Africa Day 2016 is being celebrated in furtherance of the African Union’s theme for this year: “Human Rights with a Particular Focus on the Rights of Women”. This demonstrates the commitment of Africa’s leaders to place women – as key drivers and enablers – at the front and centre of all efforts to implement the […]
Alhaji Collins Dauda, the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, has said Ghana is challenged with the provision of adequate improved sanitation facilities to ensure a healthy environment and lives. “Currently, access to improved sanitation in the country is only 15 percent, while 58 per cent of the population share latrines and 19 per […]
The Government, through the Ministry of Health, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kingdom of the Netherlands to accelerate early detection of Tuberculosis (TB). Mr Alex Segbegia, the Minister of Health, signed for the Government, while Mr Marcel Lantinga, the Director of the Dutch company Oldelft Benelux, signed for the Netherlands for the […]
An eleven thousand US Dollar-Oil Palm Extraction project, sponsored by the US Government, has been inaugurated at Asekesu, a farming community, and its neighbours, in the New Juaben Municipality. The project, which is under the US Ambassador Self Help Project, is expected to create employment and sustainable development for six communities in the area. It […]
Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and the largest African airline, has won the African Aviation “African Airline of the Year,” Award for 2016 during the 25th Anniversary African Aviation Air Finance Africa Conference and Exhibition. A statement issued by Mrs Hanna Atnafu, Manager Corporate Communications and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the Airlines […]
The World Bank has lauded Professor Eric Danquah, the Director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), University of Ghana, for the excellent successful organisation of the Africa Centres of Excellence (ACE) meeting in Accra. Mr Andreas Blom, a World Bank Senior Education Economist and the leader of the ACE Task Team, said […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) has inaugurated the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Regional Leadership Centre (RLC) for West Africa. The RLC, located on the campus of GIMPA, in Accra, would serve countries in West Africa, including Ghana, Burkina Faso, […]
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources in collaboration with the Forestry Commission and other stakeholders would celebrate the 5th Forestry Week and Greening Ghana Day 2016 from May 21 – 27 May, 2016. The theme for the celebration is: “Forests and Water for Sustaining Lives and Livelihoods”. A statement signed by the Chief Executive […]
Mr Gerhard Bruegger, the Swiss Ambassador to Ghana, has urged the academic community to strongly involve the private sector in the country’s education. Mr Bruegger, who was speaking on the topic, “Using Middle Level Education for National Development”, at the on-going International Conference on ‘Academic and Professional Integrity’, which opened in Accra, on Wednesday. He […]
Since the establishment of the Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana in 2014, it has supported educational and cultural exchanges between Ghana and China. This was done through the teaching and learning of the Chinese language and culture, whilst Ghanaian students have been sponsored to study in China. Professor Ernest Aryitey, Vice Chancellor of […]
