The 2015 world-wide national consultation and stakeholder debate on climate change and energy has been held in Ghana to collect divergent views on how to mitigate climate change impact and adaptation. The debate was held to collect views from a number of citizens on the causes of climate change and how the negative effects could […]
The French Embassy in collaboration with Vice Chancellors in Ghana, are organising a two-day conference on higher education to enhance the cooperation between French and Ghanaian higher education institutions. The annual conference, which is the third in the series, provides a platform where French and Ghanaian universities, institutions and networks could showcase the excellence of […]
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group says it has invested a total of $2.4 billion in Ghana. It says in the past five years, its investment in the energy sector amounts to $525 million including oil and gas exploration and production, power production, and refined petroleum distribution. The IFC today, June […]
The Forum for National Equity, a civil society organisation, has challenged the Economic Committee of West Africa (ECOWAS) to exert the political will to link member states with rail lines to strengthen the integration process. Mr Prince Bagnaba Mba, President of the forum said the whole essence of the 40-year-old ECOWAS is about integration and […]
The European Union (EU) Ambassador, has handed over a refurbished physiochemical Laboratory to the Food and Drugs Authority in Accra. The renovation of the laboratory and the provision of the state-of-the-art equipment was done with funding support from the EU under the Trade Related Assistance and Quality Enabling Programme (TRAQUE). It is to help improve […]
The United Nations Office in Ghana has expressed its readiness to help and support the coordinated efforts of government to solve the perennial floods in the capital. The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ghana, Ms Christine Evans-Klock, declared:”We are prepared to work with other stakeholders to achieve that goal”, when with the Deputy National Coordinator […]
The United Nations System in Ghana on Friday said it is saddened by the loss of lives, properties and livelihoods as a result of the floods and the explosion at the fuel station at Kwame Nkrumah Circle. In a statement copied to Ghana News Agency in Accra it said: “On behalf of the UN in […]
British Airways has launched services to Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport with a Boeing 777-200ER, offering a choice of four class cabins. The cabins include First and Club World business cabin featuring award-winning flat beds, World Traveller Plus premium economy and World Traveller economy cabin. The launch was marked by a Cinderella-inspired photo-shoot in Kuala […]
Today Friday, June 5, the Africa Progress Panel, chaired by Kofi Annan, will launch the 2015 Report on climate and energy at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa. The Report will make the case that Africa’s engagement in climate change is inextricably linked to its pressing energy needs. In Africa, […]
The European Union (EU) has pledged to use more than half of its financial support to the country this year to develop the three Northern Regions, as a way of addressing poverty and maternal health. Mr William Hanna, EU Ambassador in Ghana, announced this on Tuesday during a courtesy call on Alhaji Limuna Mohammed-Muniru, Northern Regional Minister, […]
