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Okonjo-Iweala officially begins work as WTO Director-General

Former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Monday took over officially as the new director-general of the World Trade Organization. Ngozi was last month elected...

Flights grounded at Ghana’s main airport as staff begin strike

Passengers are stranded at the Kotoka International Airport in Ghana as airport staff embark on strike. The strike had disrupted domestic and international flights as...

16 Africans shortlisted for 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

A low-cost water-powered ventilator, dissolvable bio plastic and 3D printed prosthetics are among the innovations chosen to receive crucial commercialisation support from the Royal...

Ghana’s PassionAir makes history with first ever all-female flight crew

Ghanaian local airline, PassionAir has announced that it successfully operated its first ever all-female crewed flight on Saturday, 20 February 2021. In a statement the...

Court rules that Uber drivers are ‘workers,’ not self-employed

Uber drivers must be treated as workers rather than self-employed, the UK's Supreme Court has ruled. The decision could mean thousands of Uber drivers are...

Digital Ecosystem for African Women in STEM to be launched

According to the UN report, the COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption of education systems in history, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in...

Okonjo-Iweala says no to ‘business as usual’ at the WTO

The new director-general of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said she is ready to tackle the challenges of the institution. Ngozi will take...

Okonjo-Iweala named first female and African WTO boss

The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday announced officially the appointment of former Nigeria's finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its new director-general. Ngozi will take...

Ghana’s finance minister travels to US for post-Covid health care

Ghana's Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has traveled to the United States of America for post-Covid-19 medical care. The government said in a statement that “After...

Air Namibia ceases operations as it files for liquidation

Namibia's national carrier Air Namibia has suspended all operations, leaving hundreds of workers without jobs. The airline is cancelling all of its flights and grounding its aircraft with...

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