Dr Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB), said growth has made a compelling case for investors to put their money in Africa for climate change and green growth. He said should private sectors provide the $2.7 trillion fund needed annually for climate change, the Bank would use it to “support African countries to […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is leading a sustainable rice production in Ghana under a project where 11,000 farmers will be trained on the efficient use of water to reduce the emission of methane. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. It is a colourless, odourless gas, which is the […]
The president of the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, will visit China from May 24 to 29 during which he is expected to meet President Xi Jinping to review and sign several key trade deals. The visit was announced by the Chinese foreign ministry on Monday. A meeting could pave the way […]
Russia’s Wagner mercenary force has attempted to hide efforts to obtain military equipment internationally for use in the war in Ukraine and is seeking to transit such supplies through Mali, the United States State Department said. The private mercenary force, which is fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, is willing to use false paperwork to ship […]
Most filmmakers in the Cannes Film Festival’s top-rung competition are well-known directors who have been around for decades. One dramatic exception this year is Ramata-Toulaye Sy, a French-Senegalese filmmaker whose first film, “Banel & Adama,” landed among the 21 films competing for the Palme d’Or. “It’s only now that I realize that being in competition […]
– A Ghanaian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) will receive the 2022 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. Captain Cecilia Erzuah, 32, who has served in Abyei since March 2022 as the Commander of the Ghana Engagement Platoon, will receive the award from Secretary-General António […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Japanese Government on Friday handed over a laboratory facility to Ghana at the Kotoka International Airport, Accra. At a short ceremony, Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye, Director-General Ghana Health Service (GHS), on behalf of the authorities of KIA symbolically received the facility, which is to support the effective […]
The COVID-19 health declaration form for international travellers to Ghana has been suspended with effect from May 20, 2023. Also, pre-departure testing and tests at all points of entry are no longer a requirement for all passengers. These were contained in a letter addressed to all media houses with the headline “lifting of COVID-19 restrictions […]
The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Shlomit Sufa, has said Israel’s economic and trade mission’s operation in Ghana has led to a record $140 million worth of business deals and investment among their private sector companies. She said such collaborations had opened new markets and opportunities for Israeli businesses and strengthened Israel’s ties with Ghana. “This […]
The provincial health department in the South African province of Gauteng on Sunday announced 19 new cases of Cholera in Hammanskraal, including 10 deaths. South Africa reported its first cholera death in February, after the virus arrived in the country from Malawi. It was unclear how many cholera cases there was nationally as of Sunday, […]
