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Ivory Coast sets 2023/24 cocoa farmgate price at 1,000 FCFA

Ivory Coast has increased its cocoa farmgate price by 11.1% from 900FCFA to 1,000FCFA ($1.62) per kilogram for the 2023/24 crop season. The minister for agriculture and rural development, Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani, also announced the new farmgate price for coffee as 900 CFA francs/kg, representing a 20% raise. Ivory Coast, …

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See Theresa Kufuor’s life in photos

The death of the former First Lady of Ghana, Theresa Kufuor, wife of the oldest living former president of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, was reported in the late hours of Sunday, October 1, 2023. While there is no official statement yet from either the Kufuor family or the government, sources close to …

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New details about passing of former First Lady Theresa Kufuor

The death of former First Lady, Theresa Aba Kufuor, was reported on the evening of October 1, 2023. She died at the age of 88, a source close to the Kufuor family confirmed to government-affiliated Asaase Radio. A number of new details have been reported around the circumstances surrounding her …

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Former Ningo- Prampram MP E.T Mensah Dead

Former Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, E.T. Mensah has passed on at 77. E. Available source says ET. Mensah died in South Africa on Sunday night after small illness. The former Member Of Council of State ,Mr Enoch Teye Mensah was born on 17 May 1946.He Served as a Minister …

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Former Prez Kuffour’s Wife Theresa Kufuor is Dead

Former first lady Theresa Aba Kufuor is dead. Mrs Theresa Aba Kufuor, wife of the second President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, former President John Agyekum Kufuor, has died at the age of 88, a source close to the Kufuor family has confirmed to Asaase News. She died today …

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Gabon first lady charged with money laundering

Sylvia Bongo, the wife of Gabon’s ousted President Ali Bongo, has been charged with money laundering, receiving stolen property, forgery, and the use of forgery. Public prosecutor Andre Patrick Roponat announced on Friday that Sylvia Bongo’s case had been brought before an investigating judge the day before. He also said …

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GIPC urges businesses to register TTAs in compliance with the law

  Naa Lamle Orleans-Lindsay   Naa Lamle Orleans-Lindsay, Head of the Legal Department at the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), has called on Ghanaian businesses to ensure that their technology transfer agreements (TTAs) are registered with the GIPC in compliance with the Technology Transfer Regulations (L.I 1547) and the GIPC …

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GIGM Opens New Terminal At Spintex, Accra

    Transport company heavyweights GIG Mobility (GIGM) has opened its second terminal (Branch) in Accra at Spintex.   At its grand opening ceremony yesterday, CEO of GIGM Okhae Enahoro said the opening of the new terminal; the second in Accra and the third in the country will help create …

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Haiti Meets Ghana … In Taste of Afro Caribbean Festival

    All is set for the much anticipated Taste of Afro Caribbean Festival (Haiti Meets Ghana), organizers of the event, VIP Marketing Experience Modernique & Co. have said.   It is scheduled for Saturday October 21, in Gold Coast, Accra Ghana. This event seeks to showcase Ghanaian, Haitian, and …

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UBA Tastes of Africa: A Culinary Celebration at UNGA

    Yesterday, on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), UBA America hosted an exceptional event that tantalized the taste buds and celebrated the diverse and vibrant culinary traditions of Africa. Tony O. Elumelu, Group Chairman of UBA Group; Oliver Alawuba, Group GMD/CEO, UBA Group; Sola …

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NPP breaks silence following Alan’s resignation from the party

The General Secretary of the NPP has reacted to the resignation of Alan Kyerematen resigned from the party. In a social media post, the General Secretary of the party, Justin Frimpong Kodua shared, “we are NPP” on Facebook. Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, announced …

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Alan Kyerematen goes independent

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, has announced that he will be running as an independent candidate in the 2024 presidential elections. Speaking at a press conference in Accra, on Monday, September 25, 2023, Alan Kyerematen asked Ghanaians to prepare for him going independent. He went on to announce …

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Tony O. Elumelu Advocates for Africapitalism at Clinton Global Initiative

Tony O. Elumelu   During the sidelines of UNGA78, UBA Group Chairman, Tony O. Elumelu, participated in a thought-provoking panel at the Clinton Global Initiative on Philanthropy. He shared valuable insights alongside co-panelist Dr. Carmen Rojas, President of the Marguerite Casey Foundation, and was skillfully moderated by Jonathan Capehart of …

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