Former United Nations Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, says integrity of elections holds prospects for rapid economic growth and prosperity and urged political actors to uphold democratic tenets that fostered a peaceful society. He said preserving and deepening democratic credentials were crucial for the country’s future prosperity and peace to guarantee fundamental human aspiration that […]
Refugees from neighbouring La Cote d’Ivoire living in Ghana, have been told to consider returning voluntarily to their home country or accept integration into the host nation. Ms. Ioli Kimyaci, the Country Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), assured them of the world body’s support – whatever choices they made. She […]
The United States Agency for International Development, through Feed the Future Ghana – Agriculture Technology Transfer (ATT) Project, is funding the rehabilitation of a 480-meter dam at Wambong in the Central Gonja district of the Northern Region. The rehabilitation works and the development of a downstream 10- hectare irrigation facility, would enable the Savannah Agriculture […]
Life expectancy increased by five years between 2000 and 2015, the fastest increase since the 1960s, according to this year’s World Health Statistics: Monitoring Health for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It said dramatic gains in life expectancy had been made globally since 2000 but major inequalities persisted within and among countries. The report, which […]
Description: The Agrique Africa Investment Summit 2016, Thursday 23rd June 2016,will bring together over 100 stakeholders actively engaged and interestedin Africa’s agricultural sector. We have speakers from leading international financial firms including; Deutche Bank, Agdevco, CDC, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IFC and many more – read more about our speakers here. Key features of the Agrique Africa Investment […]
Ghana will host the first event of the ECOWAS International Kickboxing Friendship tournament (EIKF) to celebrate the 2016 ECOWAS best fighters awards at the Lizzy Sports Complex in Accra. The competition billed for June 24- 25, would see Kickboxers from Togo, Nigeria and Ivory Coast from the sub-region and Lebanon competing in the two day […]
The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF), has begun disbursing a grant through the E-zwich payment system to beneficiaries of selected communities in eight districts of the Upper East Region. A total amount, GH¢3,984,300 Ghana Cedis is being disbursed to 4,194 extreme poor people. They comprise 3,361 females and 838 males in 61 communities across the […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has rolled-out a project to deepen accountability and transparency in local governance in Ghana, to make the assemblies more responsive to citizens’ needs. The USAID Ghana Mission Director, Mr Andy Karas, at a community durbar in Amanase in the Ayensuano District of the Eastern Region, said the […]
The Canadian Government through the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organizational Development (CIKOD), has organised a capacity building workshop for female basket weavers at Sirigu. Ms Elham Mumuni, the Programme Manager of CIKOD, a Non-Governmental Organisation, said the training would equip the women to produce good quality baskets of the international standards to enable them […]
Ethiopian Airlines, the leading airline in connecting Africa with the rest of the world, continued its aviation technology leadership with yet another first African Airbus A350 XWB. A statement issued in Accra by Mrs Hanna Atnafu, Manager Corporate Communications, Ethiopian Airlines said the A-350 XWB would be the first airbus aircraft in Ethiopian fleet and […]
