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Gov’t reduces price of 64kg cocoa bag from GHS 3,625 to GHS 2,587 for remainder of 2025/2026 season

Government has announced a reduction in the producer price of a 64-kilogram bag of cocoa from GHS 3,625 to GHS 2,587 for the remainder...

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu, Deputy Communications Minister involved in road accident on Bolgatanga–Tumu Road

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, and the Deputy Minister for Communications and Digital Technology, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, were involved in a road traffic...

Ministry of Food and Agriculture secures $90 million Danish investment for shea processing factory

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has secured a $90 million investment from Denmark for the establishment of a large-scale shea processing factory in...

68% of Ghanaians approve of President Mahama’s performance despite cost of living concerns – IEA survey

A new survey by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has found that 68 percent of Ghanaians approve of President John Dramani Mahama’s performance...

Ethiopia secures historic debt relief deal with France in major economic reset

Ethiopia has taken a significant step toward restoring macroeconomic stability after signing a landmark debt restructuring agreement with France, marking a critical milestone in...

GES suspends three Eastern Region SHSs from sports and extracurricular activities over inter-school violence

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has suspended Koforidua Secondary Technical School, New Juaben Senior High School and New Nsutem Senior Technical High School from...

Bonwire kente weavers call for declaration of National Kente Day

Kente weavers in Bonwire in the Ashanti Region have called on the government to declare a National Kente Day, citing the recent establishment of...

IGP Yohuno promotes 12,802 officers, clears decade-long backlog

Inspector-General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno has approved the promotion of 12,802 police officers between January and the first week of February 2026, effectively...

6 republicans rebuke Trump on Canada tariffs in rare bipartisan Vote

On 11–12 February 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives delivered a rare bipartisan rebuke of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, as six Republican...

Robinhood stock sinks 7% after revenue miss, touches six-month low

Robinhood shares tumbled 7% on Tuesday, sliding to their lowest level in six months after the online brokerage reported quarterly revenue that fell short...

Madagascar ends 21 Oil permits and 21 production-sharing Contracts: A Major shake-up in the hydrocarbon sector

In a sweeping decision that marks a new chapter in Madagascar’s upstream oil and gas policy, the government has officially terminated 21 hydrocarbon exploration...

Morocco elected for the third time to the African Union Peace and Security Council

Morocco has been elected on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, in Addis Ababa, for a two-year term on the African Union (AU) Peace and Security...

MrBeast acquires youth-focused fintech app Step

YouTube creator Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, through his company Beast Industries, has acquired the teen-focused financial services app Step in February 2026, marking his entry...

Cambridge University returns 116 Benin artefacts to Nigeria after 129 years

The University of Cambridge has formally transferred legal ownership of 116 Benin artefacts to Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), following a...

Cabinet approves urgent cocoa farmer payments and endorses major COCOBOD reforms

Cabinet has approved urgent measures to fast-track payments to cocoa farmers while endorsing sweeping reforms aimed at strengthening Ghana’s cocoa sector and boosting local...

Nigeria confirms 200 US troops to serve in training and advisory roles, not combat

Nigeria’s military has clarified that approximately 200 United States troops expected to arrive in the country in the coming weeks will not participate in...