Tag: World

The US government is back up and running after President Donald Trump signed a $1.2 trillion budget into law. The measure barely passed the House of Representatives and the Senate. The package pays for most federal agencies until the end of the fiscal year in September. However, it only pays for the Department of Homeland…

According to a Global Financial Integrity (GFI) report, Ghana lost an estimated US$54.1 billion to trade-related illicit financial flows (IFFs) between 2013 and 2022. This makes it the third most affected country in Africa. The study found that almost 28% of Ghana’s trade may be misinvoiced or not counted, especially when it comes to gold,…

The Prime Minister of Libya, Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, said that Libya has signed a 25-year, $20 billion oil development deal with France’s TotalEnergies and U.S.-based ConocoPhillips through Waha Oil Company. The deal aims to increase production capacity by up to 850,000 barrels per day (bpd) and bring in more than $376 billion in net revenues. Waha’s…

The US has officially left the World Health Organization (WHO), which means that one of its biggest donors is no longer giving money. This action comes after an executive order signed by former President Donald Trump, who said the WHO was too “China-centric” during the Covid pandemic. The US Department of Health and Human Services…