The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Global Shea Alliance (GSA), Wednesday, launched the Action for Shea Parklands (ASP) initiative, under which 20,000 shea trees will be planted in Ghana this year. Spearheaded by GSA, the initiative seeks to promote, plant, and protect the shea parklands while advancing […]
Today, on International Youth Day, we celebrate the dynamic, resourceful, hardworking and aspirational young people of Ghana particularly those at the forefront of Ghana’s battle against COVID-19 across the country, YDG Delegates, Alumni Community, participants in YDG events, our incoming cohort and all those connected to YDG in one way or the other. The International […]
Ivory Coast President, Alassane Ouattara says he will seek re-election in October, through an address delivered to the nation in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on August 6, 2020. Ouattara, who has governed since 2011, said in March he will not run again. But his preferred successor, then-Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, died in July, leading the […]
The German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), Wednesday, donated sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA). The donation was organised under the GIZ-ComCashew project, a regional cashew project, with funding support from the Federal Republic of Germany’s Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).Items donated included 100 pieces […]
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development says it has invested over $300-million into Ghana’s economy. Areas of investment, the bank said include, Energy, Trade, Technology, Tourism and hospitality industry.Dr George Nana Agyekum Donkor, the President of the Bank, made this known when he and other staff of the bank paid a courtesy call on Chief […]
The Embassy of Switzerland in Accra has released a short movie to mark the 6oth anniversary celebration on the strong diplomatic relations with Ghana. The movie, released on Friday in Accra also marks the National Day of Switzerland, which falls tomorrow, Saturday August 1.Since 1891, Swiss citizens at home and abroad have celebrated the day […]
The President of Gambia, Adama Barrow, has confirmed that he is self-isolating for two weeks after the Vice President Isatou Touray tested positive for COVID-19. The Office of the President informed the Gambians about the Vice President, Dr Isatou Touray testing positive of COVID-19. The Vice President, Dr.Isatou Touray Stated, “Fellow #Gambians; I tested Positive for […]
Parliament on Thursday eulogized longtime US congressman John Robert Lewis, a member of the US congressional delegation to Ghana in 2019, who succumbed to cancer on July 17, 2020 at age 80. In an elegy, after statements by the Leaders from both Sides, and contributions from Members, Speaker Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye epilogued the tributes, […]
Morocco is today celebrating the 21st Anniversary of the enthronement of King Mohammed VI. The Throne Day, marked with many official and popular activities throughout the country, is a symbolic day of pride in the nation’s independence, culture and monarchy. Accra, July 30, GNA – Morocco is today celebrating the 21st Anniversary of the enthronement […]
U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, virtually joined the Government Statistician of the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, and the Program Manager of the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP), Dr. Keziah Malm, to launch the 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey (MIS) results. The launch highlighted impressive results in malaria control, including a […]
