Professor Nii Narku Quaynor, Chair of the Internet Society (ISOC) Ghana Chapter and Africa Internet pioneer has been awarded the 2015 ICANN Multi-stakeholder Ethos Award during the opening ceremony of ICANN 53 in Buenos Aires. A statement signed by Vera Akumiah, ISOC Programmes and Communications Chair, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said, Prof […]
A project, “Taking Cowpeas to Scale in West Africa,” aimed at improving the cowpea seed sector in the three Northern Regions has taken off. The three-year project (2015 – 2017) being sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will focus on a series of best-bet cowpea production technologies, reflecting input from International […]
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), says in 2014, the global potential opium production reached 7,554 tons – the second highest level since the 1930s. The rise it says is mainly due to its cultivation increasing significantly in Afghanistan, the main growing country. In its 2015 World Drug Report, the UN agency […]
The Minister of Energy has been to the Russia Federation to discuss the involvement of that country’s energy companies into Ghana’s oil sector. A press release from the Ministry says the Minister, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah paid an official working visit to the Russian Federation from June 22 to 24, 2015 where he had discussions with […]
The 2nd Global African Investment Summit scheduled for the 1st and 2nd December 2015 at the Central Hall, Westminster in London UK will attract over 750 qualified global investors, including Family Offices, Sovereign Wealth Funds, International DFIs, Ultra High Net Worth Individuals and Pension Funds. The summit will also assemble Energy Ministers and CEOs of […]
Ms Margit Thomsen, Danish Ambassador to Ghana, has paid a courtesy call on Nana Oye Lithur, the Minister of Gender, Child and Social Protection, to formally bid her farewell as she ends her two-year duty tour. Ms Thomsen said Ghana and Denmark had had good economic development relationship and promised her country’s continued support to […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ghana has pledged to build 55 new Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) and renovate 150 CHPS in the Volta and Northern regions. The Agency explained that statistics showed that health care delivery in those regions were not encouraging, therefore, there was the need to improve quality […]
“It is an honor and privilege to work and live in Ghana. I feel accepted. I feel I am part of the fabric of the Ghanaian society”, these were the opening words when Diplomatic Call caught up with Mr. Philip Seitz, the Head of the Consul Section of the US Embassy for a one on […]
One major constraint to economic growth not only in Ghana but the entire African continent is lack of access to electricity. Even for those parts of the continent where there is access to power and electricity, its reliability cannot be assured. The dream of every Ghanaian in these times of power crisis is to see […]
An effective public relations is critical to the operations of every people centered organization. It plays a vital part of maintaining the organization’s image and of communicating its message to the public. It is thus not surprising the US Embassy operates a very active and efficient Public Affairs Department headed by Daniel Fennel. He tells […]
