The President and Vice Chancellor of Central University; Professor Kwesi Yankah was on Thursday July 7 honored for his exceptional and continuous administration and academic contribution to education in Ghana at the Impact Africa Summit: Ghana held in Accra. The awarded was presented to him by H.E. Gerhard Brügger, Ambassador of Switzerland. Professor Yankah was […]
Barclays Africa has expressed commitment to drive Africa’s economic growth agenda through a shared growth strategy by pledging to spend $93 million to improve education access and skills development of the youth. The bank also promised to raise $89 million to help small and medium-sized African businesses grow, and to ensure that more people gain […]
Ghanaian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have earned the recognition of the United Nations 177th Session on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) for its immense contribution to the review of Ghana’s implementation of the ICCPR. The CSOs earned the recognition from the Human Rights Committee during the ICCPR in Geneva, Switzerland. A […]
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS is to hold a three day workshop to on the WTO Dispute Settlement System to identify and resolve trade concerns by Member States in line with the region’s economic integration vision. The workshop, which will be held in collaboration with the UK’s Department for International Development’s Trade […]
The 2016 Gaming Regulators African Forum (GRAF) conference, on the theme: “Working towards the effective regulation of gaming and the promotion of legal and responsible gaming” has begun in Accra. The conference, which is the 12th in the series and first to be hosted in West Africa, creates a platform for discussions on developing common […]
The growing concern over the Zika virus highlights a frightening reality. The world remains ill-prepared for a fast-moving virus. Over the past decade, Ebola, avian flu, swine flu and other pandemics have shown how vulnerable the world can be when major outbreaks start in a developing country with a weak health system. But too little […]
The international community has committed to a new sustainable development agenda built on the principles of equity and human rights. A central objective of the Sustainable Development Goals is to leave no one behind. Despite significant gains made in reducing poverty and improving opportunity and well-being for many people around the world, hundreds of millions […]
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and most profitable airline in Africa, says it is ready to partner any international and domestic airline on the continent. Mr Girma Shiferaw, Vice President, Corporate Alliance, Ethiopian Airlines speaking to a 15-member delegation from Ghana at the company’s headquarters said: “Our doors are opened for any collaboration with any carrier […]
An Italian delegation currently in the country has promised fishermen of its support to facilitate the creation of a resilient local fisheries cluster to enhance the industry in Ghana. The promise is in furtherance of an agreement signed between the delegation from the Fish Production District of Mazara Del Vallo-Cosrap of Italy and the Ministry […]
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and most profitable airlines in Africa, has commenced a new route to Durban, South Africa. The route, which is the 3rd destinations in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape town, was to support in the tourism drive of the metropolitan city. Durban is the second largest metropolitan city and the second […]
