A delegation of high-level managers from 30 French companies in the infrastructural, banking, technology, telecommunications, oil and construction industries and public works will visit Ghana from May 22 to explore business opportunities. A statement signed by the French Ambassador to Ghana, ... Read More

Roberto Mancini Roberto Mancini has been sacked as Manchester City manager after three-and-a-half years at the helm. A club statement said he "had failed to achieve any of the club's stated targets this year, with the exception of qualification for next ... Read More

The US Government’s diversity visa lottery programme that allowed 55,000 applicants from other countries, especially developing countries to be selected at random and given residency in America is likely to be stopped, a report by the Washington Post says. According to ... Read More

Mr. Kofi Annan Mr. Kofi Annan has been named Chair of The Elders, an independent group of global leaders founded by South Africa’s Nelson Mandela. Mr Annan, the former UN Secretary General takes over from Archbishop Desmond Tutu who stepped down ... Read More

The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has opened a centre in Ghana to train experts to combat the rising tide of substandard and counterfeit drugs in sub-Sahara Africa. A press release issued by the US Embassy in Accra and copied to ... Read More

Israeli Ambassador, Sharon Bar-li The Israeli Embassy in Ghana will officially launch a club dedicated to all alumni and individuals, who have benefitted from the training of its international Development Agency (MASHAV), over the years. The Ghana Chapter of the Shalom ... Read More

The United States  is pleased with the on-going political situation in Ghana with regards to the current petition challenging the outcome of the December 2012 presidential polls in court. Mr Michael Pelletier, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, African ... Read More

Mr Claude Maerten, Head of European Union (EU) delegation to Ghana, has said the low representation of women in politics was an indication that Ghana was not maximizing its full potential for development. He called on government to develop needed measures ... Read More

The Australia High Commission has welcomed seven new Australian volunteers to Ghana. The volunteers are part of the Australian government’s aid programme to strengthen the capacity of Ghanaian institutions towards sustainable development. A statement issued by the High Commission in Accra on ... Read More

Mr. Kofi Annan Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan has reiterated the negative impacts of tax avoidance and evasion on the world, indicating that these activities while they are global issues, “have direct impact on the lives of mothers and children.” Mr. ... Read More