“AI is already reshaping productivity, competitiveness, governance, and finance,” Dr Asiama said, noting that Africa had made significant strides in digital payments, digital identification systems, AI-enabled financial services and financial technology.
The former British Army member harboured ‘extreme right-wing’ views and was ordering explosives components, say police. Published On 14 Oct 202614 Oct 2026 A British court has handed a former army chef a nearly four-year jail term for possessing weapons for “terrorist purposes”. Mark Broadhurst, 28, was given the sentence on Wednesday at Sheffield Crown…
View of the facade as construction continues on the Federal Reserve Board building, in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2025. Reuters-Yonhap A Federal Reserve interest-rate decision later this month may be a closer call than previously thought after Labor Department data showed consumer prices were up 3.7 percent last month from a year earlier, well above…
By Priscilla Obuor Kumasi Oct. 14, GNA – Sinapi Aba Savings and Loans, has launched a new pension product, Asetenapa, to provide retirement security for Ghana’s informal sector. The pension scheme, which was unveiled at a ceremony in Kumasi, was developed in partnership with Enterprise Trustees. The product targets micro-entrepreneurs, small business owners and workers…
A tax lawyer, Jonathan Alua, has clarified that the VAT component on digital subscription services being introduced by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is not new.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has announced revised dates for the reopening of the 2026/2027 academic year.
A man looks on as a minaret soars over the skyline of a neighbourhood, pictured at sunset in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, Tuesday. Yemen relapsed into war in July after years of calm, drawn into the regional conflict triggered by the US-Israeli offensive against Iran that began at the end of February. AFP-Yonhap RIYADH, Saudi…
At least 16 additional protesters have been arrested after clashing with riot police. Published On 14 Oct 202614 Oct 2026 Protesters started a blaze at Albania’s Education Ministry overnight after a second day of student protests in the country’s capital Tirana that continue unabated. Demonstrators broke in overnight on Tuesday and lit a fire inside…
Medical Director Andrea Cambieri, right, greets Pope Leo XIV as he arrives at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome on Tuesday, where doctors expect to operate to remove a lung nodule. AP-Yonhap VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo’s recovery from surgery is progressing as expected and he has begun walking in his hospital room and eating…
The operation, conducted on October 13, 2026, involved personnel from the National Police Intelligence Directorate, the Upper East Regional Police Intelligence Directorate, the Special Operations Team, known as Black Cobra, and the Tongo District Police Command.
