRES 2025) the flagship event of the Africa Engineering and Construction Network(ACECEN) has ended in Accra with an acknowledgment of the enormous task ahead as it relates to the green transitioning  of Africa’s real estate sector and her built environment as a whole. Speakers,Presenters and panelists were however  optimistic that, there is light at the end of the tunnel in…