Civil society organisations (CSOs) and regulatory bodies have called on government to internalise the provisions of the ECOWAS directive on mining, in Ghana. The CSOs and the regulatory bodies, drawn from the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions made the ... Read More

President John Mahama addressing the 3rd India-Africa Forum Summit in Delhi, India India and Africa renewed their relations at a massive gathering of leaders in New Delhi yesterday, where Prime Minister Shri Nerandra Modi announced his country's decision to raise ... Read More

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has entered into a collaboration with the Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR) on humanitarian assistance training. The programme involves joint research activities and the development and implementation of a ... Read More

The country’s improved economy makes it a conducive place for the airline industry, says Mr. Philippe Saeys-Desmedt, Vice President, of the Africa and Global Cargo of Brussels Airlines. “There is presently a high level of economic exchange between Ghana and the ... Read More

Presidents Mahama and Ouattara President John Dramani Mahama has sent a congratulatory message to President Allasane Dramane Ouattara of Cote D’Ivoire on his re-election to power. “I congratulate President Ouattara on his resounding and emphatic victory. The sovereign people of La ... Read More

Ms Martha Ama Pobee, Ghana's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has noted that the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) remains a major threat to stability and security worldwide. Ambassador Pobee pointed out that in West Africa for ... Read More

The annual conference of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers (IFATCA) for the Africa and Middle East Region, would be held in Accra, from October 28 to October 30, 2015. A statement from the Ghana Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (GHATCA), ... Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) has formally removed Nigeria from the list of polio-endemic countries. A statement issued by the WHO and copied to the Ghana News Agency by Ms Charity Warigon, WHO Communications Officer, said the announcement comes after the ... Read More

In line with modern trends in new media, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expanded its online media presence through the Facebook, Twitter and Youtube platforms. This is to complement the institution’s revamped website, which was launched in ... Read More

Dr Matshidiso Moeti - WHO Regional Director for Africa World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa’s success story in dealing with polio is a true testament of what political will, government leadership and the collective efforts of partners could achieve. Dr Matshidiso ... Read More