The Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond, has urged Chinese investors to collaborate with Ghana to increase their investments across Africa. According to him, Ghana’s central location and host to the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat put it in a prime position to be the top investment destination as well as a […]
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera appointed Michael Usi as his vice president on Thursday, after the previous vice president was killed in an airplane crash last week. Former Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others were killed when the military plane they were travelling in crashed in a forest on June 10. Chilima was expected to challenge Chakwera […]
Lawyers and government agents from five English-speaking countries have converged on Accra to undergo training on how to use the Electronic Case Management System (ECMS) of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (CCJ). Specifically, the representatives from Ghana, Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria will be trained on how to file and serve documents electronically […]
African leaders and French President Emmanuel Macron have partnered on an approximately $1-billion project to make vaccines more available in Africa after the COVID-19 pandemic revealed global inequity in vaccine access. The project, known as the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator, will provide financial incentives to vaccine manufacturers. The project comes after African leaders and advocates […]
The Government of Ghana has reaffirmed its ties with South Africa, pledging to continue working closely with that country to promote mutual development. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said the “bond of friendship between the two nations is strong”, consequently, the authorities ought to leverage the existing bilateral ties for mutual benefits. “Together, we can […]
As part of the activities to commemorate World Refugees Day 2024, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR) and the Ghana Refugees Board (GRB) have organised a clean-up exercise and free health screening. The exercise is to create awareness and highlight the resilience and positive contributions of refugees to their host communities. Mr Stephen […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced that, Ghanaians travelling to Kenya will receive an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for free upon application. The gratis ETA is in recognition of the existing visa-free regime agreement between Kenya and Ghana. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration made this known in a […]
A delegation of 14 National Best Cocoa Farmers are set to embark on an educational and familiarisation trip to the United Kingdom. The contingent, made up of current and past award winners from 2019 to 2023, is expected to undertake a number of activities aimed at promoting the country’s cocoa sector, and offer them the […]
Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second full term as South Africa’s president in a ceremony in the administrative capital, Pretoria, on Wednesday. His inauguration as head of a multi-party government, comes just three weeks after elections in which his African National Congress (ANC) failed to secure a majority for the first time since […]
Filippo Grandi, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, on Wednesday urged an end to the war in Sudan, where hunger and violence have driven millions from their homes. “They are fleeing horrible violence, very severe violations of human rights,” Grandi told VOA in an interview from Juba, South Sudan, after field visits to Renk […]
