The Daily IIJ

An estimated 34 percent of annual mineral exports, currently enjoyed by foreign firms and expatriates providing mining services in the country could revert to the locals if they take steps to provide these services, Ghana’s minerals managing body has said.

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Civil society groups (CSOs) working on finance, trade, investment and economic development in Africa have called on African governments to be innovative and not haste into clinching International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes to deal with the challenges posed by the current global economic crisis.

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The workshop held at the Palais des congrès de Cotonou by the analysis of development policies of the National Assembly (Capan) on “political parties and parliament: what organizations for a better functioning of the parliamentary institution” was completed Wednesday 12 August 2009.

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Plan to double the budgetary allocation for health sector in Pakistan from the existing 6 to 12 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the much-delayed National Health Policy 2009 is under consideration to achieve the goal of health for all.

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Maputo – The first census of Zimbabwean immigrants in neighbouring Mozambique is being launched this Friday in Chimoio, a border town in the central province of Manica. “We are going to carry out this two-week national population survey of all Zimbabweans who live in Mozambique due to the economic and political hardships back home,” Joseph [...]

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The Government of Ghana has earmarked a GH¢10.7million to support youth who are into agriculture.  The amount comes in the wake the country is in need of help towards food security and economic sustainability.

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President Ernest Bai Koroma seemed to have lost confidence in his aide; a development that saw him send the secretary to the president Osho Coker to an indefinite leave, apparently giving little explanation for his abrupt action.

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United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone on Monday said corruption at every level in the country is completely intolerable. June Carter Perry spoke while welcoming the Captain and crew of the United States coast guard cutter (USCGC), Legare.

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ISLAMABAD: The late German lady doctor and the administrator of the Christian hospital, Ursula Schmitz served for 23 long years the local community of tank city of North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. On her death, tribal women were seen weeping and wailing while heading for her house in the hospital.

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Rabindra Singha is staring at a bleak future at his home in Rowta Bagan village. His 1.6 hectars of land are lying uncultivated. He lost his last year’s yield in ethnic riots that broke out in Udalguri district of lower Assam in October. “I was able to feed my family and make a saving of [...]

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