The 18th Annual Africa Energy Forum (AEF) will take place from 21-24 June in London at The O2 Continental hotel. AEF has established itself as the international marketplace where governments and power utilities of Africa unite with the energy industry to focus on delivering power infrastructure projects across Africa. All the players in the industry […]
The UK Government is providing a free matching service to help Ghanaian companies get in touch with over 20,000 UK suppliers, in the Healthcare, Technology and Creative sectors that offer a wide range of high quality products and services to help you grow businesses in Ghana. Companies are being encouraged to register at https://www.events.ukti.gov.uk/business-is-great-2016 before […]
Ghana and the United States have signed the Security Governance Initiative (SGI) Joint Country Action Plan agreement. The SGI is a US Presidential Initiative that offers an enhanced approach to security sector assistance beginning with six African countries; Ghana, Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Kenya, and Tunisia. It offers a comprehensive approach to improving security sector governance […]
The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), have ended a symposium pledging to build new partnerships to empower women and youth. The two-day event, saw governments, civil society, private sector and development partners debate key issues of […]
The 23rd African Indian Ocean Satellite Network (AFISNET) Management Committee meeting has opened in Accra. The five-day meeting is being attended by delegates from countries, including Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone and South Africa. Mr Fifi Kwetey, the Minister of Transport, who opened the meeting, said the establishment of the Network, demonstrated the […]
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice is scheduled to adjudicate on 45 cases from 10 Member States for the first quarter of 2016, records provided by the Registry Department of the Court indicates. The court will deliver judgments in five of the cases, give rulings on three others while the rest of the cases are […]
The European Union (EU) Delegation in Ghana is to extend a 31-million euro grant to Ghana to fund labour environment assessment, as well as technical and vocational training for the youth. The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Mr Haruna Idrissu, told Parliament Wednesday that the Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, and the Head […]
Egypt will play host to over 800 high level delegates, including seven Heads of States and Government, as well as Africa’s top business leaders at the Africa 2016 Forum in Sharm el Sheikh on 20-21 February 2016. This forum aims to highlight the African opportunity, accelerating private sector engagement and investment within Africa. In the […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning a landmark visit to Uganda and Kenya this summer to mark 40 years since the July 4, 1976, Entebbe raid during which his brother, Yonatan, was killed in the legendary hostage rescue operation, The Jerusalem Post has learned. The trip is expected to be among the issues on the […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an appeal to raise $56 million to fight the Zika virus. The WHO in a statement issued Wednesday February 17, 2016 said it needs $25 million to fund its own response plan, and an additional $31 million to support the work of key partners. According to the UN […]
