The Danish Children Fund, in collaboration with Hansen Road Seventh-Day Adventist School (SDA School), has constructed a dining shed for pupils at the Ayalolo Cluster of Schools in Accra. The facility serves as a dedicated space for school feeding caterers to prepare and serve meals, addressing the previous lack of a suitable dining area, which […]
Russia and Mozambique reaffirmed their defence relations during a visit from the African country’s foreign minister to Moscow on Tuesday. Maria Manuela Lucas expressed concern over the ongoing war in Ukraine, but praised the “resilience” of the Russian people. She said Mozambique had been following the situation “closely” and that her country “would very much like for this matter to […]
The Member of Parliament for Klottey-Korle, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has been appointed to serve as a member of Ghana’s delegation to the Pan African Parliament (PAP), the legislative arm of the African Union (AU). Her appointment forms part of Ghana’s representation to the continental body, which is made up of parliamentarians from AU member states […]
The government has revealed details of its plans to cut foreign aid, with support for children’s education and women’s health in Africa facing the biggest reductions. The government said in February it would slash foreign aid spending by 40% – from 0.5% of gross national income to 0.3% – to increase defence spending to 2.5% […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ghana hosted the fifth edition of the Nimdie Series, bringing together entrepreneurs and thought leaders to explore how Ghanaian Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) can stay competitive through innovation. Held virtually under the theme “Product and Service Innovation: Staying Ahead in a Competitive Market”, the session featured insights […]
It’s a record number: 81 candidate applications to run in the presidential elections set for October this year were made to Cameroon’s national body in charge of organising elections by the deadline on Monday at midnight. Among the hopefuls are many second-time runners. After breaking away from supporting president Paul Biya earlier this year, Bello […]
Ghana is set to form alliances with the Government of Serbia to accelerate the implementation of the Feed Ghana Programme, initiated by President John Dramani Mahama. The Feed Ghana Programme aims for food sufficiency by promoting home gardens and institutional farming in schools, targeting comprehensive agricultural engagements. The partnership would enable Ghana to tap into […]
President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday reaffirmed Ghana’s firm commitment to international trade and investment, outlining the wide-ranging reforms actively fostering economic transformation and better governance. He was speaking during a courtesy call from the Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan. The President stated that these strategic reforms, begun just six months into his administration, […]
Even before the world’s oldest president confirmed that he would run for an eighth term in power, his social media accounts left experts in no doubt. By the time 92-year-old Paul Biya officially confirmed he would seek re-election as Cameroon’s president last week, he had already been ramping up his online presence for several months. Daily posts […]
The Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has urged ECOWAS member States to unite in combating Money Laundering (ML), Financing Terrorism (FT) and all Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) to safeguard regional stability and economic integrity. “As leaders, our responsibility is to ensure that our regional architecture for combating ML, FT and weapon proliferations remains robust, inclusive, […]
