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Reviewing Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff, Command Army Headquarters, Brigadier General Emmanuel Acheampong Baidoo welcomes 818 recruits to the Ghana Armed Forces, 1 February 2024. Credit: Ghana Armed Forces. GlobalData, a leading information consultancy, has published a country report titled Ghana Defense Market, 2024-2029in which the company predicts that Ghana’s defense spending will grow steadily over the next five years. The West African country’s defense budget was $317 million in 2024 and recorded a 3.5% decline over the historical period 2020–2024. However, the defense budget is down from $343.9 million in 2023, showing negative annual growth of 7.8% in 2024.…

South Africa 229 for 6 (Kapp 75, Bosch 44) to beat Australia 149 (Garth 42*, Kapp 3-12) by 84 runs (DLS method)Marizanne Kapp produced a superb all-round display to inspire South Africa to their maiden ODI win over Australia in the 17th attempt and keep them alive in both the one-day and multi-format series.Kapp was forced to withdraw injured in Adelaide, where South Africa were comprehensively beaten, and admitted she had some doubts about whether she would be able to play at North Sydney Oval, but was assured by the medical staff that she had turned the tables on the…

Police corruption is a serious problem in Ghana that undermines public confidence and trust in law enforcement. According to recent Transparency International’s 2019 reportGhana ranked 70th out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index, with a score of 43 out of 100. The report also identifies the police as one of the most corrupt institutions in the country, with 59% of respondents who said they had bribed the police in the past year. One of the possible solutions to this problem is the use of body cameras by police officers. Other studies in the USA found that body cameras…

Mary, Kuami Eugene’s former house helper, was spotted in a studio recording a songThe video showed Mary laboriously singing what sounded like gospel as a producer worked on the beat in the backgroundMary’s video has caused quite a stir online, with netizens wondering what inspired her to make musicKuami Eugene’s former house helper Mary has sent the internet into a frenzy after she posted a video of herself in a studio recording a song.The video immediately garnered massive backlash from netizens.Kwami’s former house help Eugene sings in the studio. Image: @maryrockstar_10Source: TikTokMary in the studioIn the video in a Blog…

This article was written on TechCabal by Seth Onyango via bird history agency. Cloud startups in Africa are tempting big tech companies to increase spending on cloud facilities as demand for cloud services that comply with data protection laws increases. McKinsey predicts a global cloud value of $3 trillion in 2025, with $797 billion of that value located in Africa and Europe. In the same period, International Finance Corporation (IFC) statistics predicted that the continent’s e-Conomy will reach $180 billion, 5.2% of its GDP. Google Cloud Director Niral Patel cited the IFC data, highlighting the growing opportunities for cloud services…

The highest profit ever for 2023. Photo: Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFPSource: AFPFrench group TotalEnergies on Wednesday reported the highest profit in its history for 2023, based on the performance of its liquefied natural gas and electricity divisions.Net income was $21.4 billion, up 4% from 2022.The conclusion put the French energy conglomerate ahead of global peers Shell, BP, Exxon-Mobil and Chevron which reported lower profits in the face of lower energy prices.However, TotalEnergies’ net earnings in 2022 had been weighed down by a huge extraordinary charge — $15 billion — from its withdrawal from Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.Once…

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Deputy Secretary-General Koku Anyidoho has questioned former President John Dramani Mahama’s intention to change the names of public universities when he assumes office in 2025. Mr Anidoho criticized Mr Mahama’s focus on changing the name of the institution, arguing that his presidency should be remembered for creating jobs and promoting a “better Ghana” policy.In a series of tweets, he expressed dissatisfaction with the idea of ​​the NDC’s 2024 flag bearer to come back to change the name of the university.“The 24-hour economy should be used for honeymoons and university name changes, not for creating jobs,…

Posted by: Tuesday, February 06, 2024 On the eve of a historic TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations final, Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae has called on his players to get off to the perfect start in their seismic semi-final against DR Congo. The Ivorians are chasing a third continental crown but face a dangerous Leopards side on Wednesday after failing to see off seven-time winners Egypt in the round of 16. Fae knows his talented Elephants must take the initiative from the first whistle at the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan after riding their luck en route to…

Editor Notes is a publication by the Editor-in-Chief of Tech Labari Happy New Year guys! I hope you all enjoyed the break. Yesterday was a great year for us. We managed to overcome 90,000+ unique visitors last year and this year, we hope to break this record as we focus on more content for our readers. Here are some notes from the editor for 2024: Generative AI Unless you’ve been living under a rock, we’ve all witnessed how fast artificial intelligence (AI) has been moving since last year. Artificial intelligence is already disrupting various industries and the media content space…

Hiplife legend Okomfour Kwadee has been spotted in a new video showing him rapping on Frafra.Kwadee who was in the company of a young man drank “pito”, a popular local beer, and threw some bars around the drinkThe video has caused emotional reactions from his followers on social mediaGhanaian rapper, Okomfour Kwadee, known in private life as Jerry Anaba, has appeared in a rare video on social media.The newest video shows the Hiplife legend chilling with a young man who called him ‘uncle’.In the clip we saw on the Instagram page @hypemastersKwadee is seen sitting with the young man holding…