On Tuesday August 11 2015, I presented my credentials to H.E. John Dramani Mahama, the president of the Republic of Ghana. It is an honor for me to represent Israel here in Ghana, and it is a great pleasure to be here in Ghana, to meet with the lovely people, the rich culture, the tasty […]
More than 800 000 people take their lives in suicide episodes and there are many more people who attempt suicide globally, which affect families, communities and entire countries and leaves long-lasting effects on people left behind. Suicide occurs throughout the lifespan and is the second leading cause of death among 15–29-year-olds globally, in 2012, with […]
The Israeli Ambassador Ami Mehl has expressed Israeli companies’ interest to invest in Ghana. He explained that Ghana has a lot of potentials and companies in Israel are willing to invest in the country especially in the environment sector. Mr Mehl observed that environmental sanitation continues to be a major problem for many countries including […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Japan have signed the sixth Private Sector Assistance loan under the joint initiative titled Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) for Africa. The loan, worth JPY 35.88 trillion, equivalent to $ 300 million, is intended to support private sector operations and entrepreneurship in Africa. The agreement was initialed at the […]
The Global African Investment Summit is a leading international investment summit, bringing high-level African government and investors to London to discuss investment opportunities into Africa. African Presidents, alongside Ministers and senior Government representatives, will be in attendance, to meet with over 750 global investors and project developers, to discuss active and bankable projects in African […]
President John Mahama has arrived in Berlin, Germany, to attend the 15th International Economic Forum on Africa, which opens today, Wednesday. The Forum, premised on the Agenda 2063, adopted by the African Union, will provide African countries and the rest of the wold with an opportunity to chart a more inclusive and sustainable growth agenda. […]
As part of UNICEF’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme, the Netherlands is injecting 100 million Euros into Ghana’s urban sanitation drive in Ho, Tamale and Ashaiman in the next three years. UNICEF is already tackling endemic open defecation in some rural communities in the Volta, Central, Upper West, Upper East and Northern regions under […]
Inadequate waste management systems, has become a major public health, economic and environmental problem, with 7-10 billion tonnes of urban waste churned out annually, according to UN study estimates. About three billion people worldwide lack access to controlled waste disposal facilities with holistic waste management, which could save countries hundreds of billions of dollars and […]
Mrs Salamatu Husseini Suleiman, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, ECOWAS Commission, has called for concerted efforts from member-states, in an effort to confront challenges pertaining to Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in the sub-region. She said the Commission on its part was not resting on its oars in mobilizing additional resources through its […]
Ghana has agreed to continue to work with Nigeria to guarantee the security and socio-economic prosperity of their people. Consequently, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both countries would begin the process of reviving the Ghana-Nigeria Joint Commission for Cooperation, and progressively expand its focus to the level of Bi-National Commission. President John Dramani Mahama […]
