The French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) is implementing a programme in Ghana, in partnership with the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious and Non-Communicable Diseases (WACCBIP) and the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) ... Read More

Madam Audrey Azoula UNESCO and its Director-General, Madam Audrey Azoulay has hosted an online discussion on the importance of free media in providing the public with reliable independent information, vital in times of crisis. The discussion was part of activities outlined ... Read More

This year’s Africa Energy Forum (aef) has been rescheduled to take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 20-22 October 2020. Previously due to take place in July, the move comes in the interests of all attendees’ safety after monitoring the ... Read More

The Late Justice Augustino S. L. Ramadhani Former President of African Court on Human and People’s Right, Justice Augustino S. L. Ramadhani, has died, a statement by the African Continental Court said on Saturday. The statement, copied to the Ghana News ... Read More

Mr Boris Johnson Boris Johnson has revealed "contingency plans" were made while he was seriously ill in hospital with coronavirus. In an interview with the Sun on Sunday, the PM says he was given "litres and litres of oxygen" to keep him ... Read More

Mr Mahama Kappiah A Ghanaian energy icon, Mr Mahama Kappiah has been appointed the Permanent Representative Ambassador of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to the United-Nations, in New York, USA, a statement from the Regional entity says. The ... Read More

Christoph Retzlaff -German Ambassador to Ghana The German government is supporting Ghana’s COVID-19 rapid response measures with up to 13.4 million Euros. The amount will cover the funding of a COVID-19 Unit at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Takoradi. The measure ... Read More

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the closure of Ghana’s borders for a month. Addressing workers in a virtual May Day celebration on Friday (May 1, 2020) at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) in Accra, ... Read More

This year's International Workers' Day of Solidarity, or May Day, will be archived as one marked without the usual colourful parade and funfair by workers. This is because the world is avoiding large assemblies in a bid to contain the COVID-19 ... Read More

Cases of Coronavirus in Africa have surged past 34,000 with Ghana having the sixth-highest number of confirmed COVID-19 (Coronavirus) infections. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) data, Ghana's 1,671 cases announced yesterday places the country behind Egypt (5,042), South Africa ... Read More