Ghana will join the rest of the world to mark this year’s International Biological Diversity Day on Wednesday, May, 22. The 2019 celebration will be under the national theme: “Promoting Our Indigenous Foods and Medicines; a Catalyst for Achieving the Ghana beyond Aid Agenda”. A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, said this year’s […]
An explosion targeting a tourist bus has injured at least 16 people near the Grand Egyptian Museum, next to the pyramids in Giza. South African tourists are among the injured. Most of those hurt suffered minor injuries, while three were treated in hospital, officials say. A device went off close to the museum fence as […]
ONEGO, an Investment Consulting Firm based in China, has begun negotiations with some key stakeholders to establish an ultra-modern industrial city in the Central Region. The city would be built on 10,000 to 25,000 acres coastal lands with the capacity of accommodating more than 100 different manufacturing enterprises. It would have a minimum capacity of […]
Egypt on Wednesday opened the world’s widest suspension bridge, across the Nile, in what is one of a series of military-led, mega-projects designed to improve infrastructure and provide jobs. The bridge, which crosses the Nile just north of central Cairo, is a key link in a highway stretching from the Red Sea in the east […]
Ghana and Slovenia have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) towards developing and strengthening economic cooperation to exploit the wide range of investments and business opportunities between them for the wellbeing of their citizens. Dr Mohammed Awal, the Minister for Business Development, signed for Ghana, while Slovenia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Dobran Bozic, signed for his side. The […]
The Deputy Prime Minister of Slovenia, Dr. Miro Cerar, has pledged his country’s support for the efforts of African countries towards sustainable development and the implementation of the priorities defined in the Agenda 2063 for Africa’s development. Speaking at the 2019 Africa Day International Conference in Lujbljana, Slovenia, Dr. Cerar, who is also the Minister […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, handed over two Toyota pick-up vehicles, and 39 each of motor cycles and desk top computers valued at 218,157.00 US dollars (GH¢1, 130,000.00), to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The donation is aimed at supporting the implementation of the malaria Vaccine implementation programme by the GHS. Dr Owen […]
The United States in collaboration with the Government of Ghana (GoG) on Monday launched guidelines and regulations to strengthen the Ghanaian social welfare system. The launch, which had Mrs Cynthia Morrison, the Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection representing the GoG is expected to use the guidelines and regulations as tools to regulate residential […]
The Embassy of Israel, in partnership with the Henry Djaba Foundation and the German International Agency, is building the capacity of aspiring assembly women to empower them to fully participate and win the upcoming District Assembly Elections. More than 100 women aspirants are being trained under the “Women to win Elections” initiative, which is being […]
Ethiopia maintained an unenviable record of being the global leader in internally displaced persons driven out of their places of residence due to conflicts across the country. Ethiopia has close to three million people displced by violent conflicts according to the latest results from the Global Report on Internal Displacement, GRID. It is jointly published by […]
