Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds vast potential to accelerate Ghana’s progress on the Human Development Index (HDI) by improving access, service delivery and innovation, according to the 2024/2025 Human Development Report (HDR) released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The report, titled “A Matter of Choice: People and Possibilities in the Age of AI”, outlines […]
Ghana has officially issue and transfer its first 11,733 tons of Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) to Switzerland, under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. This development positions the country as the first African country and only the second globally to complete such a transaction under the cooperative mechanism of the Paris Agreement. The ITMOs […]
Ghana has secured a $30 million grant from the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the construction of a modern market in Aflao. This is in fulfilment of a campaign pledge made by President John Dramani Mahama during the 2024 general elections. The grant agreement was officially signed on Monday, July 7, 2025, […]
Ghana will host the 18th Edition of the E-learning Africa Conference from June 3 to 5, 2026, to showcase its remarkable progress in educational transformation. Dr Clement Abass Apaak, the Deputy Minister of Education, announced this in Accra at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry and E-Learning Africa in Accra, ahead […]
The United States Government has donated advanced radiation detection equipment to Ghana’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) to enhance the country’s nuclear safeguards programme in line with international standards. The equipment, HM-5 identiFINDER, is valued at 270,000 Ghanaian cedis (approximately $26,000 USD) and is expected to significantly bolster Ghana’s capacity to detect, locate, measure, and identify […]
President John Dramani Mahama has bid farewell to the outgoing German Ambassador to Ghana, Daniel Krull, during a meeting at the Credentials Hall within the Presidency. A statement issued by the Presidency said the courtesy visit marked the conclusion of Ambassador Krull’s four-year term of duty, which President Mahama described as highly productive. President Mahama […]
The United States government has revised its visa reciprocity policy for Ghana, limiting the duration and number of entries permitted under most non-immigrant visa classifications. According to the U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs, holders of A-class visas; primarily diplomats and government officials, will continue to receive multiple-entry visas with validity ranging […]
The Ambassador of China to Ghana, Tong Defa, has said that his country and Ghana were committed to advancing their shared interests through mutual respect and collaboration. “I am confident that under the strong leadership of President Xi Jinping and President John Mahama, China and Ghana will keep original aspirations to the founding spirit of […]
President John Dramani Mahama has announced Ghana’s strategic focus on five Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that have strong cross-cutting impacts on the entire 2030 Agenda. The selected goals — decent work, quality education, sanitation and hygiene, sustainable energy and strong institutions — were identified for their potential to accelerate progress across all 17 SDGs. […]
Five West African leaders are travelling to Washington this week for a somewhat surprise meeting: US president Donald Trump announced in late June that he would host the heads of state of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau for a three-day meeting. Washington has cited “commercial opportunities” as the reason for the mini-summit, lasting from […]
