Former President John Dramani Mahama has, in a letter to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, withdrawn his acceptance of the continental body’s appointment as its High Representative for Somalia. While thanking the AU for the confidence reposed in him, Mr Mahama noted that, “the high political importance of the proposed assignment requires that […]
The President is expected to be away for nine days. He will be in France, Belgium and South Africa. In France, President Akufo-Addo will attend the Summit on Financing African Economies to be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, May 18. The Summit, which will bring together several African and European leaders, and […]
A former UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Craig Murray has been jailed for contempt in the United Kingdom. The 62-year-old was sentenced to eight months in jail for breaching strict rules around identifying witnesses in the Alex Salmond trial. The former Dundee University rector breached a strict court order passed to protect women who gave evidence at […]
Ghana has been ranked 95th in the just released 2021 World Happiness Report. This indicates a drop by 30 places from Ghana’s 65th position last year, 2020. Ghana trails Mauritius at the 50th position, Libya at the 80th position, Ivory Coast at the 85th position, the Republic of Congo at the 83rd position, and Cameroon at the […]
The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Ghana, Ms Diana Acconcia, has paid a working visit to the Bunge Loders Croklaan facility in Tema to get a better understanding of the shea business and learn more about the company’s operations in the West-African sub-region. Ms Acconcia who was accompanied by some officials from the EU office […]
The United States (US) government is to support Ghana to improve on the country’s agriculture sector under a new initiative dubbed: “Mobilising finance for agriculture”. The $26 million project forms part of the US government’s global food security strategy which is designed to leverage about $260 million to support the private sector in the agriculture […]
The African Union (AU) has appointed former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama as its High Representative to Somalia, to help mediate between stakeholders towards a mutually acceptable compromise for the holding of elections in the country. The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat made the announcement in a statement on Saturday (May 9, […]
The ECOWAS Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources, Mr Sekou Sangare, has urged West African countries to prioritise the purchase and consumption of locally produced foods to empower local farmers to become economically viable. He expressed concern over what he described as the excessive importation of foreign foods onto the West African market, a […]
The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) in its 15th Annual Report demonstrated significant progress made between Ghana and the United States to fight malaria. A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency said PMI remained committed to supporting Ghana to achieve its targets for malaria pre-elimination by 2030 in line with the African Leaders Malaria […]
The U.S government has reaffirmed its commitment to support Ghana in addressing climate change issues through protection of the environment. Ms Stephanie S. Sullivan, the U.S Ambassador to Ghana, said this when she paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and stakeholders in the Ashanti Region. A statement copied to the […]
