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Ghana Seeks Investors for New National Airline, 20 Years After Ghana Airways’ Collapse

Ghana’s Ministry of Transport issued a formal press statement on 28 April 2026, signed by Transport Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe, inviting “potential strategic partners” to participate in building a new national airline. The government has established a dedicated task force to oversee a structured, three-round selection process, at the end of which a single qualified partner will be chosen. Interested …

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China Opens Its Market to Africa — But Will the Continent Truly Benefit?

Beijing has scrapped import tariffs on goods from 53 African countries, in what it calls an unprecedented act of economic solidarity. The figures are striking. But an analysis of who exports what — and at what rates — reveals a more complicated picture. For Africa to convert market access into economic transformation, far more than a tariff change will be …

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EU Asylum Numbers Drop Sharply in 2025 as Venezuela emerges as leading country of origin

New figures from Europe’s statistical agency show that first-time asylum applications in the EU fell by more than a quarter last year. The headline numbers conceal a more complex picture — one in which Africans fleeing conflict, persecution and poverty remain significantly represented, particularly among the unaccompanied children making dangerous journeys to Europe. The number of people seeking asylum in …

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