The issue of people and prosperity, which is key to both Africa and Europe, will take centre stage when Heads of State Government and and institutions of the European Union (EU) and Africa, meet in Brussels, Belgium, from April 2 to 3 this year. The leaders, who will be joined by a range of high-ranking […]
The Senior Forestry Officer of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in Ghana, Mr. Foday Bojang, has called for a humanistic approach to efforts geared towards conserving forests in Africa. Mr. Foday Bojang, who was speaking in an interview with Diplomatic Call, called on Governments to implement policies that encourage local communities and the private […]
The Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) of the European Union (EU) has renewed its support to West African trade by approving a fund of 6.5 billion euros to the Economic Partnership Agreement Programme (PAPED) for 2015 to 2020. Speaking in a breakfast meeting with Diplomatic Call on Thursday, March 24, 2014, the Head of EU Delegation […]
The Country Director of the French Development Agency (AFD), Mrs. Amelie July has touted Ghana’s credentials as the major development partner of AFD in the West African region. Speaking in an interview with Diplomatic Call, Mrs. July said that AFD valued operations in Ghana due to the long standing relationship that exists between both parties. […]
The government is intensifying its collaboration with Denmark to establish composting plants in selected urban communities where there are challenges with liquid waste disposal, President John Dramani Mahama, has announced. Already, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, the Accra Metreopolitan Assembly (AMA) and the Danish Government are working on a project at the […]
With more than one in five people estimated to be undernourished, Africa remains the region with the highest prevalence of undernourishment in the world. But Africa is far too big to be a single story. Africa has seen success in the fight against hunger and in increasing food production, but is still faced with significant […]
The Kingdom of Morocco will from this year offer scholarship to 45 media practitioners in Ghana to pursue training in Communication and Information Technology. The capacity enhancement training, which will be funded by the Government of Morocco, will see media men and women acquiring skills that will be needed to strengthen their individual expertise in […]
President John Dramani Mahama is seeking the support of Sweden to develop Ghana’s renewable energy resources. He said Ghana had a huge potential in wind and solar energy production, which the government plans to tap to boost the country’s energy supply. At a meeting with the Crown Princess of Sweden, Princess Victoria, at the presidential […]
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is in Ghana on a joint promotional trip with the Swedish Minister for Trade, Ewa Björling. The visit aims to deepen bilateral relations and to increase trade partnerships between both countries. On the first day of her visit, Princess Victoria met with President John Mahama to discuss possible Ghana-Sweden trade […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Population-Based Survey (PBS) has concluded that more than one in five households in the three northern regions live below the poverty line, earning less than $1.25 per day. The survey carried out in 45 of Ghana’s Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) districts located in Ghana’s three northern […]
