Dr Sherif Amin Elkhoraiby Dr Sherif Amin Elkhoraiby, Chairman, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Sunday challenged Africans to follow the Chinese example of patriotism and complete dedication to nation building. He said Africans must place love for their ... Read More

David Gilmour Mr. David Gilmour Deputy Assistant Secretary of the United State Department, Bureau of African Affairs,   has declared that America would impose visa sanctions on African leaders and individuals who participated in violence against their civilian population. Mr Gilmour made ... Read More

A new International Labour Organisation (ILO) report shows that 56 per cent of people living in rural areas worldwide do not have access to essential healthcare services. According to the report, which was made available to the Ghana News Agency on ... Read More

A World Health Organisation (WHO) report, shows that systems to combat antibiotic resistance are not in place in all regions of the world. According to the report, a quarter of countries that responded to a WHO survey had national plans to ... Read More

The World Bank Group says its Board of Executive Directors has approved a $60 million credit for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). In a press release issued in Washington DC and copied to ghanabusinessnews.com today May 1, 2015, the Bank ... Read More

Antoinette Sayeh - IMF AFR Director Ms Antoinette Sayeh, Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) African Department, says sub-Sahara Africa has experienced rapid growth and better macro-economic performance. She said sub-Sahara Africa’s Gross Domestic Product per capita growth accelerated toward ... Read More

President John Dramani Mahama President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday held a closed-door meeting with two neighbouring heads of state at the Peduase lodge, in the Eastern Region. The Presidents; Faure Gnassingbe of Togo and Dr Thomas Yayi Boni of Togo ... Read More

Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé - Togo President Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe has been re-elected for a third term, electoral officials say. Provisional results show that he gained 59% of the vote, extending his family's 48-year hold on power. Observers from the African Union ... Read More

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is to mark the third United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week, slated for May 4 to May 10. The event is to highlight WHO 10 key strategies for keeping children safe on the road include: ... Read More

Ghana has banned the importation of poultry and poultry products from Burkina Faso due to the outbreak of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) in that country since March. A statement issued by Dr Ben Aniwa, Acting Director, Veterinary Services Directorate of the ... Read More