Ghana will join the rest of the world to celebrate Rare Disease Day which is held on the last day of February every year. The day will be characterized by face and hand painting as well as taking selfies to physically show support and care to people affected by rare diseases in Ghana. Mr Samuel […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday paid a familiarisation visit to the Washington National Cathedral, as government seeks put up a similar project in Ghana. The President, who is in Washington to participate in and address the Winter Meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA) of the United States of America, was taken round […]
One hundred and ten girls remain unaccounted for following an attack on a school in the town of Dapchi in the northeastern Nigerian state of Yobe, the country’s information ministry said on Sunday. Insurgents believed to be from the Islamist militant group invaded the school on Monday and, out of 906 students, “110 have not […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has received international commendation for his leadership role in finding a lasting solution to the political crisis in Togo. Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Mr. Jonathan Nash, who called on the President in Washington DC, said the MCC was elated that the Togolese impasse would […]
Ghana and Burkina Faso have agreed to engage the services of a Transaction Advisor to assist in the implementation of the Railway Interconnectivity Project. In a communiqué issued by the Joint Committee of Experts (JCE) on the Railway Connectivity Project, read by Mr Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi, Co-Chairperson of the Committee, at the end of a […]
Amnesty International (AI), Ghana, has called on government to adopt and enforce a ban on shackling and to invest in appropriate community-based services to support people with mental health conditions. It also called on the government to fully implement the Mental Health Act 2012, which, among other things, requires the establishment of regional mental health […]
Five police officers and a soldier have been shot dead during a raid on their station in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. In a statement, the South African Government News Agency said three officers were killed instantly. The off-duty soldier was shot as the assailants fled, taking two other officers hostage. Their bodies were found […]
South African members of parliament have begun debate over the country’s new President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first state of the nation address last Friday. While others want the works of predecessors duly recognised, other members demanded prudent spending by government. “Parliament must put an end to unnecessary, wasteful and redundant spending by ministries and government entities.” […]
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice will on Tuesday, February 20, deliver Judgment in a suit filed by Yoda Yacouba, a Burkinabe for alleged violation on his right to property and protection of law by Togo government. Mr Yacouba alleged that some vehicles he ordered from Italy were impounded on the orders of the country’s […]
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations with financial support from the United States government has presented veterinary laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The equipment, which are for the Veterinary Services Department were to enhance the diagnostic capacity of the National Veterinary Laboratory System in […]
