Representatives of the Governments of the 15 ECOWAS member-states have declared their commitment to provide comprehensive health services to vulnerable populations in West Africa, official statement has said in Accra. The various governments declared their commitment at the end of a meeting held in Senegal, and organised by the United States Agency for International Development […]
About 800,000 children have fled their homes in north-eastern Nigeria because of the conflict with the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram, UNICEF said Monday. The number of child refugees has more than doubled in the past year as they fled to Chad, Niger and Cameroon and within Nigeria, the UN children’s agency said. “Scores of […]
The World Bank says today that it is supportive of the agreement between Ghana and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF approved a $918 million three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Ghana April 3, 2015, but classified the country as “high risk of debt distress” under a new debt sustainability analyses. Speaking to reporters […]
The Norway and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have signed a $ 4.5 million agreement for developing countries to monitor and report on their forest resources and changes in forest area. A statement by FAO and copied to Ghana News Agency on Monday said the project would facilitate countries’ access to earth observation data sources, […]
Mr Joaquim Chissano, the former President of Mozambique has emphasized the need for African governments to institutionalize system of checks and balances to promote good governance on the continent. He said good governance was evolving on the continent in the context of democracy and so there was need to put in place measures to entrench […]
The Sudanese Embassy in Ghana has appealed to Ghanaians to pray for the North African country as they hold their general election this week. A statement signed by Hajj Abdel-Mañana Abdel-Rahaman, Public Relations and Marketing Consultant of the Embassy and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra said Sudan would hold Presidential and Legislative […]
Mr. Jeeva Sagar, Indian High Commissioner, on Friday paid a day’s visit to health institutions in Ho, Volta Regional capital. The visit was to afford the Commissioner the opportunity to familiarise himself with activities of the institutions and explore areas for possible cooperation with similar institutions in India. At the Ho Nurses’ Training College, the […]
The Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of its friendly relationship with Ghana on Thursday donated 50 tons of Dates fruit to be distributed among Ghanaians in the country. Mr Nayef Abdullah M. Alfadhli, the Deputy Head of Mission, who presented the donation on behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King […]
The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Gene A. Cretz, has hosted a cross section of politicians, business people, and diplomats at the first ever promotional dinner in Accra for U.S. beef. The venue for the event was the Urban Grill Restaurant located at the Airport City, according to a release signed by Zainab Mahama, Information […]
The Prime Minister for Ethiopia, Mr. Ato Haliemariam Dessalegn, has urged African leaders to make domestic resource mobilization its topmost priority towards achieving a remarkable economic growth. He said Africa’s strategy to optimize the use of its resources for the benefits of all Africans will require substantial financial resources and African leaders must look at […]
