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INSIGHT-Tiny Togo thinks big in pursuit of pan-African dream
* Togo carves out role as West African transit hub * Bank, airline extend reach across Africa * Port will create jobs, but poverty still...
Cheap imports threaten Ghana's textile industry
To revive the fragile sector, the government is encouraging people to buy local fabrics. West African prints have made it to the fashion...


World Day Against Child Labor highlights conditions on US tobacco farms
An estimated 500,000 children are working on tobacco fields in the United States, most of them in extremely hazardous conditions. World...


Istanbul My Dream
The story of four African immigrants who dream of stardom and celebrity in their new home. Turkey has emerged as a magnet for African...


Live Q&A: where should Sierra Leone's post-Ebola economic recovery start?
How can the government create more jobs, support small business and entice big investors? Join a panel on Thursday 18 June, 1–3pm BST to...


Zimbabwe offers new exchange rate: $1 for 35,000,000,000,000,000 old dollars
Central bank discards local currency after years of hyperinflation which at one point reached 500,000,000,000% An old Z$100tn note,...


Zimbabwe's opposition defends by-election boycott
Zimbabwean voters went to the polls on Wednesday (10.06.2015) to elect 21 new lawmakers in a by-election. The seats were left vacant...


Ghana's battle with deforestation
The Ghanaian government is sounding the alarm over forest decline and wants millions of schoolchildren to plant and nurture trees. But a...


Parliament calls for suspension, stoppage of Ebola vaccine trial
Parliament on Wednesday passionately expressed their displeasure against the Ebola vaccine trial in Hohoe in the Volta Region, and called...


UCC benefits from $ 5.5 million fisheries project
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed 5.5 million dollars to the implementation of a five-year...
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