Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago Thursday held bilateral talks to cooperate in areas of agriculture, particularly cocoa production and research, legume farming and gas infrastructure development. They also talked about how the two nations could strengthen tourism and cultural relations and enhance economic ties for their mutual benefit. The bilateral discussion was held at the […]
Trinidad and Tobago has pledged its readiness to partner Ghana in the oil and gas sector. The Prime Minister of the Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Christopher Rowley who made this known during the 63rd independence anniversary of Ghana in Kumasi on Friday also said his country was prepared to support Ghana in its energy and agricultural […]
A six-member delegation from the European Parliament and envoys of the European Union to Ghana, led by the EU Ambassador, Ms Diana Acconcia, have paid a working visit to a cocoa farm at Banko in the Bekwai Municipality in the Ashanti Region to acquaint themselves with cocoa farming practices. The visit afforded the team the […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the country no longer wants to be dependent on the production and export of raw materials, including cocoa beans. He said the nation intended to process more and more of its cocoa beans, with the aim of producing more chocolate, “because we believe there can be no future prosperity […]
Ghana is Switzerland’s second-biggest trading partner in Africa, the Ambassador of Switzerland to Ghana, Mr Phillip Stalder, has revealed. He explained that in 2019, Switzerland recorded a trade rate of 2.5 billion USD with Ghana. Gold and cocoa exports to Switzerland account for the majority of trade, he further stated. “Ghana is indeed Switzerland’s second-biggest […]
The people of Switzerland are said to be excited by the news of the visit of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to the country, the Swiss Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Phillipp Stalder, has stated. President Akufo-Addo is to pay a two-day state visit to Switzerland tomorrow, February 28 and Friday, February 29, 2020. The visit […]
The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its sixth year. Journalists from across Africa are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent from the continent. The winner will spend three months at the BBC headquarters […]
Ghana and the Kingdom of Norway have pledged to deepen the ties of co-operation between them. The leaders of the two countries, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Prime Minister of Norway, Minister Erna Solberg, made the commitment at a joint press conference after holding bilateral talks. President Akufo-Addo, who is on an official […]
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak – ousted by the military in 2011 – has died in Cairo at the age of 91. Mubarak spent three decades in office before a popular uprising swept Egypt. He was found guilty of complicity in the killing of protesters during the revolution. That conviction was overturned and was freed […]
The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang says the Chinese government is doing all it can to protect Ghanaian students currently studying in China. Ambassador Shi Ting Wang says Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry is in constant touch with the Chinese government to ensure that the students are safe. President Nana Akufo-Addo during the State […]
