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 […]
Forced displacement has reached unprecedented levels, with more than 65 million people uprooted from their homes globally. New and recurring conflicts, and ever-more disturbing forms of violence and persecution, are driving people to flee in search of safety within their own countries, or to cross international borders as asylum seekers or refugees. Others are living […]
The German Minister for Cooperation and Development of the Land North Rhina Westphelia Government, a regional government in Germany, Franz-Joseph Lersch-Mense, has paid a day’s visit to Offinso to strengthen ties with the Offinso-Monchengladbach Cooperation for Development, a non-governmental organisation. The visit was also for the minister to acquaint himself with progress of some projects […]
More than 50 children have been given a taste of the award winning in-flight entertainment of Emirates Airline in a movie at the Silverbird Cinemas at the Accra Mall. The movie was to enable parents and children to experience the attention, care and fun Emirates offers kids on board the airline. Having perfected the art […]
The 14th edition of the International Arts and Handicrafts Fair of Ouagadougou has been launched in Accra with Ghana as the guest country for the exhibition on October 28 to November 6, 2016. Held biennially in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, the International Arts and Crafts Fair, known as Le Salon International de L’Artisanant de Ouagadougou (SIAO) […]
The Australian High Commission in Accra on Thursday hosted representatives from NGOs and government agencies from across its nine countries of accreditation, to celebrate the contribution Australian-funded programmes have made to communities across the region. The reception and photo exhibition showcased the benefits to local communities resulting from partnerships between Australia and organisations in Ghana, […]
The Chinese government is set to fund the construction of Africa’s largest library in Tanzania. According to Chinese News Agency Xinhua, the new library at the University of Dar es Salaam would cost $40 million (£27.5 million) and would hold 800,000 books when completed. Tanzanian President John Magufuli who laid the foundation stone of the […]
The World Food Programme (WFP) has within the past five years bought 5,000 metric tonnes of maize worth $2 million from smallholder farmers across the nation as efforts to transform their livelihoods intensifies. Ms. Magdalena Moshi, its Country Director, who announced this said the strategic direction was to leverage its purchasing power more effectively and support the sustainable development of […]
