The Ministry of Defence has launched an investigation after emails containing classified information were sent to a close ally of Russia in a typing error. The emails were intended for the US military, which uses the domain name “.mil”. But they missed out the letter i, and so the messages went instead to the West […]
The Ambassadors of the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea to Ghana, have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation ( MOC) with the Ministry of Health (MoH) to support the country’s universal health coverage goal. The MOC seeks to improve primary health care and delivery as well as strengthen global health security defences in Ghana against current and […]
Dr Dirk Aßmann, a techanical, energy and system engineering expert, has been appointed the new Country Director for Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Ghana. The appointment is contained in a statement sent to the Ghana News Agency (GNA). It said with a doctorate in social sciences and economics, Dr Aßmann was expected to position […]
Ghana and the State of Israel have renewed commitments to the fight against climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. To that end, Tuesday, the two countries signed a “Joint Declaration of Intent on Cooperation,” to work to prevent the impact of the climate crisis and protect the environment. The pact was signed between the Ministry […]
African leaders, including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, are heading to St. Petersburg this week for the second Russia-Africa Summit, as an isolated Moscow looks to shore up its influence in a key region. Analysts told VOA that high on the agenda will be President Vladimir Putin’s nixing of an arrangement that allowed Ukrainian grain […]
The leader of the Israel Economic and Trade Mission to Ghana, Mr Yaniv Tessel, has said Israeli companies are ready to foster stronger ties and create opportunities for Ghanaian businesses for accelerated economic growth and development. He said the business interactions between the two nations could catalyse economic growth for their mutual benefit. “Israel companies […]
This week as Beijing suddenly announced that China’s foreign minister Qin Gang had been removed after just seven months in the job, his predecessor and now replacement, seasoned diplomat Wang Yi, was on a tour of some of Africa’s key economies. Wang participated in BRICS summit-related meetings in South Africa, infrastructure talks in Kenya, and pledges […]
Ghana and Israel have agreed to deepen cooperation in the areas of agriculture, education, health and cyber security, and also support each other’s candidature for positions in international organisations. Both countries have realised the potential and the need to deepen cooperation in those areas and identify new areas for collaboration. The agreement was made during […]
After a decade of GDP growth average of about 5%, economic activity stagnated at 0.5% in 2016 in West Africa, mainly due to falling oil prices, before picking up again to 2.5% in 2017, and 3.4% and 3.7% respectively in 2018 and 2019. However, West Africa also faces major challenges, with rapid population growth, high […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that Ghana will deepen collaboration with Qatar for the mutual benefit of the two countries. The President said bilateral cooperation would centre on two-pronged sectors — economic and politics. He recalled the warm reception he always received as President of Ghana on his visit to the Kingdom and […]
