Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South Africa’s anti-apartheid icons Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died, public broadcaster SABC has reported. She died in Johannesburg on Monday morning aged 59. The death has been confirmed by a family source, SABC reports. She was the South African ambassador to Denmark at the time of her death. […]
The USAID has observed in its recent reports on its progress towards the Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free targets, children dying from AIDS-related illnesses, in Western and Central Africa despite its progress. In a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, said to see so many tools available, […]
Ivory Coast’s PM Amadou Gon Coulibaly has died after falling ill at a ministerial meeting. The 61-year-old had been chosen as the ruling party’s candidate for October’s presidential election, after Alassane Ouattara said he would not seek a third term in office. Mr Gon Coulibaly had only just returned from France where he had received […]
The murder of political activist and singer, Haacaaluu Hundeessaa in Ethiopia, which led to protest last week has caused the death of 239 people. The protest has continued and spread all over Ethiopia and abroad including a demonstration in Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square in Lebanon. The government in Ethiopia has turned off the internet for several […]
The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Madam Stephanie Sullivan, in a message ahead of the 244th Independence Anniversary of her country, on Saturday, July 4, rallied the world’s citizens to embrace the responsibility towards ending pervasive systemic racism. She declared: “Today, once again, we face such a reckoning. The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis […]
Greetings everyone. I’m Stephanie Sullivan, the United States Ambassador to Ghana. Before I talk about American independence, I want to start by commending the government and people of Ghana for your resiliency throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States has been honored to partner with you in our common effort to combat this disease. Together, we will […]
Ghana and Japan have signed an agreement and exchange of notes and record of discussions for three projects. They include: “The Project for the Improvement of the Tema Motorway Roundabout (Phase 2) (Detailed Design)”, “The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarships (JDS)” and “The Economic and Social Development Programme (Provision of Medical Equipment)”.Mr Charles Owiredu, […]
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has bid farewell to Mr Giovanni Favilli, the Italian Ambassador to Ghana. The Minister congratulated Mr Favilli on the successful completion of his term of office as an Ambassador of Italy to Ghana (from October 4, 2016 to July 2020).She expressed her profound […]
Mr Ron Strikker, Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana has lauded the Government of Ghana for professionally managing the Coronavirus pandemic also known as COVID-19. He was commending the Ghana Police Service (GPS) for strictly following the preventive measures of COVID-19 when it jointly launched a framework on media-police with the media, among other stakeholders.Mr Strikker described […]
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has, for the first time in its 100 years of existence, elected a black female as a member of its Executive Board. Mrs Valentina Mintah, a Ghanaian technology executive, is responsible for developing and implementing ICC’s strategy, policy and programme of action, and for overseeing the financial affairs of […]
