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EU marks 30th Anniversary of the Erasmus Programme

  • April 28, 2017

On Thursday 27th April 2017, the Centre for European Studies in cooperation with the European Union in Ghana hosted a forum at the University of Ghana, to commemorate 30 years of European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (ERASMUS). For over 25 years, Europe has funded the Erasmus programme, which has enabled over […]

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Saudi Arabia donates date fruits to Ghana

  • April 27, 2017

The Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has donated 50 tons of Date fruits to the people of Ghana as part of the long friendly relationship that exist between the two countries. Mr Abdulaziz Alnasser, the Charge d`Affaires of the Saudi Embassy, presented the dates on behalf the King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of […]

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Ethiopia graduates 452 aviation professionals

  • April 26, 2017

Ethiopian Aviation Academy, the largest aviation academy in Africa, a full International Civil Aviation Organisation TRAINAIR Plus member and International Air Transport Association Authorised Global Training Centre, has graduated 452 aviation professionals. The academy has graduated 35 pilots, 110 aviation maintenance technicians, 248 cabin crew and 59 commercial and ground service professionals. A statement issued […]

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Ghana and Zambia join African Financial Markets Initiative

  • April 26, 2017

Ghana and Zambia have become the newest members of the African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI), under the auspices of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Bloomberg African Bond Index. The AfDB/AFMISM Bloomberg® African Bond Index (ABABI) was however launched in February 2015. Calculated by Bloomberg Indices, the composite index is currently comprised Bloomberg South Africa, […]

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G7 Energy Ministers focus on electricity in Africa

  • April 24, 2017

Energy Ministers from the G7 industrialised countries have reiterated their commitment to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy in Africa. At the just-ended meeting in Rome, under the Italian Presidency, the G7 ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the Secretary of Energy of the US, and the European Commissioner […]

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2017 Africa Energy Forum to host Nine African Ministries

  • April 24, 2017

African Ministries from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Gabon, Madagascar, Morocco, Rwanda and Zimbabwe have confirmed to attend the Africa Energy Forum(AEF) to date, which is set to welcome 2,000 decision-makers in Africa’s energy sector to Copenhagen this June. AEF is the annual meeting point for Africa’s energy sector for decision-makers […]

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World Chalks Progress in ‘Neglected Tropical Diseases’ Incidence

  • April 19, 2017

Leaders from governments, pharmaceutical companies and charitable organizations have congregated at a five-day summit in Geneva to pledge new commitments to the collective effort to control and eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The summit coincided with the launch of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Fourth Report on NTDs, showing transformational progress against these debilitating diseases, […]

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British High Commissioner welcomes GUBA 2017

  • April 19, 2017

The sixth Ghana UK Based Achievement (GUBA) Awards launch, is set to take place on Friday the 21 of April, 2017 at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Accra. A statement issued by the British High Commission and copied to the Ghana News Agency said the launch would be subsequent to a dinner reception where […]

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Ghana must ensure fiscal discipline -IMF

  • April 17, 2017

Ghana’s longstanding challenges can only be resolved through ambitious and sustained reforms in key policy areas, going beyond the central government to encompass the broader public sector, the IMF mission to Ghana have said. Speaking at a press conference at the end of a two-week visit to Ghana, the IMF Mission Chief Annalisa Fedelino said […]