Ghana secures US$103m AfDB grant to grow SMEs

Ghana has secured a US$103 million need-based funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), with a focus on agriculture and digitalisation.

The grant, provided by the Bank’s concessional funding bod…

Re-development of Dambai market progresses in Oti region

Works on phase three of the Dambai market project is progressing steadily after commencement.

The project is founded by the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme under the Urban Development Grant (UDG).

The primary objective of the project is to…

Rain-triggered flooding maroons half a million in Bangladesh

More than half a million people have been marooned after vast swathes of land were inundated in the north-eastern Bangladeshi district of Sylhet by sudden flooding triggered by heavy rain upstream, officials said on Friday.

The government opened nea…

Fisherfolks at Keta express readiness for a close season

Some Fisherfolks in the Keta Municipality of the Volta Region have expressed readiness for the upcoming close fishing season slated for July 1.

The close season, also called the biological rest period, was to halt fishing activities during the perio…