Month: July 2025

 As Africa moves to fully harness its coal and uranium resources for economic growth, major shifts in the global financing landscape in 2025 are set to unlock new opportunities across the continent. In June, international finance institution The World Bank lifted its ban on financing nuclear projects - marking its re-entry into the nuclear value chain for the first time since 1965. In May, the U.S. export agency the Export-Import […]

 President John Dramani Mahama has bid farewell to the outgoing German Ambassador to Ghana, Daniel Krull, during a meeting at the Credentials Hall within the Presidency. The courtesy visit marked the conclusion of Ambassador Krull’s four-year term of duty, which President Mahama described as highly productive. President Mahama reiterated Ghana’s commitment to building on the strong foundation of bilateral relations between the two countries. He emphasised the potential for deepened […]

 A General Court Martial, supported by the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces, concluded in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal, on 5 July. It was preceded by two investigation missions to Wau and Jur River counties where 34 pending cases were reviewed. Subsequently, the military court adjudicated 20 criminal cases, convicting nine members of the SSPDF, stripping them of their ranks and dismissing them from military service. Notably, the General Court […]

 Guinean authorities must urgently reveal the fate and whereabouts of National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (Front national de défense de la Constitution – FNDC) activists Oumar Sylla and Mamadou Billo Bah, who were forcibly disappeared a year ago, and ensure that those suspected to be responsible for the abductions and enforced disappearances in Guinea are brought to justice in fair trial and victims and family members of […]

 Kholo Capital Mezzanine Debt Fund I (“Kholo Capital”) (www.KholoCapital.com) announced today the injection of a R200 million mezzanine debt growth funding facility into Bayport Securitisation (“Bayport South Africa” or “Bayport SA”) to support the roll out of the Bayport SA Financial Wellness Solutions Programme. Bayport SA is committed to alleviating employee over-indebtedness in South Africa and promoting long-term financial wellness of employees. This is achieved by offering them with practical debt […]