Africa: True cost of fake electrical goods trade
Financial pressures in South Africa and across Africa have led to a surge in demand for cheaper products, creating a lucrative market for counterfeiters. This has even extended to electrical goods which have infiltrated between 40% to 80% of markets on the continent, posing a potentially lethal risk to millions of consumers. At best, they […]
Facilitating Japanese investment in Africa
With a mission to scale investment in Africa, a new collaboration between Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, and the Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI), established by the initiative of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), is set to embark on a series of initiatives to facilitate capital flows. […]
Collaboration can reduce Africa’s supply chain issues
Most of Africa’s trade is carried out via sea routes. Geopolitical conflicts, however, including the war in Ukraine and attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the red sea, have caused detours and delays, impacting on maritime trade to and from Africa. This new wave of disruption follows the unprecedented global logistics crunch caused by the […]
Global oil demand to hit 120.1m barrels per day
Global oil demand is projected to reach 120.1 million barrels per day (BPD) by 2050, while energy demand will rise 24% during the same period, says the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais. Delivering a keynote address at the African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies 2024 conference, Al Ghais […]
African Energy Week opens in Cape Town
The African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies 2024 conference officially opened in Cape Town, South Africa with calls from the industry to ‘drill baby drill.’ Citing the need to enhance climate justice through the development of domestic energy resources, industry leaders from across the continent underscored the need to sign deals, foster partnerships […]
Multiple scholarships to GKTC students
By Martin C. Benson The chairperson of the board of trustees of the Grand Kru Technical College (GKTC) Prof. Weade Kobbah-Boley has awarded 10 scholarships to students of the college. Prof. Dr. Josephus Gray, acting president of the college, said the chairman of Grand Kru County Legislative Caucus, Senator Numene T.H Bartekwa also awarded 55 […]
Cameroon should feature more Africa-based players
Cameroonian goalkeeper Charles Tambe has advocated for a stronger representation of Africa-based players in the Indomitable Lions squad. Currently, fewer than 5% of the squad members play domestically or in other African leagues, with the majority based abroad. Limited Local Representation in Recent World Cup and AFCON SquadsFor the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, only […]
Liberia: GKTC kicks off semester in high spirits
By Martin C. Benson Excitement is high among students of Liberia’s Grand Kru Technical College (GKTC) as they eagerly return to classes. Ahead of the resumption of classes for the first semester at its Greenhill Community, Barclayville City campus, the administration of GKTC conducted a well-attended new students’ orientation program on September 13 in the […]
ECOWAS court dismisses complaint against Liberia
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has dismissed a complaint against Liberia for its failure to investigate the Lutheran Church Massacre and prosecute those responsible. The Lutheran Church Massacre occurred on July 29 and 30, 1990, when Liberian Government forces killed approximately 600 civilians at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, a […]
Africa, Americas unite at tourism summit
Tourism leaders from both Africa and the Americas have jointly committed to working together to make the sector a pillar of collective sustainable and inclusive development across both continents. The “Punta Cana Declaration” was adopted at the conclusion of the very first joint meeting of UN Tourism’s Regional Commissions for Africa and the Americas earlier […]
