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USADF Off-Grid Energy Initiative is Transformative – Tom Coogan

  • April 25, 2016

Tom Coogan, Regional Director of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), has lauded the Off-Grid Energy Challenge’s ability to nurture African businesses. He said the intervention is helping to address the power problems of locals in the off-grid sector in sub-Saharan Africa. He gave the commendation at the opening of a two-day cross-fertilisation workshop […]

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World Bank to offer grant for Afforestation Projects

  • April 22, 2016

The World Bank is offering the Forestry Commission (FC) a grant to embark on afforestation project to replenish the depleting forest lands. The grant is also assist tree farmers to improve upon their living standards. The Commission would supply free tree seedlings to interested farmers in the project and technical officers would also be visiting […]

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Netherlands Embassy holds Cultural and Creativity event

  • April 22, 2016

The Netherlands Embassy on Thursday held a cultural and creativity event to kick-start its Orange Week celebrations. Dubbed “Holland and Ghana: Growing together,” the cultural afternoon held at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands showcased the many fields in which Dutch and Ghanaian culture meet and merge into a creative mix. The Night […]

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UN Tarnished by Sexual Exploitation – Report

  • April 22, 2016

Ms Karin Landgren, former United Nations Under-Secretary General said the reports of extensive sexual exploitation and abuse by some UN Peacekeeping officers have tarnished the image of world body. Ms Landgren who is also a Special Representative of the UN Secretary General said trust is an important ingredient, which could make peacekeeping more effective and […]

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ACI urges Africa to Invest in Cashew Production

  • April 21, 2016

Africa has great potentials and unique abilities to supply a substantial quantity of cashew for the global market.  The cashew sector is almost looked at as a new economic venture for farmers and processing countries, nevertheless Ghana and for that matter Africa has the ability to make a significant contribution to the global demand. This […]

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Brong-Ahafo gets 54 Adolescent Health Corners from DFID

  • April 19, 2016

Fifty-Four Adolescent Health Corners aimed at increasing access to information and services on Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health (ASRH) to the youth, have been established in the Brong-Ahafo Region. The Department of International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom Agency for International Development (UKAID) together with the Government of Ghana, are providing funding to set up […]

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China Supports Ghana Parliament to Tighten Security

  • April 18, 2016

China Monday beefed up the safety of Ghana’s Parliament by donating advanced security equipment valued at $300,000 to the Legislature. The equipment include three sets of wall-held metal scanners, three sets of X-ray baggage scanners, 100 sets of handheld metal scanners and three sets of human body metal detectors. The donation, a direct response to […]