Zambian President Michael Sata has died at the age of 77 after receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, the government says. President Sata, who was being treated in the UK, died in London’s King Edward VII hospital on Tuesday night. Media said that he died after “a sudden onset [of] heightened heart rate”. It is […]

Emirates Airlines and the Australian Open has announced a new Grand Slam partnership, launching a multi-year deal that will see the two global brands unite for the first time.  Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airline, in a statement issued to GNA Sports said the new deal reflected the airline’s commitment to tennis and its […]

The United Nations (UN) Day is celebrated annually to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations and to help them work together to improve the lives of poor people. It is also to overcome hunger, disease and illiteracy, and to encourage respect for each other’s rights and freedoms and be a centre […]

Over a hundred guests attended the yearly United Nations day at the Ghana International School held on the theme “Peace: Living Together in Harmony.” The event started off with greetings in different languages from around the world and the children dressed in their national attires. The audience stood up and sang the national anthem of […]

The World Health Organisations (WHO) says Senegal and Nigeria offers a test case for the world on how to deal with the devastating infections of the Ebola virus. The two countries have demonstrated to any other country in Africa or elsewhere in the world that, it’s possible, through vigorous procedures of taking care of patients, […]

Ghana’s energy sector would turnaround within two to three years and  lead to national socio-economic transformation, Mr Gene Cretz, United States Ambassador to Ghana, has said. He said following his country’s approval of the $500 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact for Ghana, coupled with the offshore oil and gas coming online, Ghana’s energy sector […]

United States (U.S.) Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, is travelling to Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and Belgium from October 25 to October 30. A release from the Public Affairs section of the U.S Embassy in Accra signed by Mrs Joyce Asiedu, Information Assistant, and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on […]

The Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, Mr Domingos Simoes Pereira, has lauded Ghana’s lead role in ECOWAS, particularly in efforts towards the reconstruction of his war-ravaged country. He said but for the financial assistance Guinea-Bissau received from ECOWAS member states as a result of Ghana’s efforts, it would have been impossible for the country to pay […]

Rural women are the backbone of family farming as they account for about half of the agricultural labour force in developing countries. In spite of that, a large contribution of women’s works in family farms is not recognized in terms of income earned and access to productive resources and assets. Dr Lamourdia Thiombiano, Food and […]

Three Ghanaian companies have emerged winners in the Power Africa Off-Grid Energy Challenge, sponsored by General Electric (GE), United States Africa Development Foundation (USADF), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The companies, which have each been awarded a grant of $ 100,000, are Solar Light Company Limited, Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture […]