At the close of a long day, Songhai's Managing Partner Nana Ampofo and Social Impact Director Lord-Gustav Togobo go back and forth about the challenges facing impact-oriented clients investing in Ghana.

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta read the Akufo-Addo government's sixth annual budget in parliament yesterday. It takes place amid severe economic pressure,...

The Nigerian government's contract with Canadian firm Manitoba expired on July 31 and the contract wasn't renewed. Manitoba has now handed over management of TCN back to the government.

After this initial investigation, CHRAJ will decide on the next course of action to take.

On Tuesday (10 January 2017), President of Cote d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, completed the anticipated announcement of his senior government with the confirmation of Amadou Gon Coulibaly...

WAIC, a pressure group representing the Welkait people in Amhara state; TPLF, the lead party in the ruling coalition of the EPRDF.

Many were surprised to see a Minister of Regional Re-organisation & Development' included amongst the second batch of ministerial appointees announced by Ghana's new President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

The IGP suggested the shutdown of social media in a bid to make the elections violence free.

In a leaked memo which has been reported on various media platforms, the police chief ordered an end to on-road documentation checks by the "men in black".

There has been no major disruption to oil output in the Niger Delta in 2017, thanks to a ceasefire in late 2016 resulting from peace talks between the federal government and local leaders.

ABA, a militant group in the Niger Delta; Paul Boroh, Administrator of the amnesty program for ex-militants; MEND, a former militant group.

It was a privilege to have been a part of the WCEF last week in Kigali, Rwanda, on behalf of Footprints Africa. Moderating the panel discussion with four passionate entrepreneurs...

President Maada Bio has ordered the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) to change the voting system as he struggles to shake off the effects of a popular uprising and seek re-election in June 2023.

Qatar has carved a reputation for punching above its weight. The World Cup, which kicked off this weekend, has brought with it an unprecedented level of international scrutiny.

"Where sickness thrives, bad things will follow". Nigeria's GDP growth slowed from 3.54% to 2.25% year-on-year in the second and third quarter of this year respectively. This was chiefly due to an ongoing slump in the oil sector, ...

In October, Liberia will hold its fifth set of general elections since the end of the second civil war. In anticipation of this contest, Joseph Boakai of the Unity Party (UP) has picked Nimba County Senator...

South Africa's four-year probe into state capture will be complete when Chief Justice Raymond Zondo submits the concluding part of his findings today.

Over the next month, President Cyril Ramaphosa will face at least three hurdles that will determine his political future and the nature of governance in South Africa over the medium term – (a)...

South Africa is considering measures to strengthen governance and improve efficiency at ailing state-owned enterprises such as South African Airways...

Simmering tensions in Sierra Leone have led to a popular uprising partly driven by particularly high rise price rises (see: Inflation in West Africa, June 2022).