African leaders have renewed their commitment to working together to prevent and respond early to public health threats across West Africa. This was contained in a statement issued last Friday at close of the West African Regional Conference on One Health held in Dakar, Senegal. A statement by WHO AFRO and copied to the Ghana […]
The University of Ghana (UG) is the highest ranked university in West Africa and the seventh in Africa. Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, the Vice Chancellor of the University, said the 2016 Times Higher Education World Rankings once again placed the UG ahead of its peers in Ghana and West Africa. “The UG was ranked in […]
The United States of America has donated law books to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) as part of its tenth anniversary celebration in Arusha, Tanzania. The books, presented by Ms Virginia Blaser, the USA Chargé d’Affaires, at Tanzania, are to support the work of the African Court. They were received by […]
The Oxford Business Group (OBG) is organising an African Investment and Business forum from 3rd to 5th December at the Accra International Conference Centre. The global publishing firm, OBG will be a key partner at the Forum, which will bring together more than 2000 industry and public sector representatives from across the continent, including a number […]
The Canadian High Commissioner, Heather Cameron, has launched the Canadian-funded project “Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Market Development (RUSHING)” in Tamale. International Development Enterprises (iDE Ghana) is implementing the five-year project valued at 10.7 million Canadian dollars. The RUSHING project uses a private-sector-led approach to increase demand for sanitation products amongst the rural population. The project […]
Mr Andy Karas, USAID Mission Director for Ghana, has said the needs of women in agriculture needs to be prioritised to help boost food production, reduce poverty and increase performance in the sector. He said the concern of these women was of national interest; hence, the need to invest in areas that would enable them […]
SNV Netherlands Development Organization, has initiated a project to provide technical support and financial assistance to Small and medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) operating in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors. Under the project, “Possible to Profitable” (P2P), over 500 SMEs throughout the country, will receive training in business management, coaching and development from a […]
Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable African airline, is set to increase flight frequency to Cape Town to 10 times weekly beginning from December 1. Mr Busera Awel, the Chief Commercial Officer, Ethiopian Airlines said: “Serving Africa is our prior commitment as a Pan-African carrier, and increasing services to Cape Town, known for […]
The Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai District Assembly has been selected to benefit from a funding support package from the European Union (EU) to grow the area’s agriculture, Mr. Jacob Ware, the District Chief Executive (DCE), has announced. He said all was set for the assembly to receive €537.000.00 and gave the assurance that the money would be efficiently […]
Japan will continue to reinforce its support for the power sector to facilitate the provision of stable and reliable supply for Ghana’s socioeconomic development. Mr Koji Makino, the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) Country Representative for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, said the Agency would continue to support the building of electricity facilities such as […]
