The Global African Investment Summit (TGAIS) has announced that the Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, will deliver the keynote address at the summit taking place on the 1st and 2nd of December, at Central Hall Westminster. Talking about the Summit the Foreign Secretary said: “The Global […]
Members of the Consultative Committees of Regulators and operators of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERERA) would hold their sixth meeting on November 17, to November 18, in Accra. The meeting would precede the launch of the West African electricity market. A statement issued by ERERA at the weekend, said the meeting would specifically […]
Ghana and the British government have signed Convicted Persons Transfer Agreement to execute transfer of prisoners serving their sentences in the two countries to their country of origin to continue their sentences. Ghana Parliament passed the Act in the 2007 to allow it receive its citizens convicted abroad to continue serving in Ghana and vice […]
The African Union has condemned last night’s terror attacks in Paris which claimed over 100 lives, describing it as “despicable” in a statement issued today Saturday, November 14, 2015 by Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the AU Commission. The statement said: “The Chairperson of the Commission condemns in the strongest terms these cowardly attacks, […]
To mark World Diabetes Day on Saturday, November 14, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for greater action to turn the growing tide of the global diabetes epidemic. WHO is also marking World Diabetes Day by announcing that the Organisation’s annual World Health Day, which recognises its birthday on April 7, would focus on […]
Ghanaians pay much more for their electricity – to charge their phone, for example – than someone in the UK will pay. Meanwhile power outages cost African countries 1-2% of their annual GDP, stifling economic growth. Around 600 million people in Africa – two out of three – are locked into poverty because they do […]
UK Minister of State for International Development, Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, will visit Ghana this week to spearhead the next phase of the UK’s new Energy Africa campaign. While electricity access in Ghana is better than much of Sub-Saharan Africa, the country still suffers regular power cuts and outages that affect households and industry. […]
A delegation from the African Union (AU) currently visiting Ghana has applauded the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) for its inclusive approach to preparing a long-term national development for Ghana. The purpose for the visit of the delegation is to discuss strategies for domesticating the first 10 years of the AU’s 50-year transformation agenda, known […]
The third edition of the Japanese Ambassador’s Cup organized annually as part of activities marking the celebration of Japan’s Week has been held at the Accra Sports Stadium. The two- day event organized by the Ghana Karate Association (GKA), in partnership with the Japan Embassy, ended on Sunday and saw about 150 karatekas taking part […]
President John Dramani Mahama is in Paris, France, for a meeting with French President, Francois Hollande on Climate Change and an Electrification for Africa Project. A statement from the Flagstaff House Communications Bureau and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra said this afternoon’s meeting at the Elysee Palace was being attended by four […]
