IMO Warns African Ports Risk Digitising Old Delays Instead of Fixing Them
The IMO says fragmented port technology across Africa is still driving up trade costs, warning at a Tema workshop that digital systems must connect to deliver savings.
The IMO says fragmented port technology across Africa is still driving up trade costs, warning at a Tema workshop that digital systems must connect to deliver savings.
Fuel supply disruption around the Strait of Hormuz is lengthening refuelling wait times and raising bunker prices for ships, with knock-on risks for freight costs and cargo bound for Ghana.
Ghana’s Foreign Ministry has launched “ECOWAS for All”, a public education campaign taking regional integration rights to markets, schools and border posts.
President Mahama joins over 20 African leaders in Egypt for the inaugural Alamein Africa Forum, leading a Ghanaian delegation focused on trade, financing and investment.
AfCFTA Secretary-General Wamkele Mene says African firms lose about $5 billion yearly on currency conversion, and calls for better payments, customs and infrastructure.
Local Government Minister Mahama Ayariga says traders at Agbogbloshie’s Nzema and Kokomba markets will lead talks on redevelopment and stall allocation under the 24-hour model market plan.