About 1,500 participants, including Africa’s top CEOs, international investors, experts and high-level policy makers, are meeting in Rwandan capital city Kigali from Monday to discuss major topics and key challenges for Africa’s private sector. The topics included intra-African trade and investment, better protection of Africa’s interests and industries, mobilization of the private sector around cross-border […]
Former President John Dramani Mahama will address the Power & Electricity World Africa 2019 which opens today in Johannesburg, South Africa. A statement on his official website said Mr Mahama is the keynote speaker for the Power & Electricity World Africa 2019, which opens on Tuesday, and will be interacting with a gathering of players […]
Dr Hafez Ghanem, the World Bank’s Vice President, on Monday, pledged the Bank’s support towards the smooth implementation of Ghana’s Free Senior High School (SHS) programme to ensure quality education for all children of school-going age. He challenged other African nations to emulate the success story of Ghana, saying that, quality education was the most […]
It has been more than two weeks since the tragic crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302. The heartbreak for the families of the passengers and crew who perished will be lasting. This has forever changed their lives, and we at Ethiopian Airlines will feel the pain forever. I pray that we all continue to find […]
World Bank Africa Vice President, Hafez Ghanem, will arrive in Ghana on Sunday, March 24 as part of a three-day mission to the country. Vice President, Hafez Ghanem will pay a courtesy call on His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to discuss macroeconomic, fiscal and monetary policies and highlight opportunities for investing in education and […]
Former United States president Barack Obama on Wednesday called upon Americans and citizens of the world to help families affected by the floods in the Midwest of the country, and Cyclone Idai in Southern Africa. In two tweets shared on his official Twitter account, Obama shared articles showing different ways in which to help the […]
Ghana has been ranked the fourth happiest country in Sub-Saharan Africa. The ranking contained in the World Happiness Report released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations on March 20, saw Ghana improve her ranking to 99 from 108 (2018) in the global ranking of 156 countries. In the Sub-Saharan African ranking, […]
Mr. Kordzo Sedegah, an Economics Specialist of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has advised the media to feature prominently in their reportage issues relating to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Such an approach, he noted, is critical to creating the requisite awareness on the Goals among the people. “The media has the responsibility to […]
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, has finalized all preparations to launch a direct thrice weekly flight to Istanbul, Turkey as of April 1, 2019. Istanbul is the largest European city and Turkey’s historic, industrial and financial capital. Regarding the upcoming services, Group CEO of Ethiopian […]
A project that to seeks to increase latrine coverage and decrease Open Defection, especially among the most vulnerable has been out doored in Accra. Under the name the United State Agency for International Development’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Partnership and Learning for Sustainability (USAID/WASHPaLS) it would test the effectiveness of targeted subsidies in Open Defecation […]
