The Chinese Embassy in Ghana has given an assurance that Ghanaians living in China, especially in the Wuhan and the Hubei provinces which are at the epicentre of the novel coronavirus, are not in danger of the disease. It said there were designated hospitals in Wuhan and other places in China for the treatment of […]
A team from the World Food Programme (WFP) has paid a working visit to Ghana to assess efforts aimed at dealing with malnutrition in the country. Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan – the WFP’s Special Adviser to Mother and Child Health and Nutrition – led the delegation. Accompanying her was Paul Kiernan, WFP’s Executive Board […]
Following the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, Ghana is expected to benefit from a zero duty on all exports as well as a quota free market access. This is according to some of the proposals under the new trade deal being discussed by the Ghanaian Embassy and the United Kingdom officials, […]
The US has announced it is expanding its curbs on immigration to include six more countries, including Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation. Citizens from Nigeria, Eritrea, Sudan, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar will now be blocked from obtaining certain types of visas. People from those countries will still be able to visit the US as tourists. […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked diplomats in Ghana to help his government fight and win the war on corruption. Addressing members of the Diplomatic Corps at this year’s Diplomatic New year Greeting Ceremony at the Peduase Lodge in the Eastern region, the President urged the envoys to expose sleazy state officials to aid […]
Ghana and Germany have launched a 400 KW hybrid waste-to-energy (w2e) power plant to treat urban solid waste in the country. kick-off and groundbreaking ceremony, held on Tuesday in Accra, thus, paved the way to the beginning of the construction of the Plant to be situated in Atwima Nwabiagya in the Ashanti Region. The […]
Ghana placed 5th in Africa and number 67 in the world, according to the 2020 Best Countries Report put together by US News & World Report and supported by Wharton Business School of University of Pennsylvania and BAV Group. Egypt was 1st in Africa and number 36 in the world while South Africa was 2nd […]
The Mozambican government has suspended issuing visas upon arrival to travellers from China in order curb the spread of coronavirus. The decision was taken at cabinet meeting held on Tuesday. Minister of Justice Helena Kida said the measure was temporary. Mozambican students studying in China have requested to be evacuated from the country until the […]
Qatar Airways is set to begin daily flight to Ghana’s capital, Accra, beginning April 15, 2020. In 2020, it is expected to add about eight additional destinations to its network. The destinations are Nur-Sultan and Almaty, Kazakhstan; Cebu, Philippines; Accra, Ghana; Trabzon, Turkey; Luanda, Angola; Lyon, France and Siem Reap, Cambodia. New Destinations Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan […]
Ms Shani Cooper, Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Liberia and Sierra-Leone has pledged the support of the Israeli Government to the development of agriculture and tourism in the Volta Region. She said the potentials for the growth of both sectors in the Region were enormous and would require strategic and dedicated investment to enhance economic development. […]
