The United Kingdom Department (DFID) in collaboration with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the Government in expanding access to basic education. The memorandum is part of the Complementary Basic Education (CBE) initiative The CBE is a ground-breaking approach that teaches disadvantaged Out-Of-School-Children how to […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a message of condolence to President John Dramani Mahama and the families of the victims of the twin flood and fire tragedy that hit Ghana on June 3. A statement issued by the Chinese Embassy, in Accra, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, on Wednesday, quoted President Xi […]
Experts from Ebola –affected countries are meeting in Accra to galvanise global and national support for the effective implementation of health recovery and resilience. Efforts are therefore being made to mobilise partners including GAVI and the Global Fund, who are actively engaged in supporting the health programme of the three countries, particularly around health system […]
The Sirigu Women’s Organisation for Pottery and Art (SWOPA) in the Kassena Nankana West District of Upper East Region, has been honoured with a communications award. They received the award from the International Cooperation and Development Directorate-General of the European Commission (EU). The success story of the SWOPA was adjudged the best among EU-supported development […]
The 2015 world-wide national consultation and stakeholder debate on climate change and energy has been held in Ghana to collect divergent views on how to mitigate climate change impact and adaptation. The debate was held to collect views from a number of citizens on the causes of climate change and how the negative effects could […]
The French Embassy in collaboration with Vice Chancellors in Ghana, are organising a two-day conference on higher education to enhance the cooperation between French and Ghanaian higher education institutions. The annual conference, which is the third in the series, provides a platform where French and Ghanaian universities, institutions and networks could showcase the excellence of […]
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group says it has invested a total of $2.4 billion in Ghana. It says in the past five years, its investment in the energy sector amounts to $525 million including oil and gas exploration and production, power production, and refined petroleum distribution. The IFC today, June […]
The Forum for National Equity, a civil society organisation, has challenged the Economic Committee of West Africa (ECOWAS) to exert the political will to link member states with rail lines to strengthen the integration process. Mr Prince Bagnaba Mba, President of the forum said the whole essence of the 40-year-old ECOWAS is about integration and […]
The European Union (EU) Ambassador, has handed over a refurbished physiochemical Laboratory to the Food and Drugs Authority in Accra. The renovation of the laboratory and the provision of the state-of-the-art equipment was done with funding support from the EU under the Trade Related Assistance and Quality Enabling Programme (TRAQUE). It is to help improve […]
The United Nations Office in Ghana has expressed its readiness to help and support the coordinated efforts of government to solve the perennial floods in the capital. The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ghana, Ms Christine Evans-Klock, declared:”We are prepared to work with other stakeholders to achieve that goal”, when with the Deputy National Coordinator […]
