Ghana has signed a US$2.2 million grant agreement with the Republic of Korea to establish a master plan to modernise tax administration in the country. The project aims to increase domestic revenue collection in Ghana by streamlining various tax systems and incorporating them into digital structures such as Mobile Money (MoMo) platforms. Mr John Ampontuah […]
German Development Cooperation, in collaboration with Bayer Group, is piloting a prostate intervention project in eight strategically chosen district health facilities within the Greater Accra Region to help in cancer detection and treatment. The district health facilities selected for the project include LEKMA, Weija Gbawe, Mamobi, Shai Osudoku, Ayawaso East, Kpone Katamanso, and GA West […]
Climate Change has been variously described by scientists, development experts and practitioners as not only the greatest development challenge of the 21st century, but also a civilization-challenging ethical problem. Some manifestations of climate change include warming and rising sea levels, coastal erosion, excessive floods, drought and erratic rainfall patterns. These effects have implications for food […]
Ghana has expressed its deepest condolences to King Mohammed VI, the Government, and people of the Kingdom of Morocco in the wake of Friday’s earthquake which has claimed over 2000 lives. “We pray for the families of the victims and wish the injured speedy recovery. “Morocco has a friend in Ghana, and she can count […]
The African Union has been granted permanent member status in the Group of 20 top world economies, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday, adding momentum to his drive to give a greater voice to the Global South as host of this year’s annual summit. The announcement during Modi’s opening speech for the weekend summit […]
President Joe Biden on Sunday affirmed that the United States and Vietnam would elevate their relationship to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” — a move the White House described as “unprecedented and momentous,” and that brings the U.S. level with its main adversary, China, which has the same upper-tier diplomatic status with Vietnam. “Vietnam and the […]
Niger’s junta on Sunday accused France of deploying troops in several West African countries as part of preparations for a possible military intervention together with the regional bloc ECOWAS in Niger. In a communique read on state television overnight, the junta also repeated its call for the departure of French troops from its territory — […]
Liberian President George Weah, who is standing for re-election, launched his campaign for the 10 October presidential election in Monrovia on Thursday in front of several thousand people, who will also be taking part in parliamentary elections, an AFP journalist noted. Wearing a blue boubou and cap, President Weah, 56, was cheered in a Monrovia […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in New Delhi in the Republic of India on Friday (Sep. 08); where he will attend the G20 annual summit which begins on Saturday (Sep. 09). He was welcomed by Indian Minister of State for Rail, Coal and Mines, South Africa’s International Relations minister, and South Africa’s High Commissioner […]
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Mission will commence Ghana’s first review of the ongoing US$3 billion loan-support programme from September 25, 2023, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance has announced. “The Fund will be here from September 25 through to the beginning of October 2023,” the Minister said, adding, “Hopefully, we’ll get the staff agreement […]
