Representatives from the European Union (EU) will soon arrive in the country to undertake critical assessment of the ban placed on some vegetable exports from Ghana by the end of the year. The assessment, according to Mr Eric Amoako Twum, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) would enable the […]
Ms Tove Degnbol, the Ambassador of Denmark to Ghana, has lauded Ghana’s good track record on human rights; stating however, that all countries could improve. She explained that the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which Ghana was about to undergo on Human Rights for the third time, in November, was an important occasion for the country […]
Ghana could make huge gains, if it positions itself well enough and makes good use of its current good relations with China. “With a lot more focus, Ghana stands to gain immensely from China. We should build well on the relationship and understand what each other want.” Dr. Benjamin Anyagri, General Secretary of the Ghana […]
Denmark’s Head of State, Queen Margrethe II, is to pay a two-day state visit to Ghana from November 23 to 24, 2017. A statement issued by the Danish Embassy on Monday said the visit, at the behest of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, would “emphasise and consolidate the long-standing and well-established relations between Ghana and […]
The Green Innovation Centre for the Food and Agriculture Sector (GIC) Project Ghana, collaboratively implemented by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has held a three-day interactive stakeholder meeting in Ada. Over a hundred key actors in the maize and rice value chains participated in […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for critical attention to be paid to the growing involvement of women and the youth of the sub-region as active participants and victims in organised crime. Mrs Sandra Oulate Fattoh Elleingand, Director of ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC), said because a significant proportion of women […]
Free and fair elections are the backbone of a consolidated democracy, Mr Hans-Helge Sander, the German Deputy Ambassador to Ghana has stated. He said elections that were fraudulent could and had caused conflicts in many countries on the African continent; stating that “therefore, election observation is no doubt a very crucial tool for conflict prevention”. […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the U.S. government’s Feed the Future Initiative, launched the National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NASTAG), in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and other development partners. NASTAG is a partnership between producers, traders, government institutions and processors in the seed industry. The Association […]
Mr. Tang Hong, Chairman of the Ghana Association of Chinese Associations, says Ghana has distinguished itself as an icon of peace in Africa. “The Chinese community will always remain grateful to Ghana and its people for the invaluable conducive atmosphere it has provided us over the years,” he said. Mr. Tang said this in Accra, […]
The Hull University in the United Kingdom has awarded the first ever Wilberforce World Freedom Award to Former President John Agyekum Kufuor for his work towards improving the well-being of humanity. The statement announcing the award, signed by Professor Susan Lea, Vice-Chancellor of the University said it was in recognition of the former President’s “many […]
