Funding for malaria control in the West Africa sub-region rose from US$89million in 2005 to US$557million in 2013, which exceeded US$4 per capita per year in three countries — Cape Verde, the Gambia and Liberia — the 2014 World Malaria Report has revealed. Meanwhile, it is estimated that an amount of US$5.1billion is needed annually […]
The Powering Africa: Summit (PA:S) will take place at the St Regis Hotel, Washington D.C. from 28-30th January 2015. The Summit will welcome African Ministries, utility companies and all investment agencies from the US working across Africa to meet with the international power community and discuss the progress of the energy sector following the successful […]
Ghana and Kenya are scheduled to sign a number of bilateral agreements in the areas of Tourism, Aviation, Commerce, Agriculture, Trade, Education and Communications during a three-day state visit of President John Dramani Mahama to Kenya, at the invitation of President Uhuru Kenyatta. President Mahama, accompanied by a delegation of ministers, left Accra Thursday morning […]
Mr Ismaila Ceesay, Task Team Leader for World Bank, has announced its support for the second phase of Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) project. Mr Ceesay said this during the 7th World Bank implementation review of the first phase of GIFMIS project in Accra. He commended Ghana for a successful implementation of the […]
UNICEF has declared the year 2014 as devastating for children because as many as 15 million children have been caught up in violent conflicts in Central African Republic, Iraq South Sudan, the State of Palestine, Syria and Ukraine including those internally displaced or living as refugees. A report by New York/Geneva issued to the Ghana […]
France’s President François Hollande has praised Ghana for her strides in economic growth and democratic practice, saying Ghana’s achievements in those areas were worthy of emulation. He has, therefore, assured of France’s continued support towards enhancing Ghana’s democracy, good governance, and economic development. President Hollande said this during an interaction with Ghana’s Ambassador to France, […]
Mr Kenneth Enos Kofi Tachie, Ghana’s High Commissioner to Malta, with concurrent accreditation to Libya, has presented his letters of credence to President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca. Speaking at the ceremony, High Commissioner Tachie said, “Ghana values it long-standing ties with the government and people of Malta and will work hard to strengthen the existing […]
President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday morning left Accra to be a Special Guest at the 51st Independence Anniversary Celebration of the Republic of Kenya on Friday December 12. President Mahama is also paying a three-day state visit to Nairobi, at the invitation of President Uhuru Kenyatta, following a resolve by the new Kenyan leader, […]
The Ghana Taekwondo Federation in collaboration with the embassy of the Republic of Korea, will from December 11-13, organize a taekwondo tournament dubbed “2014 Korea Cup” at the RLG Hathiramani Sports Hall of the Accra Sports Stadium. A statement signed by Patrick Johnson, General Secretary (GTK), said the competition was to offer young talents the […]
Mr Walter Nunez-Rodriguez, USAID Chief of Party has lauded Ghana for being one of the countries that has accomplished great results in terms of agriculture on the African continent through good policy formulation. He said the engagement, identification and coordination of the schemes which Ghana had established were among the best on the continent. “We […]
