A Ghanaian entrepreneur who studied in China and learned construction practices there is developing Labadi Beach Apartment, a residential project on Labadi Beach backed by Chinese state-owned enterprises, which he positions as a premium real estate statement of confidence in Ghana's potential.
5 June 2026 · Joy Online →
More than six decades after independence, Ghana continues to import many products it has the resources, talent, and market to produce, despite achievements in education, democracy, and infrastructure. The article argues Ghana should build productive capacity rather than rely primarily on consuming imported goods from China, Turkey, India, Europe, and the Middle East.
5 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
China's President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea on June 8–9 at Kim Jong Un's invitation, his first trip in nearly seven years. The visit comes as China, North Korea's largest trading partner and sole defence-pact ally, seeks to manage its relationship with Pyongyang amid growing ties between North Korea and Russia.
5 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Anti-LGBTQ campaigner Moses Foh-Amoaning has called on African parliaments to develop a coordinated strategy to resist what he describes as aggressive lobbying by the United Nations and other international organisations in support of LGBTQ rights, speaking at the closing forum of the Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family, Sovereignty and Values.
5 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Chinese authorities have ordered a two-month campaign to crack down on materialistic, violent and sexualised content in locally made micro dramas. The National Radio and Television Administration said the campaign targets eight types of content including soft pornography, distorted views on marriage and relationships, and ostentatious displays of wealth.
5 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Brent crude fell 0.22% to $95.24 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate dropped 0.11% to $92.94 a barrel on Friday, as prospects for a near-term end to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran dimmed following Hezbollah's rejection of a ceasefire in Lebanon. Both contracts are set to post their first weekly gain in three weeks, with WTI up more than 6%, amid Middle East tensions and concerns about falling global oil inventories.
5 June 2026 · Joy Online →