China seeks to continue to help African countries with capacity building, especially for the youth, since the energies and capabilities of a nation’s youth largely determines its strength. Madam Sun Baohong, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, at the opening of a two-day conference on China-Africa Relations on Tuesday in Accra, said China […]
Ghana and Ethiopia have committed to strengthening the ties of co-operation that exist between them. At the end of a meeting on Tuesday between President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome and on the sidelines of the ongoing 29th African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, both leaders expressed satisfaction with the current […]
The United States wants a strong, equal, partner, with both countries contributing to the global economy and security, and whose knowledge and products flow back and forth; Ambassador Robert P. Jackson, has said. The United States’ Ambassador to Ghana said the partnership that the United States envisages with Ghana was one where a private sector […]
Ghana will host over 800 delegates from Africa and the diaspora to deliberate and find ways of fighting Tuberculosis (TB) on the continent. The 20th conference to be held at the Accra International Conference Centre is slated to begin from July 10-13. The theme for the event is: “Accelerating Implementation Through Partnership to end TB, HIV/TB, […]
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday took office as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), succeeding Dr Margaret Chan, who has held office since 1 January 2007. The Director-General is WHO’s chief technical and administrative officer and oversees the policy for the Organization’s international health work. A statement issued by the WHO and copied […]
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), on Monday, July 3, 2017, named the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as the “AU Gender Champion” for 2017. President Akufo-Addo was given this award at the opening ceremony of the 29th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, which is currently on-going in Addis […]
Mr Christoph Retzlaff, the German Ambassador says the G20 Africa Partnership Compact is an avenue for renewing cooperation and enhancing sustainable economic development in Africa. Launched under Germany’s Presidency of the G20, the Ambassador explained that the Partnership would support reliable financial frameworks in order to increase investment opportunities, push for a more sustainable infrastructure […]
The teaching and learning of French language in Ghana has been given a boost, following a 700,000 Euro support from the Embassy of France. A statement issued by the French Embassy and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday said the main purpose of the Fund was to develop and improve the teaching of […]
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline group in Africa, has placed an order for ten additional Airbus A350-900 aircraft, enabling further development to its fast expanding long-haul route network. Last June, Ethiopian Airlines became the first African carrier to operate the A350 when it took delivery of the first of 12 aircraft in order. A statement […]
A three-day validation workshop for Economic Community and West African States directive on gender and energy assessment opened in Accra on Monday. The objective of the workshop is to ensure that women and men have access to modern energy services and contribute, as well as benefit from the business of expanding energy access in the […]
