A modern day gold rush is taking place in Ghana, and fortune seekers from one particular Chinese county are making millions, according to 21cbh. Shanglin County is located in China’s Guangxi Province and most of the county’s population, much like the rest of the province, is ethnically Zhuang, the largest minority in China. For the […]
The United States has planned a comprehensive development agenda in northern Ghana with a budgetary allocation of $200 million in areas of education, agriculture and health. The agenda, which is meant to alleviate poverty, improve sustainable livelihoods through human resource development and creating enabling environment for income generating activities in a private-sector led initiative spans […]
A Zambia delegation is in Ghana to study the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) service migration process. The delegation, led by Mr Mwansa Kapeya, Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services of Zambia, visited the Ministry of Communications, National Film and Television Institute, National Media Commission and Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Mr Kapeya told journalists on Thursday […]
Crude oil is now Ghana’s second main export, increasing moderately in the past two years from $2.7 billion in 2011 to $3 billion in 2012, according to Standard Chartered Research. Gold is the country’s highest foreign exchange earner. In its Outlook on Ghana released May 14, 2013, it noted that Ghana became an oil producer […]
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) office in Ghana is set to launch the second phase of a trade capacity building programme aimed at improving standards in exports. The four-year programme, which will run from 2013-2016, is aimed at supporting Ghana’s integration into world markets by developing a competitive and sustainable export economy compliant […]
A Brazilian processing company, Usibra Ghana Limited, is to establish a $25 million cashew processing plant in Ghana. The plant, which is expected to process 300 metric tonnes of cashew daily, will provide about 2,000 direct jobs in the country. The Director of Usibra Ghana Limited, Mr. Tarisco Falcao, made this known when he paid […]
The French Development Agency (AFD) last month signed the Second Financing Agreement of the District Development Facility (DDF) with the Government of Ghana (GoG). The Agreement was signed by the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Hon. Clement Kofi HUMADO, on behalf of the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning in the presence of Hon. Akwasi Oppong FOSU – […]
Germany’s Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is providing €7.5 million for a food security project which will improve urban farming in Ghana and Burkina Faso. Known as the UrbanFoodPlus, the project is part of the BMBF’s support programme Global Food Security (GlobE). Officials say the project will be coordinated by the University of Kassel […]
The second edition of Ghana’s authoritative publication on diplomatic affairs is out today. The publication will be distributed across the country at Residences of Ambassadors and High Commissioners in Ghana. Offices of Embassies and High Commissions in Ghana. The Presidency and Flag staff House Parliament of Ghana. International and Developmental Organizations in Ghana. Ministries and […]
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dispatched a technical assessment team to Mali to assess the conditions of the Ghanaian contingent in the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA). A statement signed by Major E. Assan of GAF Public Relations Directorate and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday said, the assessment team […]
