The Norwegian Ambassador to Ghana, Gunnar Holm, paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Communications and Digitalisation last week. Their discussions centered around the Digital Transformation Centre (DTC) Initiative being implemented by the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation (MoCD) in partnership with the ITU and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). The project […]
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kyerematen, has proposed to Canada to explore the possibility of establishing a Ghana-Canada business council to promote trade between the two countries. The council, he explained, would provide an opportunity for the two counties to deepen their engagement in the area of business and private sector development. […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra on Thursday for Brazzavile, the Capital of the Republic of Congo, to attend the swearing-in of that country’s President-elect, Denis Sassou Nguesso. He is attending the event in his capacity as Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African […]
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to the 2020 general election has called for the establishment of a reasonable deadline for the ruling on parliamentary election petitions. That, it said, would increase stakeholder access to an effective remedy and increase public confidence. “Parliamentary election petitions should be commenced within 21 days after declaration […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has presented assorted intensive care equipment valued at GH¢2,132,000 to Ghana. The donation is the latest by the United Nations to the country through WHO towards the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The gesture coincided with the commemoration of World Health Day on April 7, 2021, and was to help […]
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye, has paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Construction, Housing and Urban Planning of Cote d’Ivoire, Mr Bruno Nabagné Koné, in Abidjan. The visit was aimed at deepening the ties of co-operation between the two countries in the housing sector, especially with regard to providing […]
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has lauded the European Union’s (EU) longstanding efforts to secure the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). The Minister gave the commendation in Accra when she met with Madam Diana Acconcia, Head of EU Delegation to Ghana, and other EU Heads of Mission accredited to Ghana, […]
“As most of you know, Ghana is a haven of peace, security and stability, indeed, the safest country in West Africa, where legitimate investments are protected. We have witnessed, through the ballot box, three (3) peaceful transfers of power from one political party to another in the twenty-eight (28) year period of the 4th Republic.” […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Sunday left Accra on Sunday for Madrid in Spain to attend the “Focus Africa 2023” Conference, being held in Madrid. Focus Africa 2023, an in-person Conference, defines Spanish foreign action in Africa until 2023, and forms part of the Spanish Foreign Action Strategy 2021-2024. It includes the specific actions the […]
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has requested Japan’s support in Ghana’s bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council from 2022 to 2023. The Foreign Minister also urged Japan to support Ghana’s candidature for membership of the UN Board on Narcotic Drugs for 2022 to […]
