UN Tarnished by Sexual Exploitation – Report
Ms Karin Landgren, former United Nations Under-Secretary General said the reports of extensive sexual exploitation and abuse by some UN Peacekeeping officers have tarnished the image of world body.
Ms Landgren who is also a Special Representative of the UN Secretary ... Read More
Queen has been ‘rock of Strength for our Nation’ – Dav...
Queen Elizabeth II
The Queen has been “a rock of strength for our nation” and the Commonwealth, Prime Minister David Cameron has said in a tribute to mark her 90th birthday.
The Prince of Wales has recorded a special radio broadcast ... Read More
ACI urges Africa to Invest in Cashew Production
Africa has great potentials and unique abilities to supply a substantial quantity of cashew for the global market. The cashew sector is almost looked at as a new economic venture for farmers and processing countries, nevertheless Ghana and for that ... Read More
Ghanaian Exports to EU Market will be Protected – Trade Mi...
Government would protect Ghana’s exports within the framework of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), Dr Ekow Spio-Garbrah, Minister of Trade and Industry, has assured Ghanaian exporters to the European Union (EU).
He said the Trade Ministry is currently seeking cabinet’s input ... Read More
Brong-Ahafo gets 54 Adolescent Health Corners from DFID
Fifty-Four Adolescent Health Corners aimed at increasing access to information and services on Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health (ASRH) to the youth, have been established in the Brong-Ahafo Region.
The Department of International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom Agency for International ... Read More
European Commission, 8 Countries Pledge $1b for Refugee cris...
Government ministers from around the world confronted the refugee crisis, a slowing economy, and other global challenges at the 2016 World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual Spring Meetings.
The World Bank reports, the only item on the agenda ... Read More
China Supports Ghana Parliament to Tighten Security
Ghana Parliament House
China Monday beefed up the safety of Ghana’s Parliament by donating advanced security equipment valued at $300,000 to the Legislature. The equipment include three sets of wall-held metal scanners, three sets of X-ray baggage scanners, 100 sets ... Read More
Impact Africa Summit stops in Ghana on July 7
Seth Owusu Mante
Ghana will host the maiden edition of the Impact Africa Summit on Thursday July 7, 2016 at the Tang Palace Hotel in Accra.
The Impact Africa Summit; founded on the principles of the hope of seeing a New ... Read More
World Bank appoints Ghanaian Woman Regional Vice Prez
Victoria Kwakwa
The World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, has appointed Victoria Kwakwa, a Ghanaian, as the new Regional Vice President for the bank’s East Asia and Pacific region.
The appointment took effect from April 15.
“The appointment of Victoria Kwakwa ... Read More
US Ambassador urges Political parties to Pledge towards Peac...
Mr Robert P. Jackson, the United States Ambassador to Ghana, has called on all political parties in the country to make pledges to ensure a peaceful election in November.
He said political parties must be focused on getting their messages across ... Read More