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 […]
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has established a US$100 million loan facility with CAL Bank to support on lending to small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in the country. The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Mrs Stephanie Sullivan, who disclosed this to Graphic Online, said the DFC was ready to assist private firms investing in […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is picking up with speed, spreading faster and hitting harder in Africa. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, who said this, explained that with the rapid rise in case numbers and increasing reports of serious illnesses, the latest surge […]
The Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and UN Women Executive Director, Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the movement has mobilized about USD 40 billion total. Giving the breakdown, she said Member States and public institutions together committed to USD 21 billion; Private sector gave USD 13 billion; philanthropists supported with USD 4.5 billion; and the UN along […]
The East African Law Society and the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has initiated moves to deepen cooperation to ensure the protection of human and peoples’ rights in Africa. The two entities seek to complement and reinforce the protection of the rights of Africans in pursuant to Article one of the Protocol to […]
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months by the highest court in the country. This came after the Constitutional Court found him guilty of contempt after defying the court’s order to appear at an inquiry into corruption while he was president. Mr Zuma’s time in power, which ended in 2018, […]
