Slovenia, a member of the European Union, says it plans to expand trade and business relations with Ghana, especially in the non-traditional export sector. A delegation of investors from Slovenia has, therefore, engaged officials of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) and other trade promotion agencies to explore ways to deepen the relationship on business […]
Many investors from the Kingdom of Morocco are increasingly expressing interest in putting their money in the Ghanaian economy, Mr Mohammed Farahat, the Moroccan Ambassador, has announced. They are targeting areas of agriculture, renewable energy, and tourism. Mr Farahat was addressing journalists in Accra, his first media encounter since he assumed duty in May, this […]
Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe has been receiving medical treatment in Singapore for the last two months and is no longer able to walk, though he should return home next week, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Saturday. Mugabe, 94, who ruled the southern African nation for nearly four decades since independence from Britain in 1980, […]
Three envoys Tuesday lauded Ghana’s resolve to transition from foreign assistance to trade with her development partners, stressing that the move would put the country on the path to rapid development. The three – the Irish Ambassador to Ghana, Sean Hoy, the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Ghana, Christine Evans-Klock, and the Swiss Ambassador […]
The United Kingdom through the Fleming Fund will provide support to Ghana to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to drugs. The Fund would be used for laboratory capacity building and surveillance for AMR. The Fleming Fund is providing support to a range of initiatives and country grants with the aim of increasing the quantity and quality […]
Ghana and Poland must collaborate in the energy, food production and processing, telecommunications, the Information and Communication Technology, Defense and other sectors to the benefit and wellbeing of their peoples. The Ambassador of Poland to Nigeria, who has an oversight responsibility for Mrs. Joanna Tarnawska, who stated this, said the mutual experiences shared by the […]
The Lebanese community has awarded scholarships to 19 outstanding students of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) at a ceremony on the school’s campus in Accra. The Lebanese community has been running this scheme over the past six years and has this year awarded 15 undergraduate students and five post graduate students with scholarships. His […]
A US federal judge has blocked an order issued by President Trump to deny asylum to migrants crossing the southern US border illegally. US District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco issued the temporary restraining order after hearing arguments by civil rights groups. Mr Trump signed the order earlier this month in response to the […]
The 2018 Open Doors report on international education has revealed that the United States hosted 1.09 million international students during the 2017/2018 academic year. This marks a 1.5 percent increase over the prior year. The number of Sub-Saharan African students hit a record high at 39,479, marking a 4.6 percent increase over the prior year. There are […]
The World Bank has approved a facility of US$ 40 million to support the Government’s continuous effort to develop the Creative Art, Leisure and Tourism industry. The Facility, the first of its kind to be extended by the Bretton Wood institution to Ghana, has been structured to enable the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, […]
