On October 24th and 25th, 2025, the AFRICA24 Group (https://Africa24TV.com) will provide an exceptional coverage of the investiture and swearing-in ceremony of Dr. George Elombi, elected 4th President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says an official statement issued in Cairo,Monday. This ceremony,the statement said, is a major strategic platform to honor the legacy of Professor Benedict Oramah and lay the foundations for a new era of pan-African leadership with Dr. George Elombi. The event,it adds, marks a historic transition for the institution, with a review of the previous decade and an ambitious vision to accelerate…
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All set for Bindira Chugu(Traditional Culinary Art Festival) 2025
Report: Mohammed A.Abu The second edition of Bidira Chugu (culinary art festival) and exhibition is due shortly to take off in Ghana’s Northern Regional capital of Tamale. This year’s edition is scheduled to take place from October 17th and 18th,2025 under the theme, “Reclaiming Our Food, Restoring Our Identity,” focusing on indigenous foods and their role in a sustainable future. Symposium and Exhibition For the symposium component of the event, one hundred and fifty (150) participants, 6 speakers, and 20 exhibitors are expected. Partners The key partners to the event…
Drinking From Poisoned Well,The Manufactured Thirst: A Call to Human Contentment and Freedom
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…