In 2013, a United Nations report estimated that the cocaine trade through West Africa was worth at least $1.25 billion a year. This is higher than the combined government budgets of several countries in the region, which has become an important transhipment point between Latin America producers and consumers in the United States and Europe. […]
As the world marks the International Day of Remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, the UN has called for an end to modern day slavery manifesting in various forms. The world body said though the horrific tragedies of slavery ended 1807, the world still faced widespread discrimination, prejudice, child trafficking […]
The 70th anniversary celebrations of the United Nations has been launched in Accra by the United Nations Association of Ghana (UNA – Gh). Ms Janet Edna Nyame, Secretary General of UNA – Gh said the UN’s 70th anniversary theme “Strong UN, better world”, was very relevant in the face of the sprout of the UN […]
The Australian High Commission in Ghana has held a dialogue for stakeholders in the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) sector. The dialogue is the second Public-Private Dialogue on Mining Governance, supported by the Australian Government, in partnership with the African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET). The dialogue, which brought together key representatives of government, civil […]
A growing risk of outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other vaccine-preventable diseases in countries affected by Ebola must be countered by urgent scaling up of routine immunization activities, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “We are calling for the intensification of routine immunization services in all areas, and for mass measles vaccination campaigns in […]
The USAID West Africa Fertilizer Programme is to provide training on the use of mobile soil test kits as part of efforts to promote agricultural enhancing technologies to boost productivity and ensure better returns on farmer investments. The two-day regional workshop on the theme: “Promoting Mobile Soil Test Kits for Rapid Decision-Making” would be attended […]
The World Health Organisation has commended Ghana for the tremendous progress made in fighting Tuberculosis despite the challenges of detecting cases. Ghana has increased its cure rate from 22 per cent in 1996 to the recommended WHO level of 85 per cent in 2010. Patient defaulter rate has also decreased from 11 per cent in […]
Mr. Gene A. Crete, the United States (US)Ambassador in Ghana, has urged the Media to help in the fight against child labour. Mr. Crete was addressing the media practitioners after a day’s working visit to Kojokrom, a farming community in the Asunafo North District of the Brong-Ahafo Region. He was accompanied by Mr. Christopher Thornley, […]
Junior Chamber International (JCI) Ghana, a non-profit organization, is to host its 2015 Africa and Middle East Conference in Accra to collaborate and exchange ideas on how to impact on their communities. The four-day event which would take place from the 6th to the 9th of May at the Accra International Conference Centre will be […]
A joint summit would be held on April 7, between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), to discuss security and terrorists issues facing the two sub-regions. The high-level summit, which would take place in a Central African nation, would also deliberate on a framework […]
