Category: COVER

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

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…

AIM Congress Announces 15th Editin for 2026

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 6th October 2025: The Organizing Committee of AIM Congress, the world’s leading investment platform, has officially announced the launch of its 15th edition under the theme: Reshaping Global Prosperity: Unlocking New Investment Pathways Towards a Sustainable and Inclusive Future. AIM Congress will be held from 13 to 15 April 2026 in Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates. AIM Congress, recognized globally as a premier event dedicated to steering sustainable investment trends, will address strategies to navigate major economic transformations. The event aims to…

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

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…

Ghana’s Ambassador to China, H.E. Kojo Bonsu Surprises UDS World Champions with Visit in Dalian

The University for Development Studies (UDS) football team, fresh from conquering the world at the 2025 FISU Universities World Football Tournament in Dalian, China, received an unexpected boost of joy when Ghana’s Ambassador to China, H. E. Kojo Bonsu, paid them a surprise visit at their camp. The atmosphere at the UDS base was charged with excitement as the Ambassador was warmly received by a high-powered delegation from the university, led by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Elliot Haruna Alhassan. Accompanying him were the Registrar, Mr. Nurudeen Issah Abubakar, the Director…

IFIC 2025 Communiqué

IFIC 2025 Communiqué Issued at the Close of the 4th Islamic Finance International Conference (IFIC 2025) Theme: Non-Interest Finance as a Catalyst for Inclusive and Sustainable Development Venue: Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), Accra – Ghana Date: 27th September 2025. We, the participants of the 4th Islamic Finance International Conference (IFIC 2025), convened in Accra, Ghana, under the distinguished patronage of the National Chief Imam, His Eminence Sheikh Dr. Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, chaired by the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Most Rev. Matthew K. Gyamfi (represented by Dr.…

About Ghana’s Adoption of Non-Interest Financing

 Call for Action Echoed…. As 4th Int’l IF Confab ends in Accra By: Mohammed A. Abu The 4th Islamic finance International Conference, organized under the auspices of the Office of the National Chief Imam in collaboration with the Islamic Finance Research Institute of Ghana(IFRIG) ended in the country’s capital, Accra, over the weekend with a call to action. Held under the theme, “Non-Interest Finance as a catalyst for inclusive and Sustainable Development”, the one-day event attracted regulatory institutions, private sector players, diverse religious groups, women groups, professional bodies, investment agencies…

About African Gov’ts and carbon market readiness

UNDP-Vuka Group Join hands for Carbon Markets Africa Summit “How is it possible that in 2025, when we are able to send people to the moon, when we are able to create driverless vehicles, we’ve not been able to solve the problem of cooking energy in Africa’s rural areas?” asks Maxwell Gomera, Resident Representative of UNDP South Africa and Director of the Africa Sustainable Finance Hub. He continues: “This is something that is within our means. And as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Africa Sustainable Finance Hub, we are…

China pledges support for Ghana’s fight against galamsey and cybercrime

Ghana and China have agreed to deepen cooperation in law enforcement, with Beijing pledging support to combat illegal mining, cybercrime, and other cross-border threat. Interior Minister, Mr Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, announced the agreement after leading a delegation to China for bilateral talks with the Ministry of Public Security on Monday, September 22, 2025. Mr Muntaka said the discussions marked a new stage in Ghana–China relations, moving beyond trade and infrastructure to include policing and security. He stressed the importance of adopting modern technology to confront challenges such as terrorism, cyber fraud,…

Rivers, forests to become security zones – Lands Minister hints in intensified galamsey fight

The government will soon declare all rivers and forests in Ghana as security zones as part of a renewed effort to combat illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, announced the measure, warning that anyone caught engaging in illegal mining within these protected areas will do so “at their own risk.” “We are moving another step further, and that step says we are going to declare all the water bodies and our forests security zones. And you stay there and engage in illegal…

Afreximbank renews partnership with African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) to promote industrialisation of Africa’s automotive sector

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has renewed its memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers, harmonising efforts to promote Intra-African trade and investment in the continent’s automotive sector says and official statement issued in Algiers,Tuesday. The MoU,it said, was signed on the sidelines of the recently concluded Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025) in Algiers, Algeria by Dr. Gainmore Zanamwe, the Director of Trade Facilitation and Investment Promotion at Afreximbank, and Ms. Martina Biene, President of AAAM. Its key pillars,the statement noted, are regional automotive value…