South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been charged with corruption linked to a 1990s arms deal. After the 75-year-old’s 15-minute appearance at the High Court in Durban on Friday morning, the case was adjourned until 8 June. He faces 16 counts of corruption, racketeering, fraud and money laundering, which dogged his presidency and were […]
South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died aged 81, her personal assistant says. Winnie Madikizela Mandela was the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela. The couple – famously pictured hand-in-hand as Mr Mandela walked free from prison after 27 years – were a symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle for nearly […]
Mr William Hanna, one of the most impactful ambassadors Ghana has ever hosted, Tuesday, said his goodbyes to the leadership and people of Ghana through President Nana Addo Dankwa- Akufo Addo, at the Flagstaff House, Accra. Mr Hanna, whose leadership of the European Union (EU) in Ghana, witnessed increased visits of European political and business […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lauded the European Union’s (EU) contribution to Ghana’s sustained democratic development, assuring that the country would continue to entrench the principles of democracy. He said Ghana cherished the contributions of the EU in addressing its challenges it and would continue to work with the bloc to further develop and […]
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has launched the Brazil Africa Institute in Accra with the call on leaderships of Ghana and Brazil to foster relations that would be mutually beneficial. He said both Ghana and Brazil had a lot to learn from each other and the launch of the institute would serve as the bridge […]
Cities and companies are being urged to show their commitment to climate-friendly infrastructure investments by signing a “green bond pledge” launched on Tuesday. The initiative according to a release to the Ghana News Agency, aims to scale up finance for projects that were resilient to the impacts of climate change and supported the transition to […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) have jointly pledged greater support to the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) strategy to integrate Africa. They thanked all partners including the UN agencies for their support and honoured to be associated with this great and historic […]
The Australian Aid in collaboration with the Accra Mining Network (AMN) have established a mechanised borehole for the Simpa Health facility as a first step of improving quality health care delivery in the community. The provision of the water system would go a long way to ease the burden of pregnant women, health workers and […]
The United States Embassy on Thursday honoured two Ghanaian human rights activists, Dr Rose Mensah-Kutin and Mr Yaw Ofori Debra, with the 2018 Martin Luther King Junior Award for Peace and Social Justice. Mr Robert P. Jackson, the US Ambassador, presented a plaque each, embossed with the bust of Martin Luther King, to Dr Mensah-Kutin […]
Ghana’s frozen chicken imports jumped from 13,000 metric tons in 2000 to over 155,000 metric tons in 2011 costing $169 million, Mr Ron Strikker, the Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana, said on Wednesday. Figures showed that in 2017, a total of over 135,000Mt (about 112 million birds) of frozen chicken was imported from European Union (EU), […]
