Hedge funds cut bullish bets as seasonal rains improve production outlook in Ghana
Once confirmed, agreement will lower value of $13bn of international bonds by nearly 40%
Fund says deal reached with holders of $13bn of foreign bonds does not reduce debt load sufficiently
Poor harvests in critical production areas in west Africa double global prices in two months
A look at whether the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund should add private equity to its mandate
Department says bill could derail billions of dollars in multilateral financing if signed into law
Speculation, climate change and under-investment are combining to push up the price of the confection
Dismissal of Ken Ofori-Atta seen as ruling party’s attempt to draw a line under economic debacle
Maverick businessman Nana Kwame Bediako says his headline-grabbing election strategy is anything but a gimmick
Bloc seeks to shore up security in stable west African country with large donation of confiscated equipment
Exhibition curated by Ekow Eshun at Gallery 1957 in Accra hosts 19 artists from Africa and the diaspora
Scepticism towards artificial intelligence is to be expected but young Africans increasingly realise that can be overcome
High-profile architect fights to save reputation after FT investigation
The duo transport listeners to the country’s northern region on their first album in more than a decade
Tree cover the size of Switzerland destroyed globally last year with Brazil top of the list for largest decline
One west African country serves as a cautionary tale for the continent’s worsening debt crisis
China, which is owed $1.5bn, among those that reached agreement on resolving long-running economic crisis
The V&A shows how a ‘colonial’ style in fact always had diverse influences and practitioners
The decline of a regional champion rings alarm bells for other countries on the continent that overspent when debt was cheap
‘Zero financing’ agreement deal with finance ministry helps pave way for $3bn IMF bailout
IMF insists for first time that a government must deal with local creditors before it will approve a bailout
Research found booster dose of R21 showed efficacy as high as 80% in one group, and 70% in another
Accra’s finance minister is optimistic foreign governments will agree on debt relief deal
Highly indebted African nation is facing a ‘major economic and financial crisis’
Akufo-Addo tells Blinken that Wagner Group has ‘entered into an arrangement’ with Ouagadougou to fight jihadist revolt
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