Ambassador Jackson with Press Attachér, Sara Veldhuizen Stealy The US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson says diplomatic relations between US and Ghana remain strong despite opposition by cross sections of Ghanaians to the presence of ex-Guantanamo detainees in the country. ... Read More

Every year on the 1st of May, people all over the world celebrate Labour Day to reflect on the challenges of workers and to look at ways of improving working conditions and promoting employment rights. On behalf of the German ... Read More

Johannesburg (AFP) - Barefoot, wearing traditional costumes including animal hide skirts and elaborately beaded headdresses, the contestants strutted the stage before Ghanaian Rebecca Asamoah was crowned the first 'Miss Africa Continent'. The 24-year-old dental hygienist beat 11 finalists drawn from an ... Read More

Prof Ernest Aryeetey The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana Professor Ernest Aryeetey, has been appointed to the governing council of the United Nations University by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Irina Bokova, Director General of the UN ... Read More

The Ghana Energy Commission would in August organise the second Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition to explore investment and financing in the solar energy sector to attract investors. The exhibition aims at creating a common platform for dissemination of information on ... Read More

African leaders are to meet in Kenya to discuss how to save the continent's elephants from extinction. The inaugural summit of the so-called Giants Club will be led by the Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. As well as heads of state, the conservation ... Read More

The headquarters of the African Union’s new police cooperation body against transnational crime, the African Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL), has hosted a meeting for the first time since its inauguration in December 2015. The Algerian headquarters of AFRIPOL, the AU’s ... Read More

A Portuguese business delegation arrived in Ghana, on Wednesday for a three-day visit to explore partnership and business opportunities in the local market. The entrepreneurs are engaged in various public and European Project Promotion, regarding cooperation and development opportunities between Portuguese ... Read More

ECOWAS member states at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on drugs (UNGASS) have affirmed their commitment to the implementation of the ECOWAS Political Declaration and Regional Action Plan. The Plan is to address illicit drug trafficking, organized crimes and ... Read More

Ghana on Tuesday, joined the rest of the world to commemorate this year’s World Intellectual Property Day, which aims at raising awareness of intellectual property issues globally. The global theme for the year’s event was: “Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined”, to explore ... Read More