UNICEF-Ghana and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on Wednesday signed a partnership agreement that aims to address existing inequalities facing adolescent girls in the country. Reports indicate that there are 7.8 million adolescents in the country, but girls in particular, face many setbacks as they grow into adulthood with most of them dropping out […]
Ghana has been described as an important development partner of China on the African continent. “Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ghana and China 57 years ago, the two countries have enjoyed fruitful cooperation in the economic and trade fields, bringing tangible benefits to people of the two countries.” Sun Baohung, Chinese Ambassador to […]
The African Court on Human and People’s Rights on Tuesday commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the nomination of a seasoned and accomplished Judge, Justice Sophia A. B. Akuffo as the Chief Justice of Ghana. Justice Sylvain Oré, President of the African Court in an interview with the Ghana News Agency described her as […]
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), with funding from the European Union, has handed over vehicles, Information and Communication Technology equipment and other items to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to enhance their capacity to effectively manage borders. The equipment, valued at GHȼ2.3 million include two four-wheel drive double Cabin Nissan Pick-Ups, with their accessories, […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Ghana Education Service (GES) to improve the reading achievement and quality of reading instruction in early grades. The intervention focuses on teaching kindergarten (KG2), primary (P1) and primary (P2) pupils the building blocks of reading: letter recognition, sounding […]
Mr William Hanna, the European Union Ambassador to Ghana, has said 5,636 Ghanaians arrived in Italy by boat in 2016. This figure was 27 per cent higher than that of 2015. Mr Hanna, who announced this at a handing over ceremony of equipment by the International Organisation of Migration to the Ghana Immigration Service, in […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday left Ghana to begin the second phase of his official working visits to the countries of the ECOWAS region. The President has already toured the three countries bordering Ghana; Togo, Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire- in a wider move to introduce himself to and deepen relations with countries in the […]
The European Union has said it remains committed to the economic development of Ghana. EU Ambassador to Ghana, William Hanna said the Union will continue its development cooperation with the new government focusing on sustainable development. At the Europe Day reception in Accra last Tuesday, Mr Hanna said the EU’s bilateral and development programmes will […]
The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Professor Kwabena Frimpong- Boateng has lauded Ghana’s selection to host the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) awards in Accra. The event, slated for July 17 and 18 this year, is a collaboration between the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated Mr Emanuel Macron, the newly elected President of France, for his decisive victory in the presidential run-off polls held last weekend. “I applaud the determination of Macron in his acceptance speech, to fight the divisions that undermined France and effect the change the French people voted for,” he […]
