China’s Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang, says his country is interested in the Ghana government’s industrialization policy, the one district one factory, and fully supports its implementation. He cited China’s show of support to the 1D1F policy by the massive investments of Chinese companies in the manufacturing industry in Ghana. One such example, according […]
Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) continues to hear shocking and damning revelations of the extent to which former president Yahya Jammeh violated human rights and abused power during his 22-year reign. The commission which opened in January this year,has board members drawn from all the country’s major regions, its five main ethnic groups […]
The United States Embassy is asking for a thorough enquiry into the death of investigative journalist, Ahmed Suale, seven months after he was shot by unknown gunmen at Madina in Accra. With little in the form of a breakthrough for the investigators, the embassy said Mr Suale’s death was more than an attack on Ghana’s […]
The Minister of Planning, Professor George Gyan-Baffour, has said Ghana has made progress on many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. He said overall, poverty declined marginally from 24.2 per cent in 2013 to 23.4 per cent in 2017, with growth in domestic productivity, measured in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), accelerating […]
South African Deputy President David Mabuza has pledged to put every HIV patient in the country on treatment. “As government, we wish to commit to a re-invigorated response to this epidemic by prioritizing primary prevention and ensuring that everyone who needs treatment is put on treatment,” Mabuza said on Tuesday at the launch of the […]
The African Union (AU) has urged African countries to intensify efforts in combating deforestation so as to drive African countries’ common aspiration towards developing green economies. “Despite their prominent contribution to the development of Africa and the realization of the AU’s Agenda 2063, as well as the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), forest resources are […]
King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia will host 200 pilgrims from families of the victims of Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand. The hosting is part of the Saudi King Guests Program for Hajj and Umrah that is implemented and supervised by the Islamic Affairs Ministry. Minister of Islamic Affairs and General Supervisor of […]
Madam Stephanie S. Sullivan, the United States of America Ambassador to Ghana on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on the members of the Council of State in Accra. The visit afforded the Ambassador the opportunity to familiarise herself with the operations of the Council, establish a relationship and explore avenues for partnerships. The meeting, which […]
Ghana has applauded France for its continued technical and economic support in the areas of defense, agriculture, health and education, energy and public sector reforms. Mrs. Cynthia Morrison, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, said it was also heart-warming that French businesses in the country had kept growing. French companies, operating in Ghana have […]
The Foreign Minister of South Korea, Ms. Kang Kyung-wha, last Friday called on the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, at the Jubilee House. The minister was is in Ghana on a two-day working visit as part of a three-nation African tour which would also take her to Ethiopia and South Africa. A statement from the […]
