Category: General Stories

GEA and Mastercard Foundation Partner to Empower 250,000 Young Ghanaians through BizBox Program

Accra, January 22, 2024 – The Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) and the Mastercard Foundation will today announce the start of a sensitization campaign for the groundbreaking Business in a Box (BizBox) Program. This initiative aims to empower an additional 250,000 young people in Ghana, expanding on the successful collaboration previously […]

Airbnb’s Africa Host Spotlight winners recognised 

The African continent’s most welcoming, innovative and creative Airbnb Hosts were recognised at the Airbnb Host Spotlight event, which took place on the eve of the Airbnb Africa Travel Summit in Johannesburg at the end of October.  Hosts and their listings were honoured at the first annual Host Spotlight for Africa, an event […]

Aminu Issah’s Narrow Escape from Madina Zongo Mob Attack

In a chilling sequence of events, Larry Aminu, condemned in his teenage years for being gay, narrowly escapes a life-threatening mob attack orchestrated by enraged youth in Madina Zongo, an Accra suburb. Madina Zongo, bound by Islamic principles, strictly adheres to Sharia law, setting the stage for Aminu’s perilous plight. […]

Ambassador Salamu Amadu: Trailblazing in Real Estate Nominated for Forty Under 40 Africa Awards

Ambassador Alhaji Salamu Amadu, Founder and President of the award-winning Afro Arab Group of Companies in Ghana, has secured a nomination in the Real Estate Development And Construction category for this year’s Forty Under 40 Africa Awards. Known for his dedication to affordable housing through Afro-Arab Properties and Construction, a […]