Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, the Foreign Affairs Minister has called on global Foreign Ministers to use their influence in championing the climate change agenda, by leading global coalitions on ambitious climate change mitigation initiatives. She said lessons could be learnt from the Group of Friends on Climate Change and Security in developing such a coalition. […]
Mr Jyrki Katainen, the European Commission Vice President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness will deliver the fourth public lecture at Council on Foreign Relations – Ghana in Accra on Thursday the 13th of June. A statement issued by Mr Daniel K. Osei, president of the Council On Foreign Relations and copied to the Ghana […]
President Akuffo-Addo will address a high-level Plenary Sittings at this year’s 108th International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, focusing on the “Future of Work”, an initiative of the Organization. A statement from the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra, said Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, the Minister […]
A Tunisian navy unit on Monday rescued seven Tunisians aged between 25 and 35 off the coastal city of Sfax in eastern Tunisia, the Agence Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported. The migrants set sail on Sunday night from the coast of Skhira and tried to illegally sail into Italy, a statement from the Defense Ministry […]
The decision by the African Union (AU) to declare 2019 as the “Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)” is a very laudable one and must be applauded by everybody. The Union’s chosen theme “Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa”, shows the AU’s increasing concern […]
The maiden edition of an agribusiness, innovation and technology Summit (AGRICTECH 2019) dubbed; “Ghana Grows with Israel (GHrow-IL)” opened in Accra on Tuesday to usher about 18 Israeli companies into Ghanaian agricultural technology space. The summit, which combines public lecture with agricultural technology fair focused on input technologies, modern agronomic practices and financing models in […]
US President Donald Trump has said he believes Britain can have a “very very substantial trade deal” with the US after it leaves the EU. Mr Trump spoke to business leaders at a meeting co-hosted by the prime minister on the second day of his state visit. The pair are now meeting for talks, with […]
Ghana on Friday joined the rest of the world to celebrate “No Tobacco Day” to increase awareness on the dangers of tobacco smoke to lung health and the fundamental role lungs played in the health and well-being of individuals. The celebration on the theme: “Tobacco and Lung Health”, also aimed at raising awareness on cost-effective […]
A day-long summit to expose Ghanaian and African farmers to advances in Agricultural Technology and help galvanise the resolve of the continent towards food security opens in Accra on June 4. The summit, an initiative of Ghanaian mentorship and start-up motivational group, Masem, will feature no less than 20 Israeli companies and entrepreneurs showcasing the […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed the appreciation of the Ghanaian people to Norway for the considerable support they have offered Ghana through various interventions. He said, Norway’s “Oil for Development Programme”, which has been running successfully for more than a decade, has enhanced Ghana’s capacity to manage her petroleum resources. The President made […]
