Ghana’s Black Star International Film Festival Locks Deal With Ivory Coast’s Majestic Cinemas To Expand Film Distribution Between Francophone & Anglophone West Africa 

EXCLUSIVE: Ghana’s Black Star International Film Festival (BSIFF) has locked a unique distribution partnership with Majestic Cinemas, the Ivory Coast’s largest cinema chain, to expand the distribution of feature films between francophone and...

Netanyahu hopes to return all hostages in 'coming days'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes "to announce the return of all our hostages in the coming days", after a weekend of dramatic diplomacy saw US President Donald Trump push a deal on Israel and Hamas. Mr Netanyahu added that...

Gov’t hikes cocoa producer price from GH¢3,228.75 to GH¢3,625 per bag to match global market trends

The Government of Ghana has increased the producer price of cocoa for the 2025/2026 season, setting it at GH¢3,625 per 64kg bag, up from the previous GH¢3,228.75. This translates to GH¢58,000 per tonne, a move authorities say is aimed at...

Drug abuse is rife in the west African nation’s bustling economic capital Abidjan

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Ghana raises 2025/26 farmgate cocoa price by 12%, finance minister says

ACCRA - Ghana, the world's second-biggest cocoa producer, raised the new fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers on Thursday by more than 12% for the 2025/26 crop season. Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson told a press briefing in Accra that...

Addicts swap drug dens for support centre in Abidjan

In Ivory Coast's biggest city Abidjan, vulnerable drug addicts say that discovering a secluded care and support centre in an upscale part of the city has helped them to turn around their lives. In recent years, the coastal west African nation has...

The Burden of Foreign Languages in Africa: Arabic, English, ...

Africa is a continent of immense linguistic diversity, home to over 2,000 languages. Yet, in many African countries, the languages used in government, education, law, and international relations are not indigenous. Instead, they are foreign...

Usibras Ghana Cites Persistent Challenges Crippling Cashew Production, Eyes Relocation to Ivory Coast

By Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei Usibras Ghana Limited, one of the country’s largest cashew processors, says persistent challenges in the sector have crippled its ability to sustain production, pushing the company to consider relocating to neighbouring...

AfDB Chief, Ivorian PM Push Private Sector to Lead Africa’s Economic Shift

Ivorian Prime Minister Robert Mambé and African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President Sidi Ould Tah urged Africa’s private sector to take center stage in the continent’s economic transformation during Monday’s opening of the 13th CGECI Academy...

Malawi’s election results a win and a loss for Africa

Malawi’s election is laudable for its peacefulness, but the lack of younger leaders can only hold the country back Four years ago, then-Malawian president Lazarus Chakwera flew 11,265km with a 10-member delegation to attend an online conference...

Africa must turn trade disruptions to opportunities, says AfDB President

Business PRESIDENT of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr Sidi Ould Tah, has called on African countries to view current global trade disruptions as a historic opportunity to transform their economies. Tah on a statement, made the call...

Boom: the company leading Africa into a golden age of decentralised finance and sovereign AI

This article was produced with the support of Boom Technologies On a bustling afternoon in Accra, Yao scrolls through his phone while sipping roasted coffee. He smiles as a pair of handmade shoes from Paris lands in his virtual cart. A few taps...

Southcomp Polaris, a Mindware Company, Hosts Exclusive Partner Summit in Tunisia to Strengthen Ties with Libyan Channel Partners

(MENAFN- Procre8) Tunis, Tunisia, 29th September, 2025: Mindware, a leading value-added distributor (VAD) in the Middle East and Africa, as part of its partner summit series, hosted an exclusive event in Tunisia through its affiliate, Southcomp...

Southcomp Polaris, a Mindware Company Strengthen its Ties with Libyan Channel Partners

Mindware, as part of its partner summit series, hosted an exclusive event in Tunisia through its affiliate, Southcomp Polaris (SCP), bringing together 60 of its most prominent channel partners from Libya. The event aimed to strengthen...

Feature: Chinese-built road brings new prosperity to northern Cote d'Ivoire

ABIDJAN, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- In northern Cote d'Ivoire, a new two-lane highway hums with trucks while women balance baskets of mangoes and bananas, calling out to passing drivers along the roadside. Built by China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd....

Cocoa tumbles to multi-month lows on Ghana arrivals,demand concerns  – Business A.M

54 Onome Amuge Cocoa prices fell on Tuesday, extending a seven-week downturn as rising deliveries in Ghana and optimism over West Africa’s next harvest weighed on the market, while slowing chocolate sales raised further questions about demand. In...

Building With Women: How Microfinance Is Powering Women-Led Businesses in Africa

Across Africa, women-led businesses face well-documented barriers that hinder their growth and access to finance. Many women cannot use land, property, or significant assets as collateral because they do not own them. Instead, they often rely on...

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles 30% Discount On Upgrades To Business October 1 – 31, 2025 (Book October 1 – 15)

Turkish Airlines has launched a discount promotion for upgrades to Business Class on select short- and medium-haul routes from October 1 to 31, 2025. Miles&Smiles members can save 30% on business class upgrades if booked October 1 – 15. You can...

ACT Learner Coach earns scholarship to work in the Ivory Coast

Lived experience has shaped Kellie Steele’s career in youth work. Previously navigating hardship, as well as life as a teenage mother, she has used her experience to build something constructive and is now working at ACT as a Jobs Growth Wales+...

Inside Alteia Fund: Kevin Ramsamy's Vision for Africa's Trade Finance Future

Trade finance rarely makes headlines, but it underpins the global economy. By some estimates, more than 80 percent of world trade relies on it. In Africa, however, the African Development Bank (AfDB) puts the trade finance gap at roughly $81...