Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, says Ghana has taken urgent steps to stop the spread of the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Disease as a measure to improve yields for greater returns. He said about 680,000 hectares of infected farms would be affected although the COCOBOD would begin with an initial 10,000 […]
Ghana would host the Regional Border Security Seminar, aimed at sharing information border enhancements concepts and identify opportunities, for collaboration. The seminar fixed for August 27-31, at the West Africa Regional Training Center, Accra, would involve security chiefs from Ghana, Togo, Cote D Ivoire, Burkina Faso Nigeria, Kenya and the United States of America (USA), […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has constituted a nine-member Committee to see to the organisation of the State Funeral for Mr Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nation. The Committee is being chaired by former Secretary to Cabinet in the Kufuor administration, Ambassador Annan Cato. A statement issued in Accra on Sunday by […]
During a wreath-laying ceremony in New York, the current UN chief António Guterres led staff members in paying respects to the mild-mannered diplomat from Ghana who rose through the UN system to become its seventh leader in January 1997, serving two consecutive five-year terms. “Kofi Annan’s years in office were an exciting time. He put forward new […]
Ghana and China will exchange ideas on national development strategy and the formulation of blue-prints to guide and prosper their future relations when President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo honours President Xi Jinping’s invitation for a State-visit to China, next month. The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Shi Ting Wang, who announced this at reception, in […]
China will continue to uphold its African policy, featuring sincerity, concrete results, affinity and the policy of upholding justice and pursuing shared interests. This would be the case, regardless of any changes that might affect the international situation. Mr Shi Ting Wang, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, said this on Monday night in Accra, at […]
A public inquiry in South Africa has started investigating alleged corruption by ex-President Jacob Zuma. The inquiry is looking into “state capture”, where the wealthy Gupta family is accused of trying to influence political decisions, including the naming of ministers. Accusations of graft dogged Mr Zuma’s presidency before he was forced to step down in […]
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has once again called for a concerted national effort to protect the country’s trees and forests, taking a swipe at some world leaders who are dismissive of the threat of global warming. Rawlings called for an urgent effort to address re-afforestation, stating that it used to be a part of our […]
The United States of America is partnering with the Republic of Ghana to promote agricultural sector growth in support of its vision of “Ghana beyond Aid.” Through the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Feed the Future Initiative, the U.S. hosted a knowledge sharing and lessons learned forum on August 15, 2018 atthe Swiss Spirit […]
Ghana will host the Global Network for the Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building Systems (GLOBELICS) 16th Conference in Accra from October 24th to 26th. The Conference would be hosted by the Council for Industrial and Scientific Research – Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (CSIR-STEPRI with The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) […]
