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Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor H Kwasi Prempeh has criticized President of Senegal Macky Sall for indefinitely postponing the presidential election that was scheduled to take place on February 25. President Sall in a televised address to the nation on Saturday Febraury 3, announced …

Namibia’s president, Hage Geingob, has passed away. He was 82 years old. In a post on X, Namibia’s vice president and interim head of state, Dr Nangolo Mbumba, announced the death of Dr. Geingob. “Fellow Namibians, It is with utmost sadness and regret that I inform you that our beloved …

The Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Power Generators, Ghana (IPGG), Dr. Elikplim Kwabla Apetorgbor, has projected that the Emission Levy will increase the cost of electricity. He stated that this law imposes a levy of GHS100 per tonne on carbon dioxide equivalent emissions from the electricity producers. As a direct …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has indicated that every public university was initiated and built by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) only comes in to rename those universities. Unlike the NPP, he said, the NDC is known for nation-building through the provision of …

John Mahama Former President John Dramani Mahama has served notice to restore the original names of the public universities that have been renamed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He stated that the names that they have given currenlty will be given to significant infrastructure in the universities. The flagbearer …

Ghana is set to import 2,500 tonnes of cocoa beans from Côte d’Ivoire and 1,000 tonnes from Nigeria. Delivery is expected to be made through the Tema Port. This information was contained in a letter signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, …

The Ghana Cocoa (COCBOD) has clarified that the country’s importation of cocoa beans from neighbouring countries is an industry practice spanning over 20 years. A letter sighted by citinewsroom.com, signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, and addressed to Afrotropic Cocoa Processing …

Police in Senegal cracked down on protests in the capital Dakar and at least one senior opposition figure was arrested a day after President Macky Sall announced the indefinite postponement of the presidential election scheduled for February 25. The European Union on Sunday said the postponement opens a “period of …

A tax analyst, Francis Timore Boi, has opposed the Emissions levy introduced by the government, saying the timing and approach are not favourable. On February 1, 2024, the government introduced a new tax policy on carbon dioxide equivalent emissions on internal combustion engine vehicles. Stakeholders, including the Ghana Private Road …

Reports suggest that the government has opted to cancel the imposition of the 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity. This decision, which relieves consumers from the new tax on electricity bills, is said to have been borne out of a cabinet meeting on February 2, 2024. The New Patriotic …