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ECOWAS Reiterates Commitment To Youth Empowerment

  • October 5, 2018

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday reiterated its commitment to youth empowerment in the sub-region. Madam Hajiya Rahemaat Momodu, the Head, Drug Control and Civil Society, ECOWAS Commission, hailed the dynamic contributions of the youth to the sub-region’s socio-economic development. “Given their numbers (about 60 per cent of the population), their […]

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Oguaa Hosts Melania Trump

  • October 4, 2018

The First Lady of the United States of America, Melania Trump, on Wednesday, paid a courtesy call on Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, the Omanhene of the Oguaa Traditional Area, ahead of her visit to the Cape Coast Castle. The short, but colourful ceremony, took place at the Obama Hall of the Emintsimadze Palace, in Cape […]

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Emirates’ Iconic A380 Makes Historic Touchdown In Ghana

  • October 3, 2018

Emirates Airlines’ iconic Airbus A380, bearing the ‘Year of Zayed’ livery landed in Accra, on Tuesday, to commemorate Ghana’s new Terminal 3 and to cement the relations between the nation and the globally acclaimed airline. The ceremonial flight of the largest passenger aircraft in the world, was also in recognition of Ghana’s drive towards improving […]

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Germany Supports Ghana To Phase Out Outmoded Air-Conditioners

  • September 28, 2018

The German Government is partnering Ghana, under its “Green Cooling Initiative” to reduce or phase-out all environmentally unfriendly air-conditioners that contribute significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions in the country. The move would give way to the introduction of air-conditioners using natural hydrocarbon refrigerants, instead of those using Hydrochlorofluorocarbon, (HCFCs) and Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are […]

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Prince Charles Visits Ghana On November 2

  • September 27, 2018

Clarence House (the official residence of the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles) has announced that the Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit Ghana on November 2 as part of a tour of three African countries. According to a statement issued Thursday on the Prince of Wales Website, “Their Royal Highnesses’ visit, […]

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Ghana And Morocco Sign Technical Cooperation Deal

  • September 27, 2018

Morocco and Ghana on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation in the areas of roads and highways development. The MoU was signed by Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah and Moroccan Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Abdelkader Amara, on the sidelines of the 10th National Road Congress in northern […]

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History Guides Africa’s Economic Ties With China – President

  • September 27, 2018

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Wednesday played down growing anxiety on China’s foray into Africa, saying there was history to guide the Continent’s dealing with the Asian economic giant. He said the situation where Ghana, like many countries in Africa, was forging relations with China was “not a uniquely Ghanaian or African phenomenon”, and was […]