The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), has expressed deep concern over the arrest of Rwanda’s Intelligence Chief in London on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by a Spanish Judge, and considers it as not only an attack on a Rwandan national, but on Africa as a whole. The Council […]
Mr Gene Cretz, outgoing United States Ambassador has bid farewell to Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, National Chief Imam, in Accra, given the assurance that the Obama Administration would continue to support Ghana. He said the US government has initiated many developmental projects in the country especially in the area of education, health and agriculture and […]
The US has selected Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) to host the Regional Learning Centre for President Obama’s Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) in July. The programme offers innovative and game changing leadership training in Africa to foster sustained economic growth, promote food security, increase resilience to climate change, and improve the […]
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59) has hailed the appointment of Mrs Charlotte Ama Osei, as the new Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC). The UN women considers the appointment as a bold step by the government and inconformity with the new 15 years reinvigorated targets for the full realisation of […]
The Mental Health Society of Ghana has urged government to ensure the full implementation of the provisions of the Mental Health Act, as it joins the UN to observe the International Day in support of Victims of Torture. The United Nations (UN) has set aside June 26 every year to remember victims of torture across the […]
The governments of Ghana and the United States of America (USA) have signed a $5-million Child Protection Compact. The five-year partnership will bolster the efforts of the Government of Ghana and civil society organisations to address child trafficking and forced child labour in Ghana. This is the first time the US is signing such an […]
The report which was made available to the Ghana News Agency by Ms Patience Folley, UNHCR Assistant Public Information Officer, shows that in 2014 alone 13.9 million became newly displaced – four times the number in 2010. The report said worldwide there are 19.5 million refugees – up from 16.7 million in 2013; 38.2 million […]
President John Dramani Mahama has confirmed his participation in the 2015 Global African Investment Summit in London in December, joining his counterparts from Rwanda, Uganda, Liberia and Malawi, and several dignitaries of other African countries, the organizers have announced. The economic development gathering on December 1 and 2 will once again bring together over 750 […]
President John Dramani Mahama said on Wednesday that Ghana would support any process that would bring a lasting peace to the entire Middle East. “Ghana is willing to support any peace process that will bring lasting peace to people in the Middle East,” he stressed. President Mahama said this when Madam Sharon Bar-Li, outgoing Israeli […]
Ghana will on Friday, June 26, mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, also known as World Drug Day, to sensitize the public on the harmful effects of drugs and trafficking in society. The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) in partnership with the Ministry of the Interior, would lead the celebration, which is […]
