Over 500 German and sub-Saharan African high-ranking business executives and government representatives have arrived in Ghana for the third German-African Business Summit (GABS). The three-day Summit will focus on new opportunities and also learn from already existing experiences of German-African business relations. The German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Dr Gerd Muller and […]
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pointed out peace and security as well as climate change as the two major challenges the African continent presently faces. The UN chief made the remarks on Sunday while addressing the opening session of the 32nd African Union (AU) assembly summit, which is underway from Feb. 10 to […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Sunday, expressing his faith in a foreseeable prosperous Africa, urged the leaders to strengthen their commitment, and scale up momentum in their implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to meet the 2030 deadline. He said that would be the best way to guarantee the prospects for the continent’s […]
The United Kingdom (UK) is using over 150 years of mining heritage to secure sustainable economic development in Africa for the next 150 years and beyond. A statement issued by the British High Commission in Accra and copied to the Ghana News Agency said on the 6th of February, visitors to the biggest mining conference […]
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi took up the chairmanship of the 55-member African Union (AU) from Rwandan leader, Paul Kagame at its 32nd ordinary session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday. During his tenure, el-Sissi is expected to concentrate on security and financial reform, but with no great plans to strengthen the AU’s multilateral powers. Instead, […]
Mrs Catherine Abelema Afeku, the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, has announced the Government’s preparedness to partner Cuban artists to mount cultural and historical sculptures to promote tourism. The sculptures would honour individuals who have fought to leave a legacy in the history of the country and preserved the country’s customs, traditions and […]
Ghana will host the Third German-African Business Summit (GABS) from Monday, February 11 to Wednesday, February 13 in Accra, to provide a platform for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Africa and Germany to explore business opportunities. The GABS is Germany’s signature business event in Africa, where top business and government leaders from Germany and […]
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Economic Community of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) have signed an agreement for a study of the 1,000-kilometre highway linking Cote d’Ivoire’s commercial capital Abidjan, to Lagos in Nigeria. It marks a new step in building regional integration and trade. The proposed Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway, a six-lane […]
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has set up a committee to investigate the reported outbreak of the Tilapia Lake Virus in Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake shared by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Tilapia Lake Virus is a deadly disease that threatens fish stocks, both farmed and wild. Jacob Olwo, program officer of fisheries […]
Ghana on Wednesday launched this year’s Africa Climate Week celebration as a lead-up to the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Summit in September this year. The Africa Week celebration, slated for March 18 to 22, would be held at the Accra International Conference Centre, on the theme: “Climate Action in Africa: A Race We Can Win.” […]
