The second Russia-Africa Summit is scheduled to be held at St Petersburg’s Expo Forum from 27-28 July 2023, with leaders from a majority of African countries expected to attend. The summit aims to strengthen the partnership between Russia and Africa and promote comprehensive cooperation in various sectors, including politics, security, economics, science and technology, and culture. Originally planned to take ...

The President of the Association of Bullion Operators Ghana (ABOG), Alhaji Iddi Sumaila has said that banks in Ghana are expected to start using armoured bullion vans for cash-in-transit from July 1. He however reveals that some of the banks are yet to finalize the agreement with the ABOG to that effect. “By 1st of July we will see banks ...

In a heartfelt tribute, Ghanaian music superstar, Sarkodie has reminisced about his enduring bond with his lawyer, Cynthia Quarcoo, who passed away on June 21, 2023, at the age of 52. Recognized as a prominent legal luminary, Quarcoo played a pivotal role in Ghana’s music and entertainment industry, representing renowned artists such as Sarkodie, Samini, Dagaati, and Reggie Rockstone. Her untimely demise has ...

Veteran Highlife musician, Madam Akosua Adjepong has added her voice to the ongoing debate over actress Yvonne Nelson‘s inclusion of certain individuals in her Memoir, ‘I Am Not Yvonne Nelson. Yvonne Nelson revealed in her best-selling memoir she and rapper, Sarkodie had an affair which resulted in pregnancy however, she had to terminate it because the rap superstar was not ...

Telecommunication network AirtelTigo has undergone a significant rebranding initiative, unveiling its new name as AT, effective from Thursday, June 22, 2023. The rebranding encompasses various sub-brands, including AT Business, AT Premier, AT Insurance, and ATMoney. Going forward, all branding, communications, and marketing materials associated with the telecommunication network will reflect the new identity, while existing business materials will be updated ...

The General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Prosper Harrison Addo has revealed that there are plans to honour former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan following the announcement of his retirement on Tuesday. Gyan who served Ghana by playing for the Black Stars has etched his name as one of Ghana’s greatest footballers starring in several tournaments and eventually ...

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has vehemently opposed taxes on sanitary pads. He says it is a cardinal sin for Parliament to have allowed a tax to be imposed on sanitary pads. Parliament has been petitioned by some stakeholders for the government to reduce or scrap taxes on sanitary pads. According to the petitioners, most young girls are not ...

The industrial landscape of the northeastern province of Mpumalanga, an area known as South Africa’s coal belt will soon be transformed. The Komati power plant, once a busy coal plant that is now earmarked to be repurposed as a wind and solar power plant that will have batteries to store the energy the clean power generates, looks deserted with only ...

French President Emmanuel Macron received, Wednesday (June 21), his counterpart from Chad, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno for talks, on the eve of the so-called summit for a New Global financial Pact. Restructuring debt and reducing poverty by getting the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals targets back on course will top the agenda. Climate will nevertheless be the main driver of ...

Kumawood actor, Kwadwo Nkansah, otherwise called Lil Win, has revealed that he could not walk for five years due to a health condition after digging a well in his village. Speaking on UTV on Saturday, he said the ailment was never diagnosed, but it affected his legs, rendering him immobile. “I went to dig a well and that was it. ...