The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has approved two (2) more COVID-19 vaccines for importation, distribution, and use in Ghana. The two new vaccines are Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) bringing the total number of approved COVID-19 vaccines for use in Ghana to five. The FDA in a statement said it continues to use the […]
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and bitter rival Laurent Gbagbo have embraced in their first meeting since the civil war 10 years ago. The conflict was sparked by Mr Gbagbo’s refusal to admit defeat in an election, and 3,000 people were killed. Mr Gbagbo returned to Ivory Coast last month after the International Criminal Court […]
Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Papa Owusu-Ankomah has urged Ghanaian entertainers to become the country’s tourism ambassadors. The diplomat asked that arts personnel promote Ghana through their works and performances. Speaking to organizers and musicians billed for this year’s “Ghana Party In the Park”, Papa Owusu-Ankomah reiterated the President’s commitment to getting Ghanaians […]
More than 100,000 people will die from COVID-19 around the world between now and the end of the Olympic Games, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Tokyo that “the pandemic is a test and the world is failing”. […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the Ghanaian government for its proactive response to the COVID-19 pandemic which mitigated its economic impact but contributed to a record fiscal deficit and increased public debt vulnerabilities. The IMF executive board also noted that the cedi has remained stable against the US dollar within this period. In […]
Ghana’s re-appointed High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Papa Owusu-Ankomah, has presented his Letters of Credence to Queen Elizabeth II at a short ceremony at the Buckingham Palace. The event, which took place on Tuesday 6th July, officially signifies the assumption of duty by Papa Owusu-Ankomah in the UK. The diplomat completed his first term […]
Two envoys from the European Union (EU) and Hungary have bade farewell after the end of their duty tours in the country. They are the Head of the EU Delegation to Ghana, Ms Diana Acconcia, who had been in Ghana for almost two years, and the Hungarian Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Andreas Szabo, who spent […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Wednesday said Ghana looks to deepening diplomatic relations and bilateral ties with the Swiss Confederation. That is why he said, said Ghana was cooperating with the Swiss Government in the areas of energy, climate change, education, trade, among others areas of common interests. The President said this when he hosted […]
Former South African President Jacob Zuma has handed himself in to police to begin serving a jail sentence for contempt of court. His Foundation said he had travelled to a prison near his home in KwaZulu-Natal province late on Wednesday. Police had warned that they were prepared to arrest Mr Zuma, 79, if he failed […]
As part of the special supplement organised by the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) Ghana to commemorate the July 4 independence anniversary of the United States of America, the Assistant Editor of the Graphic Business, Charles Benoni Okine (CBO), interviewed the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Mrs Stephanie S. Sullivan (SSS) via a written questionnaire. Below is the […]
