The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday announced the postponement of the 40th Anniversary event which was scheduled for May 28, 2015 in Abuja, Nigeria. A statement from the Communication Directorate of ECOWAS copied to the GNA by ... Read More

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a new programme aimed at eliminating barriers to cross-border trade in staple foods and help increase food security within West Africa. The “Food Across Borders Programme” (ProFAB), would focus on ensuring ... Read More

Developing countries, particularly African leaders, have been urged to take climate change issues seriously because their countries are most vulnerable to the impact of the phenomenon. Mr HinrichTholken, Head of Division on Climate and Environmental Foreign Policy, Sustainable Economy of the ... Read More

Ambassador of China to Ghana, H.E Sun Baohong Dr Yaw Adu Gyamfi, the Chief Executive Officer of Dan Adams Pharmaceuticals Industry Limited has appealed to the government to support local manufacturers to enable them to expand their businesses. He said if ... Read More

Members of the Ghana Registered Nurses Association (GRNA) on Tuesday observed the International Nurses Day (IND) in Accra. The day is celebrated annually around the world on May 12, to mark the contributions nurses make to society. In January 1974, May 12, ... Read More

The World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Advocacy and Training in Pharmacovigilance (WHO-CC), University of Ghana, would host the second African Society of Pharmacovigilance Conference in Accra. The conference being organised in conjunction with the Food and Drugs Authority of Ghana ... Read More

Khaled Ghobashy Khaled Ghobashy, Director in charge of International Relations at the Middle East News Agency (MENA), on Tuesday challenged African countries to take advantage of the prospects of the Suez Canal to transform their local economies. He said the Canal ... Read More

Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso have signed an agreement to foster trans-border relations between them. A communiqué signed by the heads of delegations from the participating countries, after a three day workshop where they held the fifth trans-border tripartite meeting, encouraged ... Read More

Bilateral trade between Ghana and India has grown 55 percent in five years, according to data provided by the Indian High Commission in Ghana and computed by ghanabusinessnews.com. In 2009-2010 the total bilateral trade between the two countries amounted to $537.5 ... Read More

Presidents Mahama and Ouattara President John Dramani Mahama and his Ivorian counterpart Mr Alassane Ouattara on Monday expressed their commitment to promote discussions that favour their integration in the West African sub-region. The two presidents have also agreed to consider delimitation ... Read More