French President Emmanuel Macron starts his first tour of Africa on Monday. He is to visit Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana in an effort to revitalise France’s image on the continent. Macron’s advisers say he hopes to modernise France’s relations with Africa by emphasising business links, education and sport rather than development aid. Although Macron has pledged to…
Ghana’s first satellite is now orbiting Earth. It’s a historic moment for the country at a time when several African countries are increasingly interested in space exploration. Just last year, the African Union passed an initiative to help coordinate the efforts of space agencies across the continent. The GhanaSat-1 was designed by a team of engineers at Ghana’s All Nations…
Offshore gas facility could help support the African nation’s resource economy. The christening of a floating production platform in Ghana could mark the dawn of a new era from its natural resource economy, energy company Vitol said. Representatives from Vitol and its counterparts helping with the development of offshore gas fields joined Ghanaian President Emeritus John Agyekum Kufuor in…
