President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Friday, February 21, 2020, for a 12-day working visit to Scotland, Norway, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Belgium. On Saturday, February 22, President Akufo-Addo will deliver the keynote address at the St Andrews Africa Summit, “a student-led initiative that promotes a versatile discussion about Africa, African and African […]
The European Union (EU) has signed a €4.1-million grant agreement with Ghana for the implementation of four projects targeted at improving the country’s competitiveness and export capacity on the international market. The grant falls under the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA) that was renewed between Ghana and the EU in 2016. As part of the […]
Mr Andrew Barnes, the Australian High Commissioner to Ghana, on Tuesday launched the 2019/20 Direct Aid Programme (DAP), a small grants programme, funded from Australia’s aid budget. Mr Barnes said this year; the programme will support ten projects in Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Mali and Sierra Leone; adding that six of the projects were located […]
Samsung Electronics, Ghana has announced Ghanaian Highlife singer-songwriter, KiDi, as its brand ambassador. The decision, according to the technology giant, comes at a time when Samsung Ghana wants to position the brand to be “cool” for consumers. The one-year ambassadorial deal is expected to create a mutual benefit between KiDi and Samsung Ghana as well as raise […]
Mounting criticism has seemingly forced South Africa’s former President FW de Klerk to withdraw his statement that refused to equate the policy of apartheid to crimes against humanity. Anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu had said the comments did not account for the impact the policy of apartheid had on the lives of its victims and called […]
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tax and Customs Administration Office of The Netherlands to build the capacity of personnel of the authority. Under the agreement, which spans a period of 18 months, officials of the Domestic Tax Revenue Division of the GRA will receive training in […]
When Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, a 21-year-old Cameroonian student living in the Chinese city of Jingzhou, contracted the coronavirus he had no intention of leaving China, even if that were possible. “No matter what happens I don’t want to take the sickness back to Africa,” he said from his university dormitory, where he is now […]
The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Iain Walker, has climaxed his cycling tour, dubbed: “Ghana Grand”, with a donation to the National Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The Ghana Grand tour was an initiative by Mr Walker to effect positive change in the areas of health, tourism […]
The African Union (AU) has appointed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as “Champion of the African Union Financial Institutions.” The creation of African Union Financial Institutions is one of the flagship projects of Agenda 2063, aiming at accelerating integration and socio-economic development of the continent. The decision was taken by the 33rd Ordinary Session of […]
Kenyans on Wednesday flocked the Nyayo National Stadium in the capital Nairobi for the funeral of former president Daniel Arap Moi. Moi, who led the country for 24 years, died last week at the age of 95. He will be buried on Wednesday at his Kabarak home in Nakuru county after Tuesday’s funeral. Tuesday has […]
