Ivory Coast has begun an Ebola vaccination programme following the confirmation of its first case since 1994. The country’s health ministry said the family of the infected teenager and health workers involved were the first to be given the jab. Health official Serge Ehole ... Read More

Ms Anne-Claire Dufay (5th left), UNICEF Country Representative in Ghana handing over the AstraZeneca vaccine from the COVAX facility to Ms Tina Mensah (4th right), Deputy Minister of Health during the ceremony. Looking on are Dr Joseph Whittle (3rd right), ... Read More

Parliament has approved a Visa Waiver Agreement between Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The agreement is in respect of diplomatic, service/special and ordinary passport holders. The agreement, which was approved on Thursday, August 05, 202, follows the adoption of ... Read More

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (right) presenting a gift to Mr. Ron Strickker (left), the outgoing Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana, at the Jubilee House yesterday Two envoys who have completed their duty tours of the country yesterday bade farewell to President ... Read More

The ECOWAS Commission has organised with the support of GIZ a two-day retreat for Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC), as part of the ECOWAS Vision 2050 development process. The event which was held at Transcorp Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria, started from August ... Read More

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has approved two (2) more COVID-19 vaccines for importation, distribution, and use in Ghana. The two new vaccines are Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) bringing the total number of approved COVID-19 vaccines for use in ... Read More

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and bitter rival Laurent Gbagbo have embraced in their first meeting since the civil war 10 years ago. The conflict was sparked by Mr Gbagbo's refusal to admit defeat in an election, and 3,000 people were ... Read More

Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Papa Owusu-Ankomah has urged Ghanaian entertainers to become the country’s tourism ambassadors.  The diplomat asked that arts personnel promote Ghana through their works and performances. Speaking to organizers and musicians billed for this year’s “Ghana ... Read More

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - Director General of WHO More than 100,000 people will die from COVID-19 around the world between now and the end of the Olympic Games, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted. Tedros Adhanom ... Read More

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the Ghanaian government for its proactive response to the COVID-19 pandemic which mitigated its economic impact but contributed to a record fiscal deficit and increased public debt vulnerabilities. The IMF executive board also noted ... Read More