Nigerian fuel suppliers, bus operators and some airlines are offering incentives for people to travel to vote in presidential elections this Saturday, including cutting petrol prices and discounts. The electoral commission announced the delay early last Saturday just Nigeria’s 84 million registered voters were preparing to head to the polls. The election is now scheduled […]
The Ambassador of the Republic of Iran to Ghana, Dr Nosratollah Maleki, has announced that in 2018 Ghana exported about US$52 million worth of goods to Iran while it received goods valued at about US$7 million from Iran. He stressed the need to increase trade between Iran and Ghana this year and beyond. So far, […]
Rwandan president Paul Kagame says the African Union could become a strong body as the European Union despite well documented hurdles. Kagame, who is the immediate past president of the AU (for the year 2018) stressed that a united AU will be well served if regional political, economic blocs unite at their respective levels. He […]
The International Perspective for Policy & Governance (IPPG) hosted a ‘Careers in Science Forum’ at St. Mary’s Senior High School in Accra to commemorate the 2019 International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS) on February 11. The forum presented a platform for science students of the school to be exposed to various fields […]
The European Union, as part of its partnership with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, is finalising a 147 million-Euro intervention to revolutionarise agriculture in Northern Ghana, while it provides 40 million Euros to the Ministry of Finance in Budgetary Support. Ambassador Diana Acconcia, the Head of European Union Delegation to Ghana announced this, as […]
Ghana and Tunisia have signed two agreements and a Memorandum of understanding (MOU) to help strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. The three documents were signed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Republic of Tunisia on Monday, February 18, 2019, following bilateral talks between Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, […]
The new Egyptian Ambassador to Ghana has paid a courtesy call on the Senior Minister, Mr. Yaw Osafo-Maafo, to introduce himself as he begins his duty tour as the official representative of Egypt to Ghana. Mr Emad Magdy Hanna sees his visit to the Senior Minister as key in his bid to building a close […]
Turkish Airlines has launched its ‘FlyFest Promotion to enable Ghanaian travelers to visit their dream destinations at a reduced fare. The launch of the FlyFest promotion is to offer the general travelling public the opportunity of enjoying heavily discounted tickets on Turkish Airlines and connecting flights in Istanbul to over 304 destinations in Europe, the […]
The foreign ministries of Ghana and Qatar held a round of political consultations in Accra Friday. Qatar’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Secretary General HE Dr Ahmed bin Hassan al-Hammadi chaired the Qatari side during the talks, while Shirley Ayorkor Botchway of Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration chaired the Ghanaian side. During the […]
The Australian High Commission has inaugurated the first phase of Ghana’s first all-inclusive school in Hosita in the Ho Municipality. The three-phased project when completed would have a resource and assessment centre, kindergarten and primary blocks, junior high schools, cafeteria and accommodation. Mr Andrew Barnes, Australia’s High Commissioner to Ghana, bemoaned how children with disability […]
