Ending Ebola before the rainy season is imperative, says Peter Jan Graaff, New Acting Head of United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER). A statement issued by UNMEER and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Monday said Graaff, in his first week in office, affirmed his commitment to stopping the Ebola outbreak in […]
The European Union says it is optimistic of resuming its budget support to the Government of Ghana following the adoption of the IMF’s three year extended credit facility programme. Mr William Hanna, the Head of the European Union Delegation in Ghana, said a sound implementation of the programme was important, in order to restore macro-economic […]
Dr Sherif Amin Elkhoraiby, Chairman, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Sunday challenged Africans to follow the Chinese example of patriotism and complete dedication to nation building. He said Africans must place love for their countries first and not tribal and religious beliefs as China did some decades ago to have a voice […]
Mr. David Gilmour Deputy Assistant Secretary of the United State Department, Bureau of African Affairs, has declared that America would impose visa sanctions on African leaders and individuals who participated in violence against their civilian population. Mr Gilmour made the declaration when he briefed journalists from 10 African countries currently on a tour to the […]
A new International Labour Organisation (ILO) report shows that 56 per cent of people living in rural areas worldwide do not have access to essential healthcare services. According to the report, which was made available to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday, more than double the figure in urban areas, where 22 per cent are […]
A World Health Organisation (WHO) report, shows that systems to combat antibiotic resistance are not in place in all regions of the world. According to the report, a quarter of countries that responded to a WHO survey had national plans to preserve antimicrobial medicines like antibiotics, but many more countries must step up their efforts. […]
The World Bank Group says its Board of Executive Directors has approved a $60 million credit for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). In a press release issued in Washington DC and copied to ghanabusinessnews.com today May 1, 2015, the Bank says the International Development Association (IDA) credit for Ghana is to improve the ECG’s […]
Ms Antoinette Sayeh, Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) African Department, says sub-Sahara Africa has experienced rapid growth and better macro-economic performance. She said sub-Sahara Africa’s Gross Domestic Product per capita growth accelerated toward the end of the 1990s to average 4.3 per cent per year over the 2000s, compared with 2.9 per cent […]
President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday held a closed-door meeting with two neighbouring heads of state at the Peduase lodge, in the Eastern Region. The Presidents; Faure Gnassingbe of Togo and Dr Thomas Yayi Boni of Togo who arrived in Ghana on Wednesday morning have since returned to their various countries. Briefing the media after […]
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has been re-elected for a third term, electoral officials say. Provisional results show that he gained 59% of the vote, extending his family’s 48-year hold on power. Observers from the African Union and regional bloc Ecowas said the election was free and fair, despite opposition complaints of voting irregularities. Mr Gnassingbe […]
